Basilisk

Basilisk

Reptilian Guardian with a Petrifying Gaze

Basilisks are ponderous predators with eight clawed legs, crystalline spines, and mighty jaws. Rather than chasing prey, they use their supernatural gaze to turn creatures to stone and then consume these victims at their leisure. While basilisks are most comfortable in subterranean lairs, many are captured and kept by unscrupulous folk seeking guardians for their treasures.

The remains of Petrified|XPHB creatures litter the area where a basilisk hunts. These might be mundane creatures or more unusual beings that had dire encounters with a basilisk. Roll on or choose a result from the Petrified Basilisk Victims table to inspire the statues that might appear in a basilisk's hunting grounds. There is a 50 chance that any of these statues are missing limbs or broken into pieces.

Rule 4: No one carves statues of frightened warriors. If you see one, keep your eyes closed and your ears open.