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Cockatrice
Bogyn's Nastiness Rating: 23 (Very Nasty)
Creature Families: Avian, Chimeric, Dyemonic
First appearing in the first edition of Elemenstor Fairy Tales, the Cockatrice is a foul monster species born when a Chimera pack absorbed a village of Cluckrin and was then twisted by Dark Elemenstation. Cockatrice are gigantic, monsterous, fanged chickens. Their eyes can shoot out deadly lumincescent beams that petrify organic matter. This is not as threatening as one might think. For you see, if a Cockatrice petrifies something, it obviously cannot eat it. Thus, Cockatrice walk around with their eyes closed under normal circumstances, hunting blind. They only unleash their powerful gaze when they feel threatened.
Curiously, the Bladeweasel is entirely immune to the gaze of a Cockatrice, which is very strange seeing as how the two creatures rarely meet.
The meat of a Cockatrice is said to be "Finger-lickin' death". It has never been clarified as to if this means the meat itself causes death, or is a reference to the Cockatrice itself dispensing death while it was still alive.
Often confused with Basilisks, which is strange, as the two creatures look nothing alike.
Latest editions of Elemenstor Fairy Tales had stories regarding the Cockatrice removed as censors thought that perhaps the name was a reference to "something dirty." The Cockatrice can still be found in the Creature Enchiridion of the ELotH: TES - Pen and Paper RPG.
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