Drakkhen/Castle of Hord-khen, prince of earth

Starting coordinates
In all versions of Drakkhen, the party starts in view of the Earth Prince's castle, but there are significant differences:
 * In the Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS versions, the party starts just west of the castle, facing eastwards.
 * In the SNES port, the party starts just south of the castle, facing northwards.

How to get oriented
In the Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS versions (1989), you should wait for sunset. As in the real world, the sun sets in the west and rises in the east. Unlike the real world, the moon at night is fixed to the south. During the day it is more difficult to determine your direction.

In the SNES port (1990), simply press or  to see the map of Drakkhen island with your location and a compass showing your heading.

Hordtkhen's castle

 * Original name: Hordtkhen
 * SNES name: Hordkhen

The inn
In the computer versions, your characters can spend money to learn hints.

In the SNES port, a merchant can always be found at the inn (in the computer versions, he was located in the icy north). Also, in the SNES port only wandering merchants appear randomly on the roads.