#basilisk asks

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would a recording of a rooster's crow have the same effect on a basilisk as if an actual rooster was there? or does it have to be the real thing?

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.

So any rooster’s crows heard in media will actually be noise heavily edited from other animals or, for comedy’s sake, being something else entirely, like a car horn.

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I don't know if someone else has already asked this or if it was already disclosed, but what happened to Basilisk!MC's mothers' wedding pendants? Were they retriven? Did MC receive them after their moms' death or were the pendants kept from them?

No one has asked before actually! And this is something that will be covered in-game too albeit in a fairly distant scene from where we’re at rn. Though I can probably weave in a little bit of info about it somewhere earlier. In short, they do not have their mother’s pendants, lost in the rubble of the incident, and is def something I can mention somewhere I’m sure XD

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k so i know snv is fantasy so evolution doesnt 100% matter and basilisks are an entirely different species from humans-BUT given the extra weight that more arms would put on the spine, would that make corsets more popular with them? i read somewhere that corsets are good actually bc they have spinal support (medical corsets are a thing but r probably very diff obvi) and put weight on the hips rather than the shoulders for chest support. 200 lbs plus normal spine stuff, could that help them?

[image description: a schematic of how a corset would fit on a basilisk person with four arms, showing how a traditional corset in the Victorian era probably wouldn’t be feasible but a corset in the 1910s very well might. End description]

I mean just because it’s fantasy doesn’t mean it shouldn’t have feasible fashion solutions ;P

I do think corsets would be really helpful for any of the top heavy species like basilisks because those extra arms, though smaller, definitely do provide a lot of additional weight to account for. Yes their spine is longer and they have additional pectoral muscles but I wouldn’t be surprised if back issues aren’t a regular issue with basilisks as they age. (Let’s be real, back issues are a problem for everyone lol)

So yeah corsets are probably fairly popular with basilisks (and minotaurs, and those other aforementioned top-heavy species) the main issue is those pesky secondary arms getting in the way. Luckily by the 1910s the corset was usually beneath the bust line. As for additional spinal support the back of the corset could be reinforced more so than the front to accommodate the shortness?? By both cutting on the diagonal and using bone because having the corset swoop back up would cause the secondaries restricted movement by interefering with their shoulder blades.

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And I imagine the muscles to use those fangs wouldn't be very well developed, much like everything else about a baby. Fangs come out for like a second before retracting?

Oh yeah probably. I wouldn’t be surprised that the development of those muscles is a major parental concern for basilisks? Like there’s games to get the baby to use their jaw muscles to split and use their fangs.

Probably toys designed to encourage that too lol so I’m imagining just basilisk parents having play dates with other species and their child going full kitten murder mode on a toy and they’re all “Oooh! You’re doing it!! Yay!!” and the other parents and child just staring--horrified.

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wait.. do baby basilks have poison, or if they do, is it diluted? HOW do their baby teeth work my brain cannot wrap around it lmaoo

baby basilisks do not! The poison doesn’t start being produced until puberty. Their fangs are, however, fully formed at birth. So you’ve got a gummy toothless baby with all of a sudden fangs so watch out.

Luckily they can’t use their fangs while their mouth is full otherwise nursing would be.... super painful, even before teething 😬

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How long do Hellounds/Basiliks/porcelains live for? I’m assuming porcelains live for quite a while but do Hellhounds and Basiliks have a life span similar to human years or is it slightly longer?

Hellhounds have a similar lifespan to humans, Basilisks I could see going a little longer like if humans are at 100 then Basilisks could go up to 110-120 if they’re lucky.

Porcelains, yeah, they can go for as long as 250-300 years -> [link]

Additionally, Harpies also are more on the human span of things but are more prone to health risks taking them out earlier.

Unicorns can go for up to 130 if they’re healthy because their magic naturally extends their lifespan. If Isla’s magic never becomes healthy again, then they’re looking at more a human lifespan.

For the general consensus, the average lifespan of all monsters tends to be between the 100-130 mark.

Vampires are, of course, immortal (I think?? I’d have to sit down and consider for a bit), and ephemerals age differently. I’m still not sure if ghosts are technically immortal too or not, haven’t decided yet. Porcelains are probably one of the shortest living ephemerals though.

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I feel so bad for a basilisk MC with scales and fathers. The malting and itching and constant care would be atrocious. But on the other hand... fluffy chest with feathers and scaly high cheek bones.

Oooh that’d be awful!! D:

But yes I do like that image too. Plus a cockatrice!basilisk could swap feather care tips with Danny.

.........should I make a new sub-species for basilisk? Would y’all like a cockatrice sub-species?

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i cant remember if this has been talked about before but im just, basilisk mcs yawning and their fangs do that wiggle thing snakes do when they yawn before the fangs go back into the resting place and just the ros reaction to the first time seeing that XD

Awww! That’d be super cute though XD

Nico I think would just be so surprised because...none of their readings on basilisk anatomy mentioned this and they genuinely didn’t know that that was a thing?? Huh. Waits and watches to see if you do it again for... medical observations :P

Fatima just gasps in surprise and oohs that that was so cute!! She keeps an eye on other monstrous teammates to see if they do anything cute while yawning too.

Isla chokes on their drink bc wtf that was adorable but also cover your yawns geez.

Danny is actually kind of fascinated?? Like they’ve probably had yawns that wound up in a full body shake, rippling through their wings to get it all out, and you’ve just got these little wiggly fangs!! Cute, interesting, asks if it feels weird when they do that??