Homebrew Basilisk Species Details

Basilisks have semi-humanoid upper bodies, with their lower halves being long and serpentine. Similar to reptiles, they are covered in scales, have claws, serrated fangs, nictating membranes, and a wedge at the end of their tail, although they grow hair like mammals do, mainly on their heads, ears and backs. They have wide heads resembling a snake's and visible lips, but with webbed ears and glossy, frog-like eyes that are noted to have large black irises. A subspecies or breed of basilisk known as the Greater Basilisk exists, which appear to be much larger than normal basilisks, but have no other known distinctions.

Basilisk Traits

possess shape-shifting and magic-siphoning abilities.

shape-shifting

can change shape into any humanoid creature and shape-shift any attire onto themselves but can't provide any protection from damage

magic-siphoning

consuming magic from magic users or magical objects