Most of us are Alfar. Although you could be any race, the Alfar starting zone is closest to our city (Human is 2nd closest) and Alfar have the smallest hitboxes.

Since it's skill based, just spend the first few hours doing noob quests, getting a feel for what you like and what you don't.

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