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====== Basilisk ======

A multi-legged reptile with the power to turn other creatures to stone with its gaze. Their eggs are quite valuable to collectors and are told to have magical properties.

>//As you charge forward, an angry basilisk leaps out of the shadows to defend its nest. Its eyes glow a burning red. Every second you meet its gaze, your movements grow slower, your limbs stiffer.// - Bogroot Demon (RPA-ADV6) 

|**Description:**|Petrifying Reptile|
|**Origin:**|[[bogroot_swamp|Bogroot Swamp]]|

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===== Features =====
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==== Powers ====
Given enough time, the stare of a Basilisk can petrify living things where they stand;

>//As you struggle with the beast, a crust of stone forms over your limbs, slowing your movements and threatening to freeze you forever in place.// - Bogroot Demon (RPA-ADV6)

With enough resolve and strength, however, the effect can be broken;

>//With incredible effort, you break free, and the beast scurries past you to find a safer home.// - Bogroot Demon (RPA-ADV6)


==== Eggs ====

Basilisks cover their eggs in a special fluid they secrete that protects them from outside harm.
This slime can be burned off with fire to reveal a truly beautiful object;
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>//You place the basilisk egg into the hot coals and the slimy coating around it begins to dry and flake away, revealing a lovely, light blue shell underneath.//

>//You look closely at the baked basilisk egg. It’s now clean and smooth. It actually smells a bit sweet.// - Bogroot Demon (RPA-ADV6)

Some black market merchants make it a habit to sell them at a high price for their rarity and risk of acquisition;

>//You’ve heard basilisk eggs can fetch a good price from the right buyer. It is slimy and smells awful, but you tuck it into your bag.// - Bogroot Demon (RPA-ADV6)

Basilisk eggs can even be a tasty snack, though some tastes call for different preparations;

>//[[mugbok|Mugbok]] nods as you show her your starfish and your baked basilisk egg. “Very nice,” she says. “They would make a fine breakfast, I’m sure.”//

>//“How did you know? I absolutely adore raw basilisk egg.”// - [[elsifor|Elsifor]], Bogroot Demon (RPA-ADV6)

==== Habitat ====
A Basilisk den is marked by lifelike stone statues littering the surrounding area, unsuspecting prey of the lurking creature;

>//Statues of [[frogkin|Frogkin]] villagers pose in states of surprise among the chunks of broken glass.// - Bogroot Demon (RPA-ADV6)

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===== References=====
==== Saurian Wasteland (GS-ADV5)====
During an encounter with [[yonlok|Yonlok]], you are also faced with fighting his Basilisk familiar. - Explorer's Guide (GS-Guide - ADV5-23)