Togetstartedfirsttakealookaroundthisplace,it'sdreary,dead,lotsoffightingandtherearebattleshipsaroundyou.TakenoteofGorthan,hehasaquestforyou,"BloodFeud."Therequirementsforcompletionaretokillfourseaguards.YoushouldignoreJanesafornow.GoeastofGorthantothefightingthat'shappeningbyaburningship(checkyourmapifyouarelost,theredcirclesareyourquestareas!)TheSeaGuardareallaggro,soyoumightwanttofighttheonesthatarealreadyfightingsomeonesoyoudon'thavetotraveltoofarintothefray.SlayfouroftheseguysandheadbacktoGarthan.Hehasanewquestforyou"TheJoysofWar".Gotothereaperbolttowers(youcanpickup"TomesofKnowledgefromJanesanowbutdon'tdoityet)thetowersaresouthwestofGarthan.Theyarespreadoutinarowandlooklikecatapults.Pickoneandrightclickittochoosesnipemode.Whitearrowswillnowcomeuponyourscreen.Chooseanenemyandtheywillzeroinonhimorherturningred,leftclickandyouwillsnipethem.KillenoughtoendthequestandreturntoGarthan.
Hewillnowgiveyouthequest"LingeringDarkness".
YourstartingzoneforthedarkelfisTheBlightedIsleandyourstartingareaisNarthainBeach.YoustartoffwiththespellsCleaveSoul(thisspelldealstenspiritdamage),FistOfCaine(whichdealstwentydamageandcanattackandenemylongrangewhichisusefulforpullingoneenemyawayfromaparticularlybrutalmob),andRestoreEssence(thisdoesexactlywhatyouthinkitdoes,restoresthirty-threeessencetoanallyoryourself.BloodOffering,thisconvertsforfivesecondsthirtyactionpointstothirtyessenceenergythatisusedforhealingspells).
Killingsixdarkspritesiseasy.JustgosouthwestofGarthantotheimp-likeenemieshoveringintheair.Theseguysarenotaggro,soyoudon'tneedtoworryaboutrunningintothemiddleofthemandgettingattacked.Uponkillingyourlastsprite,youshouldnowrankuptolevel2.Beforewegobacktohandinthequest,continueupthispathuntilyousee"BlackArkLanding'comeontothescreen.Hugtherightcliffledge(butdon'tfall!)tocompleteJanesca'squest.Let'sgobacktoJanesca.Continue"TomesofKnowledge"byspeakingwithValnak,whoistoyourrightbytheboat.Completeitandyouaredonewiththisstartingzone.SellanylootyouwanttogetridoftothemerchantandthengototheCareerTrainer,select"coretraining"andgetthenewskill"ConsumeStrength".Itwilldealseventeendamageandsapyourenemy'sstrength.Alright,movingon!
SeawindGladeisbehindthisplacesojustgoaroundittoaforestarea.ShadowWarriorslurkeverywhereinhere.Killsixofthem(aggro)tocompletethisquest.Afteryou'vedonethis,lookaroundforaBladeWalkerinthemiddleofthisarea.UsethePhaosgemonhimtomesmerizeitandquicklyreturntoRathus.Youhaveonlythreeminutes,soavoidfightingifyoucanandhandinthisquest.SarilwillgiveyoumoreXP.NowgobacktoBlackArkLandingandhandin"DanceofKhaine"and"FallenKin"toNehmora.You'llnowbeRank3!Pickupthequest"LucrativeIntrigue"andgotothecareertrainertogettheskill"SoulInfusion"whichgradualhealsyourtargettwohundredsixtyhealthoveraperiodoffifteenseconds.
Foryournextquest,youneedtogotoIsha'sGardenandblackmailTinthaVenomfire.GosoutheastoutofBlackArcLanding(themiddlepath).YouwillcometotheRuinsofNathanandthenIsha'sGarden.It'saprettyplace,isn'tit?Tinithaisontheleft,takethequests"PagesofPower"and"HallsofAenarion"fromher,alsofromtheBeastmaster,pickupthethreequests"Guile'sStrength","UseofAllies",and"Lionbane".
GobackupthatpathtoBlackArkLanding.ContinueuntilyougettoanewoutpostwithlotsofNPCsstandingaround.Nehmorathehagiswhereyouhandinthe"LingeringDarkness"questandalsotopickupthequests"DanceofKhaine"and"FallenKin".UthorinWarscoutoffersascenarioquest,youmaynotbereadytodothisyetsolet'snot.Let'sdothequest,"DanceofKhaine"instead.YouaretokillfiveSwordNovices,gosouthoutofBlackArkLandingandfollowthepath.Youwillseeacaveyoucan'tgointo,sotoyourleftgoupthehill.TheSwordNovicesarethere.Theyareaggroiftheyaren'talreadyfightingsomeone,soattacktheonesalreadyfightingsoagainyoudon'tgettoofarintothefrayandattackedbymultipleenemies.TotheEast,youwillnoticemorepeople.SarilwillgiveyouXP,andRathuswillgiveyouthequest"ForAmusement'sSake".Wecandothisonewhiledoing"FallenKin",sincewewillalreadybeinsideSeawindGlade.