Basilisks

A rightly feared creature, the basilisk is a lizard with potent magical properties and a weight of 5 kg. They are quite large lizards, usually 1.5 meters in length with the tail accounting for half of the length. It has a distinct bone crest protruding along its skull with several eyespots to attract the gaze of onlookers. Its natural eyes are yellow or orange to the color and its bite is poisonous. It can be found in jungles all over the known world in some different varieties. Basilisks always hunt alone.

The basilisk has the ability to paralyze a victim by holding it firm with its gaze. The spell is automatically broken if the victim loses contact with any of the basilisk’s eyes. Normally used for hunting small prey, the basilisk uses the gaze for a different purpose against humans. When a human is paralyzed the Basilisk tries to climb onto the human’s face without averting its gaze. If successful and provided the victim hasn’t closed his or her mouth the basilisk will lay an egg into the throat of the victim. The egg will prevent any natural recovery of fatigue and once the victim becomes unconscious the egg will hatch from the inside and the young basilisk claw its way out into the world, which can cause grave injuries. It will however quickly die if its host has had the time to travel to a more temperate zone.

Alchemy
Basilisk eyes and poison glands are best quality alchemical ingredients.