Levels 8 & 9 (Inner) – Eye of the Beholder

This guide will help you navigate the Inner Sections of Levels 8 & 9 of Eye of the Beholder.

Levels 8 & 9 (Inner) Map

Area Overview

Note

• The middle portions of Level 8 and Level 9 are basically sublevels of Level 7. They simply connect one side of Level 7 to the other side.

Enemies

• Displacer Beast

Notable Loot

• Orbs of Power (#17a)

Special Quest

• Reading the Runes (#17)

1 – Locked Door

You’ll need a Ruby Key (#13) to open this door.

2 – Ruby Key

You’ll find a Ruby Key on the ground here.

3 – Loot

You’ll find a Drow Bow and a Mage Scroll of Vampiric Touch on the ground here. The Drow Bow is exactly the same as the regular Bow.

4 – Pit Destination

If you jump into the pit near the Shelf of Sacrifice on Level 7, then this is where you’ll land.

5 – Drow Key

You’ll find a Drow Key on the ground here.

6 – Loot

You’ll find a Cleric Scroll of Raise Dead and a Potion of Extra Healing on the ground here.

7 – Drow Key / Red Gem

You’ll find a Drow Key and a Red Gem on the ground here. You’ll need Red Gems on Level 9 (#12, #16).

8 – Jeweled Key / Mage Scroll

You’ll find a Jeweled Key and a Mage Scroll of Shield on the ground here.

9 – Secret Button

If you press the secret button on the southern wall here, then you’ll delete the nearby moveable wall.

10 – Drow Key

You’ll find a Drow Key on the ground here.

11 – Shelf / Key Transformer

If you place any key in the shelf here and press the button on the wall next to the shelf, then you’ll receive a Red Gem in return.

12 – Locked Door

You’ll need to place a Red Gem (#7, #11) into the compartment next to the door here to open it.

13 – Ruby Key

You’ll find a Ruby Key on the ground here. You’ll need a Ruby Key to the west (#1).

14 – Locked Door

You’ll need a Jeweled Key (#8, #16) to open this door.

15 – Locked Door

You’ll need a Drow Key (#5, #7, #10) to open this door.

16 – Shelf / Gem Transformer

If you put a Red Gem or a Blue Gem into the shelf here and press the button on the wall next to the shelf, then you’ll receive a Jeweled Key in return. You can do this as many times as you’d like. You should have four Blue Gems left over from the Cat Eyes Special Quest on Level 3.

17 – Runes / Orbs of Power

When you click on the runes here (#17), you’ll see the words: “It is written, the key lies on the other side.” To reach the other side, you’ll need to throw something at the runes (by aiming over them). The item will fly through the wall and hit a button. This will complete the Special Quest for Level 9 and cause the wall with the runes to disappear. In the room beyond (#17a), you’ll find three Orbs of Power. You can use the orbs with the Oracle of Knowledge or Level 5, or with the Oracle of Devouring on Level 9 (Main).

18 – Locked Door

You’ll need a Jeweled Key (#8, #16) to open the door here.

19 – Spear

You’ll find a Spear on the ground here.

20 – Mage Scroll

You’ll find a Mage Scroll of Armor on the ground here.

21 – Cleric Scroll

You’ll find a Cleric Scroll of Flame Blade on the ground here.

Exits

1. Stairs up to Level 7.
2. Stairs up to Level 7.
3. Stairs between Levels 8 and 9.
4. One-way teleporter to D1.
5. Stairs between Levels 8 and 9.
6. One-way teleporter to F1.
7. Stairs up to Level 7.
8. Stairs between Levels 8 and 9.
9. Stairs between Levels 8 and 9.
10. Stairs up to Level 7.
11. Stairs up to Level 7.