Help Index :: Starting :: Begin Welcome to the Forest's Edge. This is a quick-start file designed to help you get going as fast as possible. You will start in one of two main towns. If you are a member of the evil races (orcs, gobins, ogres, trolls, or vyans) you will begin in the evil town of Voaleth. All other race types start in the good town of Chiiron. It is probably in your best interests to stay close to town until you get a feel for the mud. You may get a map of your starting town by typing 'help Voaleth' or 'help Chiiron' respectively. Your character also has an atlas (in-game map) that expands as you explore the world. Type 'atlas' or 'map'. It is a good idea to wander about town and learn your way around. Go into shops and type 'list' to see what each sells, 'custom' to see if the shop offers to make any custom-made items, 'ask' shopkeepers about items they sell to add them to your 'catalog', and 'practice' to see what skills you may practice in a location. There is a being in each starting town who will answer many questions posed to it. In Chiiron it is the weary elf, In Voaleth the aged troll - a good way to start is by going up to it and typing 'ask elf advice' or 'ask troll advice' as the case may be. To get help on a topic, type help . You might also want to try out the index, which you can begin using by simply typing index and following the instructions. For starting XP in Chiiron, try killing the frogs north of town or the rabbits outside the west and east gates near town. If you are starting in Voaleth seek out the tunnel worms east of town or the screech bats north and east of town. Remember to use the consider command before you attack a mob - this can tell you, very roughly, how tough a mob is to fight. Some mobs, such as rabbits and screech bats, may be skinned. You may then sell their skins to raise money. (See help skin). Important commands which you should learn to check frequently are inventory, scan, consider, flee, score, and identity. To learn how custom items work, check out help custom. You can ask shopkeepers about items they custom or sell to learn more about their level and statistics. This information is retained in your catalog. For information on skills, type help abilities. Other useful files which you might wish to read include help newbie and help starting. If you are a member of class that casts spells, read help leech and help prepare. Before you reach level 5, you will need to get your character approved. See help approvals and follow the directions therein when you get the opportunity. The global/public channels here are chat, gossip, ooc (out-of-character), and auction. New players should ask questions on the newbie channel. Generally other players will be friendly if you identify yourself as a new player. To learn more about mud policies, type help policies. More information is available on the TFE web site: https://www.theforestsedge.com/resources/