Basilisk

Basilisk is the protagonist clan in the series The Boy from the Bunker. It is the nearest clan in relation to Wynn’s Bunker and is where he and majority of his family end up after the evacuation of their Bunker.

Basilisk is a clan located south of the DeadLands and unlike their rival clan Blood Riders (or the other clans in the series), Basilisk has three Sovereigns in charge of their people, and one superior leader known as the Nobel Sovereign. Whilst all three Sovereigns share the authority and leadership of their clan, the Nobel Sovereign has the authority to overall a decision if they decide against the other two Sovereigns or in the event of a tie-breaker. One of the Sovereigns has to be a blood-related Sovereign; the blood-Sovereign does not necessarily have to be related to the Nobel, it just has to be a successor to one of the three prior ones. The only exception to this rule is in the instance of a Nominated Sovereign taking over for the blood-Sovereign.

Each Sovereign has a Nominated which is a person they have assigned their authority to in the even that they are no longer able to fulfil their duties or are deceased.

Basilisk have developed several rules over the years for the benefit of their people. One of their most sacred rules is that all three Sovereigns cannot be outside of camp at the same time unless it is a dire emergency (e.g. one of the Sovereigns is in fatal danger). This rule exists to prevent the clan from an attack as they would be left weakened or vulnerable without the protection and authority from their Sovereigns.

A tradition that is sacred to Basilisk and distinguishes them from every other clan is their use of tattoos. Basilisk use the poke method to tattoo their people and use it for placing initials on people’s skin. These tattoos are called “debts” and are to represent the people responsible for keeping them alive or having saved their lives; they people they are in debt to; an act they cannot repay. The most common places for people to receive their debts are on their arms, ankles, and chests/collarbones.

At the start of Season 1, Eryx Riverly is the Nobel Sovereign of Basilisk with Joren Pilot and Elijah Scout as the other two Sovereigns (Elijah is a Nominated Sovereign). The three who have been chosen to take their place are Sol Riverly (blood-Sovereign), Dreea Taven, and Kodiak Zora. Of these three finalists, the person chosen to become the next Nobel Sovereign is Sol Riverly.

There are a handful of considerable Sovereigns who begin their training early on, usually ranging between 5-9 people. The finalists are made a year prior to the changeover and the Nobel of the upcoming Sovereigns is chosen during a ceremony known as The Decider. For this ceremony, all three Sovereigns have to present their mission they have been preparing for a period of 6-week and exhibit what solution they have created to improve an aspect of their clan (e.g. an adapted training schedule, defence against Blood Riders).

Another tradition Basilisk have is their burning ceremony. This is sacred event that usually occurs after a large amount of their people have been killed or they have faced a significant loss (e.g. the death of a Sovereign). During this event, the bodies of their fallen are wrapped in soft material and decorated with leaves, flowers and usually something significant to the person such as a jacket, personal belonging, or even the weapon that killed them (if possible). The body is set to light by the Nobel Sovereign and the fire is kept alive for 3 days until it is left to die down on its own.

In Season 2 of The Boy from the Bunker, the former Nobel Sovereign Eryx Riverly decided to revoke current Nobel Sovereign of her responsibilities in an attempt to replace her with Atlantis Beckett, both of who were his daughters and also viable to be the blood-Sovereign. However, this infringed upon Basilisk's rules - as mentioned by Atlantis - and authority was eventually returned to Sol.

In Season 5 of The Boy from the Bunker, when Nobel Sovereign Sol Riverly learned of Wynn’s plans to sacrifice himself to enemy clan The City of Targo in an attempt to protect the entire clan of Basilisk from being massacred, she managed to communicate with the leaders of The City of Targo and offered herself over in exchange for Wynn’s and the rest of her peoples’ safety. Her offer was accepted and Sol was captured by The City of Targo, leaving Basilisk without a Nobel Sovereign. Because of this, her authority was passed down to Wynn Bell, however, as he was processing the loss of not only Sol, but his older brother who had died days prior to Sol’s capture, it took several days before a decision was made. Eventually, Wynn resumed Sol’s position as Sovereign in her behalf, but would not accept the role of Nobel Sovereign as he did not feel qualified to do so. The title of Nobel Sovereign was given to Dreea Taven, but she struggled to acknowledge that anyone other than Sol was the Nobel and so revoked the title.

In Season 7, upon Sol’s return to Basilisk, former Sovereign Joren Pilot has a discussion with Sol, Dreea, Kodiak and Wynn in an attempt to clarify who is and isn’t a Sovereign. Because of the deep-rooted bond the four of them all shared with each other, and the strength they had all showed as their time during leadership, they changed the foundational rule so that Basilisk would lead with four Sovereigns not only during their ruling, but for the foreseeable future of their clan.

