KKC Theory WikiDowsing Compass
“Sympathetic device that tracks a person by their hair”
Description§
A dowsing compass, or finder, is a device of sympathy used to locate a specific person. Supplied with a piece of that person's hair, the compass points toward whoever the hair came from, allowing the wielder to follow a target without needing a name, description, or disguise. It works poorly in darkness and can be difficult to read in crowds, and a skilled target can confuse it by scattering hair and blood as decoys.
Relationships§
- Used Against Kvothe — Carried by the assassins who hunt Kvothe, with half their pay and a hair
- Device Of Sympathy — A device of sympathy used to locate a specific person
Established facts§
- Locates a person using a strand of that individual's hair.
- Requires no name or physical description of the target, only the hair.
- Performs unreliably in the dark and is hard to read among crowds.
- Can be misled if the target leaves stray hair or blood as decoys.
- Used by the assassins who hunt Kvothe, who carry half their pay and a hair.
Theories that reference this§
- plausible Spitting Off the Stone Bridge Is a Folk Magic Counter to Sympathetic Tracking pop 303
- plausible Ambrose Didn't Hire the Assassins: Someone Tracked Kvothe From Anilin pop 282
- fringe Stapes Is Tracking Kvothe With a Sympathetic Bone-Ring Compass pop 244
- fringe Stapes Is Tracking Kvothe With a Sympathetic Bone-Ring Compass pop 244
- fringe Denna May Be a Secret Redhead and the Real Target of Kvothe's Assassins pop 222