The player must speak with an individual known as D2R Items Gade who wants them to help a group that is being attacked by a local brigand organization known as The Sand Scorpions. After talking to one of the survivors of the raid and learning about their leader and the man known as Zov have taken hostages and taken them into the Chamber of Sacrifice.
The player has to track down Zov and steal the scepter away from Zov. Zov is able to escape the fight, but after pursuing him, the player discovers the scepter hidden within the sand. After presenting the scepter to Peth it is found out that the scepter is a fake.
It is possibly the most memorable side-quest of D2R Ladder. "Broken Compass" starts by talking to an individual known as Roul (near Rhodri's Private Dock) after the player is able to hear him thank an NPC known as Talva Silvertongue. Talva has a pirate who is trying to fool Roul in the hopes of taking his supply shipment.
Talva is escorting Roul away while his pirate comrades assault the player. The battle continues on a decrepit ship when the player makes their way to the top deck , where he is confronted by Talva. In the course of this battle, Roul is taken prisoner.
The victim is discovered suspended above a body of water, which happens to be the home of the huge creature Bessie. The players must kill the pirates as well as Bessie in order to get rid of Roul and earn a decent reward that they can add to cheap D2R Ladder Items the D2R Ladder loot.