 Sovereigns: 


 * Eryx Riverly - Nobel Sovereign (Season 1)
 * Joren Pilot - Season 1
 * Elijah Scout - (prior to Season 1, deceased)
 * Sol Riverly - Nobel Sovereign (Season 2 - Season 10/Epilogue), succession for Eryx Riverly
 * Dreea Taven - Sovereign (Season 2 - Season 10/Epilogue), succession for Joren Pilot
 * Kodiak Zora - Sovereign (Season 2 - Season 10)/Epilogue), succession for Elijah Scout
 * Wynnlow Bell - Nominated Sovereign (Season 5 - Season 10/Epilogue), succession for Sol Riverly
 * Atlantis Beckett - Temporary Nobel Sovereign (Season 2), succession for Sol Riverly
 * Izzy Kady Zora - Nobel Sovereign (Spin-off series), succession for Sol Riverly
 * Harlow Blackwood - Sovereign (Spin-off series), succession for Dreea Taven
 * Eden Riverly Bell - Sovereign (Spin-off series), succession for Wynn Bell
 * Veer Bell - Sovereign (Spin-off series), succession for Kodiak Zora
 * Atlas Bell - Nominated Sovereign (Spin-off series), succession for Veer Bell

 Enemy Clans: 


 * Blood Riders: (prior to and including) Season 1 - 5, Season 7 (excluding Season 6)
 * The City of Targo: Season 3 - 10
 * Hannah's Clan: Season 7
 * Neptunum: Season 8
 * Terra Firma Tribe: Season 9 - 10
 * West of The City Exile Allegiance: Season 9 - 10

 Alliances: 


 * Blood Riders: Season 6
 * Neptunum: Season 8 (with Ammon Zontanós/Kodiak Zora), cooperation with Athena Archelaus (from Wynn Bell and Kodiak Zora/Ammon Zontanós)
 * Terra Firma Tribe: Season 9 (betrayed alliance)
 * West of The City Exile Allegiance: Season 9 - second half of Season 10

 Notable members: 


 * Sol Riverly, Dreea Taven, Kodiak Zora, Wynn Bell, Elara Bell Zora, Quill Bell, Ares Bell, Atlantis Beckett, Chessca Jones, Bas Blackwood, Harlow Blackwood, Aeryn Ives, Fenn Jakson, Liam Leighton, Izzy Kady Zora, MaReya Dalton, Fabian Dalton, Zara Beckett, Eryx Riverly, Jonas Rule, Noah Rule, Joren Pilot, Azha Green, Diego Aiza (unofficially pronounced)

 Hostages: 


 * Eryx Riverly (Season 2)
 * Rogue Rule (Season 4)

 Significant kills: 


 * Eryx Riverly (by Sol Riverly)
 * Ellery (by Sol Riverly)
 * Adair (by Wynn Bell)
 * Rogue Rule (by Sol Riverly)
 * Kane Bell (by Sol Riverly)
 * Rhea Forest (by Elara Bell Zora)
 * Diego Aiza (by Kodiak Zora)
 * Xavier (by Elara Bell Zora)
 * Athena Archelaus (by Chessca Jones)
 * Leander Drakos (by Kodiak Zora)
 * Xander Zika (by Kodiak Zora)
 * Calvin Zain (by Izzy Kady Zora)

 Significant deaths: 


 * Elijah Scout (prior to Season 1)
 * Moira Riverly (prior to Season 1)
 * Eyrx Riverly (Season 2)
 * Noah Rule (Season 3)
 * Jonas Rule (Season 4)
 * MaReya Dalton (Season 4)
 * Fabian Dalton (Season 4)
 * Ares Bell (Season 5)
 * Sol Riverly (Season 6 (revived))
 * Diego Aiza (Season 7)
 * Elara Bell Zora (Season 8 (revived))
 * Wynn Bell (Season 8 (revived))
 * Xander Zika (Season 8)
 * Joren Pilot (Season 8)
 * Chessca Jones (Season 9 (revived))

 Significant losses: 


 * Ares Bell (Season 1, taken hostage by Blood Riders, presumed dead)
 * Sol Riverly (Season 2, missing (temporarily), held hostage by Ellery and Adair presumed dead)
 * Wynn Bell (Season 2, missing (temporarily), held hostage by Ellery and Adair, presumed dead)
 * Bas Blackwood (Season 2, held hostage by Lyra Blackwood and Blood Riders)
 * Kodiak Zora (Season 3, taken hostage by The City of Targo)
 * Elara Bell Zora (Season 3, taken hostage by The City of Targo)
 * Elara Bell Zora (Season 5, faked death (to Kodiak Zora, Quill Bell, and Kane Bell))
 * Wynn Bell (Season 5, missing, presumed taken by The City of Targo, self sacrificed)
 * Sol Riverly (Season 6, taken by The City of Targo, memory erasure, self sacrificed)
 * Sol Riverly (Season 6, memory erasure (multiple times))
 * Harlow Blackwood (Season 7, missing, held hostage by Hannah's Clan)
 * Bas Blackwood (Season 7, missing (not in a bunker), presumed dead)
 * Kodiak Zora (Season 7, missing (not in a Bunker), presumed dead)
 * Sol Riverly (Season 8, missing (temporarily))
 * Atlantis Beckett (Season 8, missing (temporarily))
 * Wynn Bell (Season 8, missing (temporarily))
 * Izzy Kady Zora (Season 8, missing/unaccounted for)
 * Harlow Blackwood (Season 8, missing/unaccounted for)
 * Wynn Bell (Season 8, held hostage by Athena Archelaus, self sacrifice)
 * Dreea Taven (Season 9, held hostage by Terra Firma Tribe)
 * Izzy Kady Zora (Season 9, missing, taken hostage by Calvin Zain)
 * Izzy Kady Zora (Season 9, held hostage by Tobias Bailey)