[center]Upon entering the tavern, Hera spotted a man with an exclamation point over his head, most definitely an NPC. She approached him and listened to his spiel, rolling her eyes at how corny NPCs usually sounded. Hunting marmots seemed like an easy enough task, though, and it would give her some gold and experience, so Hera clicked accept on the quest screen that popped up in front of her. 

"I guess I'm off to the Grand Gate now..."

She said to herself, walking out the door behind the two players that had just left in front of her. She wondered how newbies made friends so quickly in this world. She had assumed that she would be playing solo for awhile until she joined a guild or something, but those two new players had already begun taking on quests together. Would the game be more enjoyable if Hera found some friends to play with? Not willing to ponder on it for too long, she continued on towards the Grand Gate with a tight grip on her sword. When she arrived there, she found a large mass of new players standing at the edge between the city and the plains. Many were discussing their course of action between proceeding into an area where they could be attacked and where PvP battles could take place. Hera glanced around at all the new faces for a moment, wondering if there were any other solo players amongst them. Hera pulled up the map in her inventory and took note of a small hill about half a mile outside the gate labeled "Marmot Hill".

"These beginning quests are pretty self explanatory, aren't they?"

She mused, before proceeding through the gate in the direction of the hill.[/center]