Basilisk

A basilisk is an immortal that resembles a seven-to-eight-foot-tall lizard, with slit-pupiled eyes that face foward and silver talons. It walks upright on its hind feet. It's hobby is travel; it loves gossip and learns languages easily. It possesses some magical skill, including a kind of screech that turns people (and other things) to stone. It's colors are various shades of gray and white. They have a pouch on their belly, in which they may carry any number of things without such being easily detected.

Thus far, the only known basilisk is that of Tkaa, who spent much of his time acting as an ambassador for Tortall.