Homebrew basilisk Species Details

A basilisk is a multilegged, reptilian horror whose deadly gaze transforms victims into porous stone. With its strong jaws, the creature consumes this stone, which returns to organic form in its gullet but because of this curse they have to cover their eyes, mostly frowned upon by the world, they live in the shadows Basilisks have a very slow metabolism, making their movements sluggish and clumsy. As a result, basilisks relied upon their powerful magical characteristics for hunting and were unprepared for a hard pursuit. As a result, prey that fled usually got away unharmed. To prevent this, basilisks typically lived in hidden dens, waiting for any prey unfortunate enough to wander in, even if it was extremely small. Basilisks had a very robust digestive system, however, and could digest even stone. When not hunting, basilisks slept off their meals in their lairs, sometimes in small groups of up to six individuals. Their weak eyes only used to turn people to stone become useless in the dark and can't be used at all, even in the light it is difficult to see.

basilisk Traits

Petrifying Gaze. 

Petrifying Gaze

Petrifying Gaze. If a creature starts its turn within 30 feet of the basilisk and the two of them can see each other, the basilisk can force the creature to make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw. but if used will do -1 D4 to your perception 

claws

thanks to you lizard  claws, you can do +1 d4 to all unarmed strikes.

poor eyes

Your poor eyes make it extremely hard to see anything, relying on your other senses is key to survival.

natural armor

your scales act as a natural armor giving you +5 AC.