While it has strong, toothy jaws, the basilisk's
major weapon is its gaze. However, if its gaze is reflected
so that the basilisk sees its own eyes, it will itself be
petrified, but this requires light at least equal to bright
torchlight and a good, smooth reflector. In the Astral
plane its gaze kills, while in the Ethereal plane it turns
victims to ethereal stone that can be seen only by those
who are in that plane or who can see ethereal objects.
Terrain: Any land
Frequency: Uncommon / Very rare
# Appearing: 1-4 / 1-2
These reptilian monsters all have gazes able to turn
to stone any fleshly creature. The gazes of all of these
monsters extend into the Astral and Ethereal planes.
Basilisk
Although it has eight legs, its slow metabolic process
enables it only slow movement. A basilisk is usually dull
brown with a yellowish underbelly. Its eyes glow pale
green.