Back to the beginning

Ok, so back to the very beginning.  Elves start out in the city of Edhelion, where you try to defend the city from invading dwarves.  Here is where you learn the very basics of the game - how to move, interact with characters, fight, etc.  There aren't any quests here, you're given direct instructions, and you follow certain characters around.  After you finish this area, you end up in Thorin's Gate, which is a dwarf city.  this is where you first start doing quests.  This is the Prologue area for both Elves and Dwarves.  Here you do quests that show you how gameplay goes, and let's you do things more on your own, unlike in Edhelion where you have to things their way.  As you progress through the Introduction quests, you will get an Instance quest which will let you leave Thorin's Gate and take you to the main world (where everyone else is!).  Instances are private quests that separate you from the rest of the online world.  Once the Thorin's Gate Instance is finished, Elf toons get dropped in Celondim.  this is where the fun really begins! (more to come later)