Some prey turn out to be more than the basilisk can handle. Sometimes, the prey isn't dominated by their gaze and instead stares back in defiance. These few have what it takes to topple nations. Perhaps not alone, but with a following of the murderous, petrifying serpents they'll learn to command, they are a near-unstoppable force limited only by their ambition. Pray to the gods the Serpent Queen doesn't set her eyes on your home, and let the gods pray she doesn't intend to topple them too. Instinct: To rule

• Demand gifts and servitude from passersby
• Call for her pets