Runes of Magic US / AU

yes, u did...follow the road to the west...you should start going up a hill, when u pass snoop, just talk to him, and then continue, at the end, there is a platform, and a guy...talk to the airship operator and he will take you to varanas(one of the main cities)....

The place you go to is called Haven of Departure on your map

Its been along time since I traveled those parts but I seem to remember you can get close to 20 on that map.
That was back before Coast of Opportunity destroyed the older maps xp rates.

You don't have to go anywhere at level 10, but 10 is the recommended level to be able to pick up the quests in Silverspring - your next zone.

I'd suggest sticking around on Elven Island and clearing the quests there - you should manage to reach about level 12-14.

I fully agree with Kroagnon. There's absolutely no shame in finishing off all the quests on Elven Island and delaying picking up your second class well after level 10.

Besides, Elves have a distinct advantage over Humans--not only do they have their own quests on EI, they can then level their second class in Howling Mountains and can, if they wish, ignore Sascilia Steppes and Dragonfang Ridge. Those two zones were originally intended for Chapter I Humans to use in leveling their second class.

Dwarves have a similar advantage, as they have their own starting area and can use Howling Mountains to level their second class, and then continue on to Silverspring.

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I fully agree with Kroagnon. There's absolutely no shame in finishing off all the quests on Elven Island and delaying picking up your second class well after level 10.

Besides, Elves have a distinct advantage over Humans--not only do they have their own quests on EI, they can then level their second class in Howling Mountains and can, if they wish, ignore Sascilia Steppes and Dragonfang Ridge. Those two zones were originally intended for Chapter I Humans to use in leveling their second class.

Dwarves have a similar advantage, as they have their own starting area and can use Howling Mountains to level their second class, and then continue on to Silverspring.

also if u want to be very thorough u can then go to logar which is the human start area and quest there its not much but it will help a good amount later on dont get bored and go to a new zone it will hurt later on when u didnt finish and u run out of quests

I have alt mainly used for questing (clearing zones), I cleared Elves Island on main, Howling Mountains on secondary and SS for third class, avoiding CoO and Xaviera.

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also if u want to be very thorough u can then go to logar which is the human start area and quest there its not much but it will help a good amount later on dont get bored and go to a new zone it will hurt later on when u didnt finish and u run out of quests

Logar is in Howling Mountains. But that's the second stop when leveling a new class. Either 'port (Snoop) or take the airship to Varanas, pick up your second class, open the Silverspring/Varanas Snoop, then ride (if you have or rent a mount; if you don't, run all the way to Pioneers' Colony) and start leveling the new class there. (No, I'm not forgetting to open the Logar Snoop. There's a quest to register your recall point, and you can open it then.)

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I have alt mainly used for questing (clearing zones), I cleared Elves Island on main, Howling Mountains on secondary and SS for third class, avoiding CoO and Xaviera.

Well, I don't particularly care for SS and DFR. That's just me. Bog knows I've run enough toons through them--incompletely through DFR--and I've done it from both directions (SS to DFR and Ystra to DFR).

I've never had or asked to have a non-Elf 'ported to Elven Island, and I've been told that having a non-Dwarf 'ported to Yrvandis Hollows is essentially a waste of time, since you can't pick up more than a handful of the Dwarvish quests.

Bog? Bog as in God?

Spelling mistake or intentional sign of balkanitis?

I am sure that some will port toon to get 1-2 quests, just to be on the top of finished quests/titles on the server...

IIRC, when you reached level ten a new quest opened up for you the reward for which was an airship ticket...that was your ticket out of there.

IIRC, you can do it on toon level 1. Just have to get there, no level limits.

no need for ticket to board airship...kinda dumb, but it gets my toons off the island fast, so i ain't complaining....

wonder if candara has immigration problems with all these dwarves and elves...

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I've been told that having a non-Dwarf 'ported to Yrvandis Hollows is essentially a waste of time, since you can't pick up more than a handful of the Dwarvish quests.

but it's a whole bunch of fun trolling all the newbie dwarflings....well, not so much now, but the week the zone came out it was hilarious...1st thing i did when i got my dwarf out of there was port my main over...

Quoted from "RoMage;592394"

Bog? Bog as in God?

Spelling mistake or intentional sign of balkanitis?

I am sure that some will port toon to get 1-2 quests, just to be on the top of finished quests/titles on the server...

Semi-obscure reference from "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress", by Robert Heinlein. A fine book, Hugo Award winner.

Some will do those ports. They're either completists or have OCD.