Complex sentence: In the Tortall universe, basilisks resemble elegantly featured lizards that have the ability to stand on their hindlegs who eat rocks and have a curious screech that turns anything in its direct path into stone.
Split into simpler sentences: In the Tortallan universe, basilisks resemble elegantly featured lizards that have the ability to stand on their hindlegs. They eat rocks and have a curious screech that turns anything in their direct path into stone.