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The Basilisk

Summary

The Basilisk is a recurring contact and one of the five members of The Hand, working alongside Wrath/Kolin, a black dragonborn, and an unnamed tabaxi member. He receives the party’s messages, mobilizes contacts and possible mage or guild support, and provides intelligence during the Baytail Accord, Lady Thorpe, prison, and regional-crisis threads. He warned the party away from a dangerous box containing a flesh-crafting wand, coordinated with Lady Katherine Cole, and later worked with the Peridot Queen while keeping his own Hand role and interests partly concealed.

Known Details

  • The party sent a message to The Basilisk after finding the active Censer of Noxia.
  • On Day 8, The Basilisk replied to the party’s message with: “I’ll meet you there,” while the party was travelling back toward Everchard with rescued townsfolk.
  • During the Baytail Accord crisis, The Basilisk appeared with a tabaxi and his boss, later identified as Lady Katherine Cole, after the party called for help.
  • Day 26 context identifies The Basilisk, Wrath/Kolin, the tabaxi, and Eliana as four members of The Hand, a five-member group whose members each represent a part of a hand.
  • The Basilisk warned the party that they were in over their heads when they asked about Sister Prowels in the Night’s box, which contained one of the flesh-crafting wands.
  • Day 29 records the party sending The Basilisk a message saying they had killed Lortesh.
  • User recollection suggests the flesh-crafting wand from Sister Prowels in the Night’s box may have been recovered when Lortesh was killed and given to The Basilisk, but that custody detail remains uncertain.
  • Day 30 begins with The Basilisk saying he wanted to meet the party and was coming in; later the party messaged The Basilisk about The Guilt being an Excellence and asked for mage help with Wrath.
  • Day 33 records the party asking The Basilisk for guild help to check prisons while searching for Lady Thorpe.
  • On Day 34, The Basilisk’s note reported that Redford and Everchard had no Lady Thorpe, Goldenswell refused and prevented access, and Stronghedge was compromised.
  • The Basilisk’s note said Redford and Everchard had no Lady Thorpe, Goldenswell refused and prevented access, and Don't come to Strong hedge Compromised.
  • The note also connected Little Bugy, an attempted assassination of Sefris on the ground, and the Cult of Salvation.
  • On Day 36, the party sent The Basilisk a note about current events from Highden.
  • On Day 41, The Basilisk could not teleport to the party because of a blocker, wanted to meet in Donly or Sunset Vista, reported crises at Emmerane, Dunnensend, Heartmoor, Grand Towers, Snowsorrow, Pine Springs, and missing Perens, and said the Peridot Queen had contracted him to lend aid while acting for herself.
  • The Basilisk planned to meet the Peridot Queen by Tradesmalls, recorded there as Tradesmalls, and get Cardonal to take the party back to the army.
  • The Hand context identifies Wrath/Kolin, a black dragonborn, as working with The Basilisk.

Open Questions

  • What is the tabaxi Hand member’s name, and what is Lady Katherine Cole’s exact relationship to The Hand?
  • Which part of the hand does The Basilisk represent?
  • Was The Basilisk’s warning about the Gelissa-like box protective, self-interested, or both, and did he receive the flesh-crafting wand after Lortesh’s death?
  • What compromised Stronghedge, and how does it connect to Goldenswell’s off-the-books prisoners?