Cockatrice are vicious, lizard-like creatures that are known to guard the Forest of Balor. Their bite is highly venomous and means certain death.
History[]
Arthur killed a Cockatrice during his quest to retrieve a Mortaeus Flower from the Forest of Balor. He killed it to save the sorceress Nimueh, who was pretending to be a lost, runaway serving girl (The Poisoned Chalice).
Myth[]
A Cockatrice of myth.
A Cockatrice is a creature with the legs of a dragon and the head of a rooster. Its name comes from the word Cocatris, which means tracker.
According to legend, a Cockatrice's stare can turn people to stone. A weasel is the only creature immune to its powers. It is also said that it will die instantly if it ever hears a rooster crow, and that making a Cockatrice look at itself in a mirror is one of the only surefire ways to kill it.
The Cockatrice is also able to fly with the set of wings on its back and, like the head of Medusa, the Cockatrice's powers of were thought to be still active after death.
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| The Dragon's Call: Mary Collins † • Lady Helen (indirect) † Valiant: Valiant † • Devlin • Serpent Shield The Mark of Nimueh: Nimueh † • Afanc † The Poisoned Chalice: Nimueh † • Balorian Spiders • Cockatrice Lancelot: Griffin A Remedy to Cure All Ills: Edwin Muirden † • Elanthia Beetles The Gates of Avalon: Sophia † • Aulfric † • Sidhe elder The Beginning of the End: Uther Pendragon † Excalibur: Nimueh † • Tristan de Bois † The Moment of Truth: Kanen The Labyrinth of Gedref: Arthur Pendragon (indirect) † To Kill the King: Tauren • Morgana † • Uther Pendragon † Le Morte d'Arthur: Nimueh † • Questing Beast • Kilgharrah |