Gorge of King Xorbb

Classic Era (added 1999-2000)

The Gorge of King Xorbb, also known as the Beholder's Maze, is a narrow collection of gulleys and ravines that are very similar to those in Highpass Hold. Unlike its southern neighbor, this area has much less friendly occupants. The nearby goblins of Runnyeye Citadel keep a vigilant watch on all who pass through, and a western variety of minotaur makes this area their home. Also, this area is known for its most dangerous occupants, the evil eyes.

Level of Monsters: 8-25 Types of Monsters: A Goblin Lookout, A Goblin Veteran, A Goblin Sentry, A Muddite Minor, A Muddite Elder, A Gorge Minotaur, A Chasm Minotaur, An Evil Eye Notable NPCs: King Xorbb, Lord Syrkl, Lord Sviir, Lord Soptyvr, SpinFlint, Brahhm, Yymp the Infernal, Qlei, Goblin Alchemist Unique Items: Polished Bone Bracelet Polished Bone Bracelet MAGIC ITEM Slot: WRIST AC: 2 WIS: +3 INT: +3 WT: 0.4 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Minotaur Ribcage Minotaur Ribcage MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: CHEST AC: 16 STR: +5 STA: +5 CHA: -9 WT: 7.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: HUM ERU HEF , Humerus Handled Mace Humerus Handled Mace MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 29 DMG: 5 SV COLD: +2 WT: 1.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL except NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL , Lens of Lord Soptyvr Lens of Lord Soptyvr LORE ITEM NODROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: None Race: None , Labyrinth Talisman Labyrinth Talisman MAGIC ITEM Slot: NECK AC: 5 STA: +3 WIS: +3 WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL , Ring of Xorbb Ring of Xorbb MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: FINGER AC: 2 WIS: +3 INT: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL , Slime Crystal Staff Slime Crystal Staff MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 28 DMG: 5 Effect: Sicken (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 6.5 Size: LARGE Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL Related Quests: The Bones of Darak Lightforge, The Summoning of Terror Adjacent Zones: Eastern Plains of Karana, Runnyeye (depricated Runnyeye Citadel) Name in /who: beholder Zone spawn timer: 6:40 ZEM Value: 75 (100%)

Map

1. Temple with Lord Syrkl, Lord Soptyvr, Lord Sviir and other evil eyes 2. Rune Stone

Dangers

The most obvious danger in this area are the creatures. Every single one is aggressive and very strong, and narrow gorges make any combat here even more dangerous, as your enemies buddies will happen to walk by sometime soon, almost guaranteed. The muddites are very strong for their size, and these living blocks of clay are generally a bit tougher than they /con to you, as they can deal out and take a large amount of damage. The minotaurs are also very strong. The evil eyes are the pinnacle of dangerous. They are armed with many spells and one of them was able to kill my 11th level ranger with one spell. They are enchanters, and are notorious for charming a groupmate and killing off your whole party. I've heard that these evil eyes are weaker than the ones in Runnyeye itself. Be very careful around these creatures.

In order to avoid these creatures, especially if you are just passing through, the common method is to run high up on the wall to get from one end to the other. By staying as far up as possible, you will be out of the range for monsters to notice you. The downside to this is falling damage. The route from Runnyeye to Eastern Karana involves staying to the left and up on the left wall the whole way, but there is at least one spot where the slope vanishes as you round a corner and you will take some damage. This is enhanced greatly by any speed-enhancing spell, so you people possessed by the Spirit of the Wolf or singing Accelerando might want to slow it down a bit or face taking the absurd amount of falling damage you might take.

Benefits

This area is just plain good hunting. Most of the people either sit at either entrance and draw creatures to the entrance (Runnyeye side more than Eastern Karana side) or are sitting around the King's Throne. Lower level adventurers can actually hunt quite well on the low level goblin lookouts while higher level adventurers can pull muddites or minotaurs to the edges. The evil eyes are usually taken out by groups near their spawn spots. In addition to these traditional camping areas, the farther regions of the zone provide some very good, out of the way nooks in which a party could camp and pull creatures out of the main path, and without a great deal of competition. I haven't seen any groups taking advantage of this, perhaps because it's scary to not have a zone edge at your back here, but it is certainly possible.

Traveling To and From

From the west, adventurers would pass through Eastern Plains of Karana and through the pass into the southwestern corner of this zone. From the east, adventurers would need to pass through the Halfling city of Rivervale and Misty Thicket, and then make a brief run through Runnyeye Citadel, home of the goblins, to reach the southeastern edge of the Gorge. Passing through Runnyeye to reach here involves taking every right turn and quickly leaving the Citadel.

