The venom of the basilisk - considered notoriously difficult to harvest by most alchemists - is a potent and dangerous substance which is occasionally used to poison weapons. When applied to living creatures, this acrid green liquid causes intense pain and localised tissue necrosis around the wound; it also weakens many forms of rock when applied directly to it, as a result of its role in the complex digestive system of the basilisk, and can thus damage creatures made primarily of stone.
A creature subjected to basilisk venom must make a constitution saving throw against DC 13, taking 4d6 poison damage on a failure and half as much on a successful saving throw. This damage ignores any resistances that creatures or objects made of rock or stone may have against poison.
Injury. Injury poison can be applied to weapons, ammunition, trap components, and other objects that deal piercing or slashing damage and remains potent until delivered through a wound or washed off. A creature that takes piercing or slashing damage from an object coated with the poison is exposed to its effects.
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