[@Mistiel][@The Harbinger of Ferocity]

What Harb said is what I'm currently planning more or less. Since this is a beginner's game, if we toss everyone together early on, pretty sure it would turn out poorly. We might meet up once both groups are more established later on, and by later, I'm thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of lvl 10. Perhaps sooner if it makes sense. Even then, it would be more of a chance crossing than much else. We might meet up in a dungeon for a few fights, then go our separate ways. Towards late game, we might interact more frequently, however.

To help reach these goals fluidly, I intentionally started us on the other side of the world from Group 1. We will have plenty to do on our half of the globe to keep us busy for quite some time. There should be little reason for our group to meet with Group 1 in the short term, or even to hear about them. But the option remains open, should we gain the means and money to do so (and should we have a reason to do so).