b'Basilisk, Whelp \n'b'  Family:   Basilisk  \n'b'  Small   monstrosity ,  neutral  \n'b'  Armor Class  15 (natural Armor)  Hit Points  11 (2d6 + 4)  Speed  20 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 13 (+1) DEX:  8 (-1)  CON:  15 (+2)  INT:  2 (-4)  WIS:  8 (-1)  CHA:  7 (-2)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'  Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  9  Challenge  \xc2\xbc (50 XP) \n'b' ACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Petrifying Glare (Recharge 4-6) . The basilisk whelp glares at a target within 60 feet that it can see. The target must succeed on a DC 12  Constitution  saving throw or turn to stone, becoming  petrified  until the start of the basilisk\xe2\x80\x99s next turn. \n'b'  Bite .  Melee Weapon Attack : +3 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 4 (1d6 + 1) piercing damage plus 3 (1d6) poison damage. \n'b'\n'b' REACTIONS \n'b'\n'b'  Protective Gaze . When a friendly creature that the basilisk whelp can see would take damage, the basilisk whelp can use its  reaction  to take the petrifying glare action, targeting that friendly creature, before the damage is dealt (the creature may choose to fail the saving throw). \n'b'\n'b' ABOUT \n'b' Basilisk hatchlings are crocodilian reptiles with scales ranging from gold to rust to black or emerald green. Fresh hatchlings are about the length of a  human  arm from head to tail, with six short, clawed legs and long rows of needle-like teeth. Full grown basilisks are feared throughout the realms for their ability to turn  flesh to stone  with their powerful gaze. Even as hatchlings, a nascent ability to briefly paralyze living creatures reveals itself when the hatchlings are startled or threatened. \n'b'  Stone Matriarchs . Basilisk whelps are born in small clutches of no more than a dozen or so eggs, watched over by a basilisk matriarch. After laying her eggs, the matriarch slowly turns to stone, her petrified body deterring predators and providing a first meal full of vital nutrients for her hatchlings. Poachers that are able to get a old of an intact  petrified  matriarch can earn enough gold to live in luxury, particularly if they can seize her unhatched brood as well. \n'b'  Golden Eggs . Despite the great danger involved, many of the realm\xe2\x80\x99s bravest and most ambitious hunters seek out the basilisk to prove themselves against its legend. Most fail, their hubris immortalized in stone in countless swamps and forests. A lucky few succeed against all odds and return, always with a tale and, in some rare cases, with eggs. Basilisk eggs are a rare treasure, invaluable both for the reagents they provide and because basilisks are smart enough to train. Tended from a young age, basilisks can be molded into fierce protectors, provided the trainer makes careful use of blinders.'