Which quests to do in the starter location from level 1 to 21, what each of them rewards, and where the first-profession quests are taken at level 19.
If we play on more or less high-rate servers, these quests are not worth bothering with (unless it is your first character on the server and there is nobody to help you along), but on low rates you will have to take the trouble and work right from the starter location.
The main thing all classes have to do is pass the newbie quest for the teleport tokens, get the beginner no-grade shots and the scroll of teleport to Giran, level quickly to 19 and start the first-profession quest.
The first thing we do on appearing in the starter location (it cannot even be called a quest) is go up to the newbie helper; he suggests swinging the little knife a bit, so we go and beat gremlins until a Blue Gemstone drops (it usually falls from the second gremlin), pick it up and go to boast to the helper. He gives out 200 no-grade soulshots for beginners and sends you to the NPC standing nearby; we click on that one and choose the first line, and the NPC gives a few more shots and sends you to the village, to the newbie helper there.
The newbie helper in the village gives more soulshots and 12 newbie tokens, with which we can teleport between the starter villages. The teleport with them is from the same newbie helper (the last line). Bear in mind that at level 20 they can no longer be used. So the problem of teleporting between the starter locations is already solved.
By the way, remember this NPC: starting from level 8 we will get buffed by him; at level eight he gives only Wind Walk, then more, and by level 16 there will be Haste for fighters, Empower for mages and the Life Cubic. On some servers the buff is given only to the first character of the account, on others everybody can get buffed. Only bear in mind that at level 20 there will be no Haste, no Empower and no cubic any more, so finish all your business here before level 20. Not all characters get buffed by the NPC but only the first one of the account, and not the first one created but the first one that appeared in the game and reached a certain level, either 3 or 5, I no longer remember exactly.
We do the following quests:
- Level 2. Quest Mass of Darkness: the reward is 500 adena and 500 experience.
- Level 3. Quest Keen Claws: the reward is a random item.
- Level 3. Quest Shilen's Hunt: the reward is 5 lesser healing potions and 1000 exp.
- Level 3. Quest Deliver Supplies: the reward is 820 adena.
- Level 3. Quests An Adventure Begins and Into the Dark Forest: the reward is scrolls of teleport to Giran and back to the dark elf village.
- Level 6. Quest Chains of Slavery: the reward is shots (on the first hand-in) and adena.
- Level 8. Quest Trade with the Ivory Tower: the reward is 3000 adena.
- Level 8. Quest Orc Subjugation: the reward is adena.
- Level 10. Quest Bones Tell the Future: the reward is 8470 adena.
- Level 10. Quest Forgotten Truth: the reward is the no-grade dagger
Eldritch Dagger, 500 no-grade spiritshots, 3000 no-grade spiritshots for beginners (for mages only), 100 lesser healing potions and 50 echo crystals. - Level 10. Quest Spirit of Craftsman: the reward is the no-grade sword
Blood Saber, 500 no-grade spiritshots, 7000 no-grade soulshots for beginners (for fighters only), 100 lesser healing potions and 50 echo crystals. - Level 11. Quest Scent of Death: the reward is 3350 adena and one lesser healing potion.
- Level 15. Quest Offspring of Nightmares: the reward is 17000 adena and
Bone Gaiters. - Level 15. Quest Dwarven Kinship: the reward is 22000 adena.
- Level 16. Quest Will the Seal be Broken?: the reward is a D-grade armor enchant scroll.
- Level 18. Quest Sweetest Venom: the reward is adena.
- Level 21. Quest Dangerous Seduction: the reward is adena.
Now about the quests that are done in other starter villages or towns but which dark elves can do too.
- Level 15. Quest Grim Collector: the reward is adena.
After that decide for yourself, by circumstances, how and where to level; at level 19, depending on who you want to become, we scatter to the NPCs who give the first-profession quests:
- First-profession quest for the Shillien Knight and the Bladedancer: Path to a Palus Knight.
- First-profession quest for the Abyss Walker and the Phantom Ranger: Path to an Assassin.
- First-profession quest for the Shillien Elder: Path to a Shillien Oracle.
- First-profession quest for the Phantom Summoner and the Spellhowler: Path to a Dark Wizard.