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Gorge of King Xorbb
| 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. |  |
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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 enemy's 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 | Spell: Divine Might | Diggs Duggun | 49+ | Paladin | Various | Various |
NPCs - Found 20 NPCs that spawn in Beholder's Maze:
| NPC Name | Race | Class | Level | Location | Known Loot | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Chasm Minotaur | Minotaur | Warrior | 19 - 20 | (66, -886), (672, -207), ~(100, 15), (867, -920) | Minotaur Battle Axe , Minotaur Battle Axe  QUEST ITEM Minotaur Horn , Minotaur Horn  Slot: SECONDARY Words of the Quickening Words of the Quickening  WT: 0.1 Size: TINY |
These minotaurs spawn in several spots and are rumored to placehold for King Xorbb. The spawn by the Ek zoneline app... |
| A Goblin Lookout | Goblin | Warrior | 8 | See Discussion | Various | A group of weak pickclaw goblins sent out to the chasms of Xorbb to scout the rear entrance of Runnyeye. |
| A Goblin Sentry | Goblin | Warrior | 8-10 | 33% @ (738, -1906), 33% @ (757, -1794), 33% @ (717, -1895), 33% @ (385, -1643) | Various | These patrolling goblins keep a watchful eye on the watchful eyes of the Gorge. |
| A Goblin Veteran | Goblin | Need Info | 12 | ? | Rusty Weapons, Small Cloth Armor | This goblin is weathered and experienced. He knows the dangers of the Gorge well. Do you? |
| A Gorge Minotaur | Minotaur | Warrior | 15-16 | Various | Various | Stoic bovine guardian of the maze |
| A Muddite Elder | Golem | Warrior | 15 | ? | Various | These stronger mudmen roam the chasm, serving their master Xorbb. Adventurers may feel tempted to cut them down to get t... |
| A Muddite Minor | Golem | Warrior | 10-11 | See Dicussion | Various | These juvenile mudmen roam the chasm, serving their master Xorbb. Adventurers may feel tempted to cut them down to get t... |
| A Muddite Recordkeeper | Golem | Warrior | 10 | 13% @ (677, -1829) | Various | Description needed. |
| A goblin alchemist (Beholder's Maze) | Goblin | Shaman | 16 - 21 | 100% @ (705, -1794) | Humerus Handled Mace Humerus Handled Mace  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
Placeholders are a goblin lookout, a goblin sentry, a goblin veteran. There are two identical spawn cycles at this spawn... |
| An Evil Eye (Beholder's Maze) | Evil Eye | Enchanter | 18 - 20? (lt blue to lvl 27) | (532,-634), (471,-563) | Various | Summons an evil eye pet to their aid. Will only cast Charm if it does not have a pet, so always kill the pet last. ... |
| An Evil Eye Pet | an evil eye pet | Warrior | ?? | Summoned | Animated Shield, Animated Sword2, Animated Sword3 | A typical summoned Enchanter pet. The presence of this pet confirms that the evil eye master is an Enchanter, rather tha... |
| Brahhm | Minotaur | Warrior | 17 | ~(680, 210) (680,-1270) | Brahhms Horn , Brahhms Horn Slot: SECONDARY Labyrinth Talisman (Common) Labyrinth Talisman  MAGIC ITEM |
Spawns from slaying a combination of muddites and Evil eyes without killing any minotaurs (Foddy). Was able to just kill... |
| Diggs Duggun | Dwarf | Rogue | 61 | 50% @ (1262, -545) | None | Description needed. |
| King Xorbb | Evil Eye | Wizard | 35 | (672, -207), (867, -920) | Various | King Xorbb is an elusive monster in Beholder's Maze, and a Wizard, unlike most of his subjects. He has two spawn poi... |
| Lord Soptyvr | Evil Eye | Enchanter | 30 | 25% @ (492, -604) | Polished Bone Bracelet , Polished Bone Bracelet  MAGIC ITEM Bunch of Optic Nerves , Bunch of Optic Nerves  MAGIC ITEM Lens of Lord Soptyvr Lens of Lord Soptyvr  LORE ITEM NODROP |
Lord Soptyvr is the strongest of King Xorbb's subjects. He spawns on the altar in the middle of the other evil eye spawn... |
| Lord Sviir | Evil Eye | Enchanter | 20 | 15% @ (538, -638) | Various | Description needed. |
| Lord Syrkl | Evil Eye | Enchanter | 20 | 15% @ (469, -562) | Various | Description needed. |
| Qlei | Rock Golem | Warrior | 18 | (846, -557) | Various | Unlike other mudmen in this zone, this one flees at 20% health. |
| Spinflint | Dervish | Warrior | 12 | 8% @ (702, -225), 8% @ (400, -536), 8% @ (367, -508), 8% @ (442, -1732), 8% @ (511, 252), 8% @ (679, -130 (See Discussion) | Various | Interesting rare spawn in a strange zone... |
| Yymp the Infernal | Imp | Warrior | 17-19 | 100% @ (876, -751), 100% @ (619, -166), 100% @ (1209, -681), 100% @ (842, -382), 100% @ (548, -98), 100% @ (702, -225), 100% @ (400, -536), 100% @ (367, -508), 100% @ (442, -1732), 100% @ (511, 252), 100% @ (679, -1306) , 100% (840, -538) | Minotaur Ribcage , Minotaur Ribcage  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM Golden Earring Golden Earring  Slot: EAR |
This imp spawns directly in front of the Runnyeye Entrance, with his PH being An Evil Eye (Beholder's Maze). His sp... |
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 |
an evil eye, Lord Sviir, Lord Syrkl | (None) | MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Block of Clay
Block of Clay  QUEST ITEM |
Various | (None) | QUEST ITEM WT: 1.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Block of Ore
Block of Ore WT: 25.5 Size: SMALL |
