The Compass is an item that can be found on islands in the Caribbean. While on a Compass, the Compass will direct the player to the center of the island. Compasses spawn either when a Pirate is killed on an island, or as an ordinary part of the island 10-15 cells deep.
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Normally, a Compass is not movable because the player cannot pick it up. However, it can be moved by other means, such as translocation using the Orb of Space, or loading onto a boat brought on land using the Orb of Water. Once a Compass is on a boat, it moves with the boat, and can be brought wherever a boat can go.
On sea in the Caribbean, the Compass will point to the center of the nearest island. Outside of the Caribbean, a Compass will point to the center of the nearest horocycle, if there is one, such as the nearest Whirlpool. If brought into Camelot, it will point to the location of the Holy Grail. Otherwise, it will point in a random direction and display a meaningless (usually negative) distance value.