#basilisk lore

A recording would have a lessened effect but would still have an effect on a basilisk! Due to the quality of recordings rn the effects aren’t as bad as if it were a real rooster’s crow.

However, as recordings get more and more crisp and true to life we’ll see an increased effect on Basilisks to near life-like effectiveness. This is why in the future of recordings, music industry, hollywood equivalent, etc. there’s actually going to be a very strict regulation on harmful sounds in public media.

Actual rooster’s crows will be illegal to record and display publicly. If it’s absolutely necessary for a rooster’s crow to be recorded (a documentary I guess, scientific research, etc.) that project will have to go through an approval process proving that it’s needed as well as be required to maintain warnings within the piece of media similar to warning for flashing lights like we do. It will also be prohibited from public demonstration and use.

I imagine there’s like a mandated sign that people have to have on their property if they have any animal that is that acutely dangerous to a specific species. I’m sure there’s other monster types out there that have a special vulnerability though none come to mind atm and if that vulnerability is present in a property any visitors should be properly warned before entering that property.

This was actually probably a mandate introduced by the Bill of Etiquette, as before that, yeah, it was probably more of a polite thing to do than a legally mandated thing to do.

I’m sure farms could also request resources from the government when needed, like if a farm is getting visited by an elementary school class they could get free silencing collars for their roosters while the children are visiting. And the great thing is its a glamour on a harness instead of something like a shock collar so it doesn’t harm the rooster either though he might be really confused why he can’t hear his own crow.

I’m sure there’s a training period for roosters to get used to such a contraption XDD

I’ve had to think about this quite a bit too!

CW for body horror

Caption: (Left) Split (Middle) When threatened, lower jaw opens up sideways to allow room for fangs (Right) Skin stretches, splits in skin can happen.

SO--basilisks fangs, when not in use, rest up against the palate of the mouth, out of the way. When they need to use them, their lower jaw splits sideways, they have some muscles that help with that and some bone work that lets them do so as well, within reason.

The skin on the jaw is more flexible, also within reason, and over extension has been known to happen, causing tears of the muscles and skin that require rest and therapy, possibly surgery, to fix.

Basiliks do NOT have a double-hinged jaw (or whatever the term is) like snakes do because that’s not how they eat things, they don’t swallow them whole.

This is why basilisks look like they have an adorable tooth gap in their bottom jaw. Some of their tissues in the mouth are softer and more flexible and so the mouth of a basilisk is incredibly sensitive.

Also I am in NO WAY a biology major or anything at all so this is all just what I came up with my research but, you know, it’s fantasy.

Oh you bet!

Nico is your field medic so their concern is actually /for/ you because they know how sensitive your mouth is and uh...certain activities might stress that. They're also confident, biologically speaking, that you won't accidentally poison them since they understand the mechanics of your venom a lot better than the others. They know that your fangs are completely harmless in their prone position...they also notably neglect to tell the others this though probably not on purpose ;P

Fatima completely forgets you even have venomous fangs going on because she is just way too involved in the other aspects of you. Until she suddenly remembers or... gets a feel of them, then its OH SHIT RIGHT you have crazy venomous fangs!! Will stop in the middle of making out to ask logistical questions.

Isla is wary at first to kiss you because of them. They'd need to understand the anatomy better before being confident to go for it without getting venom shot at them. Will ask logistical questions in the middle of making out, like Fatima, but definitely won't stop during the explanations as there are more places to put their mouth than just on yours while you try to explain why your fangs won't poison Isla on their own.

Danny has a morbid curiosity about these things and yeah, wouldn't do any mouth things before understanding any risks (or lack thereof). Soon as theres an all clear its enthusiastic smooches, still a little spooked sometimes when they feel those fangs because it is a different texture and it's weird but you know what? They've made out with a fair few different species and everyone has their quirks.

I need to make a basilisk FAQ sheet for sure XD 1. So no! Their jaws don't hing like that, it's more about expanding out width wise and a little unhinged downward to make room for their fangs that come down from the palate. That design is solely for the fangs, how they eat is otherwise normal if taking bigger (ruder!) bites than others could.

2. Nope! they're warm-blooded if a little cooler in temperature than a human so they might want to bundle up a bit more than others. (so that answers 3)

4. No aquatic basilisks! There are, of course, ones that are better at swimming/that's a part of their culture, so they don't have gills, but can train up their lungs to hold a longer breath and, since they have slightly larger lungs can hold their breath for longer than some other species. (That being said, hellhounds also have more efficient lung capacity that goes in tandem with the use of their coal so they, too, can hold their breath longer than some other species.)

I think it really depends on the individual in combination with the type of tail they have. Some basilisks maybe just don’t have as many nerves in their tail so are fine with the crowd situation while others might be super sensitive and would prefer if you just don’t. I think frilled and spined tails will naturally be more sensitive than whip-like and clubbed tails.