What's in this zone?

Quests - Found 1 quests that start in Beholder's Maze:

Quest Name	Reward	Quest Giver	Minimum Level	Classes	Related Zones	Related NPCs
The Bones of Darak Lightforge	?

NPCs - Found 20 NPCs that spawn in Beholder's Maze:

NPC Name	Race	Class	Level	Location	Known Loot	Description
A Chasm Minotaur		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
A Goblin Lookout		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
A Goblin Sentry		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
A Goblin Veteran		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
A Gorge Minotaur		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
A Muddite Elder		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
A Muddite Minor		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
A Muddite Recordkeeper		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
A goblin alchemist (Beholder's Maze)		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
An Evil Eye (Beholder's Maze)		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
An Evil Eye Pet		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
Brahhm		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
Diggs Duggun		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
King Xorbb		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
Lord Soptyvr		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
Lord Sviir		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
Lord Syrkl		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
Qlei		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
Spinflint		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:
Yymp the Infernal		"zoneTopTable" ! Level of Monsters:

Items - Found 36 items that drop in Beholder's Maze:

Item Name	Drops From	Slot	Stats
Beholder Optic Fluid Beholder Optic Fluid MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Block of Clay Block of Clay QUEST ITEM WT: 1.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Block of Ore Block of Ore WT: 25.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Brahhms Horn Brahhms Horn Slot: SECONDARY Wind Instruments: 21 WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: BRD Race: HUM ELF HEF	None?	(None)
Bunch of Optic Nerves Bunch of Optic Nerves MAGIC ITEM WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Damaged Annals Damaged Annals MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.5 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE	None?	(None)
Dusty Old Leg Bone Dusty Old Leg Bone LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Electrum Bar Electrum Bar WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Evil Eye Eyestalk Evil Eye Eyestalk WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Heavy Clay Heavy Clay WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Labyrinth Talisman Labyrinth Talisman MAGIC ITEM Slot: NECK AC: 5 STA: +3 WIS: +3 WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Large Brick of Ore Large Brick of Ore WT: 25.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Lens of Lord Soptyvr Lens of Lord Soptyvr LORE ITEM NODROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: None Race: None	None?	(None)
Minotaur Ribcage Minotaur Ribcage MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: CHEST AC: 16 STR: +5 STA: +5 CHA: -9 WT: 7.5 Size: MEDIUM Class: WAR PAL RNG SHD BRD ROG Race: HUM ERU HEF	None?	(None)
Muddite Mud Muddite Mud WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Polished Bone Bracelet Polished Bone Bracelet MAGIC ITEM Slot: WRIST AC: 2 WIS: +3 INT: +3 WT: 0.4 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Quartz Crystal Quartz Crystal MAGIC ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY HP: +5 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Ring of Xorbb Ring of Xorbb MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP Slot: FINGER AC: 2 WIS: +3 INT: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Silver Bar Silver Bar WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Slime Crystal Staff Slime Crystal Staff MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Slot: PRIMARY SECONDARY Skill: 1H Blunt Atk Delay: 28 DMG: 5 Effect: Sicken (Combat, Casting Time: Instant) WT: 6.5 Size: LARGE Class: BRD NEC WIZ MAG ENC Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Small Block of Clay Small Block of Clay QUEST ITEM WT: 0.5 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Small Brick of Ore Small Brick of Ore QUEST ITEM WT: 15.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Small Buckler Small Buckler Slot: SECONDARY AC: 4 WT: 2.2 Size: SMALL Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD ROG SHM Race: ELF HIE DEF DWF HFL GNM	None?	(None)
Small Piece of Ore Small Piece of Ore QUEST ITEM WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Agate Whirling Agate Slot: HEAD SV MAGIC: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Amber Whirling Amber Slot: HEAD INT: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Bloodstone Whirling Bloodstone Slot: HEAD WIS: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Carnelian Whirling Carnelian Slot: HEAD AGI: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Crystal Whirling Crystal Slot: HEAD AC: 3 HP: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Hematite Whirling Hematite Slot: HEAD SV FIRE: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Jasper Whirling Jasper Slot: HEAD STA: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Lapis Lazuli Whirling Lapis Lazuli Slot: HEAD SV DISEASE: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Malachite Whirling Malachite Slot: HEAD SV POISON: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Onyx Whirling Onyx Slot: HEAD STR: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Quartz Whirling Quartz Slot: HEAD DEX: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)
Whirling Turquoise Whirling Turquoise Slot: HEAD SV COLD: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL	None?	(None)