Basilisk

Reptillian

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.

Combat

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.

November 29th, 2022