a muddite elder, a muddite minor, a muddite recordkeeper | (None) | WT: 25.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Brahhms Horn
Brahhms Horn Slot: SECONDARY |
Brahhm | Secondary | Wind Instruments: 21 WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: BRD Race: HUM ELF HEF |
| Bunch of Optic Nerves
Bunch of Optic Nerves MAGIC ITEM |
Various | (None) | MAGIC ITEM WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Damaged Annals
Damaged Annals  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
a muddite recordkeeper | (None) | MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.5 Size: TINY Class: NONE Race: NONE |
| Dusty Old Leg Bone
Dusty Old Leg Bone LORE ITEM NO DROP |
None? | (None) | LORE ITEM NO DROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Electrum Bar
Electrum Bar  WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL |
a muddite recordkeeper, Qlei | (None) | WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Evil Eye Eyestalk
Evil Eye Eyestalk  WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL |
an evil eye | (None) | WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Heavy Clay
Heavy Clay WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL |
a muddite elder, a muddite minor, a muddite recordkeeper | (None) | WT: 0.1 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Labyrinth Talisman
Labyrinth Talisman MAGIC ITEM |
Brahhm | Neck | AC: 5 STA: +3 WIS: +3 WT: 0.2 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Large Brick of Ore
Large Brick of Ore WT: 25.5 Size: SMALL |
a muddite elder, a muddite minor | (None) | WT: 25.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Lens of Lord Soptyvr
Lens of Lord Soptyvr LORE ITEM NODROP |
Lord Soptyvr | (None) | LORE ITEM NODROP WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: None Race: None |
| Minotaur Ribcage
Minotaur Ribcage MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM |
Yymp the Infernal | 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 |
| Muddite Mud
Muddite Mud  WT: 0.0 Size: TINY |
a muddite elder, a muddite minor, a muddite recordkeeper | (None) | WT: 0.0 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Polished Bone Bracelet
Polished Bone Bracelet MAGIC ITEM |
Various | Wrist | AC: 2 WIS: +3 INT: +3 WT: 0.4 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Quartz Crystal
Quartz Crystal MAGIC ITEM |
Various | Primary, Secondary | HP: +5 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Ring of Xorbb
Ring of Xorbb  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP |
King Xorbb | Fingers | AC: 2 WIS: +3 INT: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Silver Bar
Silver Bar  WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL |
Various | (None) | WT: 0.3 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Slime Crystal Staff
Slime Crystal Staff  MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM |
King Xorbb | 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 |
| Small Block of Clay
Small Block of Clay QUEST ITEM |
a muddite elder, a muddite recordkeeper | (None) | QUEST ITEM WT: 0.5 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Small Brick of Ore
Small Brick of Ore QUEST ITEM |
a muddite elder, a muddite minor | (None) | QUEST ITEM WT: 15.0 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Small Buckler
Small Buckler  Slot: SECONDARY |
a goblin lookout, a goblin sentry | 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 |
| Small Piece of Ore
Small Piece of Ore QUEST ITEM |
a muddite elder, a muddite minor, a muddite recordkeeper | (None) | QUEST ITEM WT: 0.5 Size: SMALL Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Agate
Whirling Agate  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | SV MAGIC: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Amber
Whirling Amber  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | INT: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Bloodstone
Whirling Bloodstone  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | WIS: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Carnelian
Whirling Carnelian  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | AGI: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Crystal
Whirling Crystal  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | AC: 3 HP: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Hematite
Whirling Hematite  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | SV FIRE: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Jasper
Whirling Jasper  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | STA: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Lapis Lazuli
Whirling Lapis Lazuli  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | SV DISEASE: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Malachite
Whirling Malachite  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | SV POISON: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Onyx
Whirling Onyx  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | STR: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Quartz
Whirling Quartz  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | DEX: +3 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
| Whirling Turquoise
Whirling Turquoise  Slot: HEAD |
Spinflint | Head | SV COLD: +10 WT: 0.1 Size: TINY Class: ALL Race: ALL |
