Welcome to the wonderful world of MMO RP! As one whose first MMO RP experience was here on Balmung, my best recommendation is to find some characters that catch your interest and go talk with them. 
And don't stress too much about having all your ducks in a row. Having a general idea of what your characters are and where they're going should be enough. And if you have any questions at all about lore and whatnot, feel free to snoop around here on the forums. There's plenty of useful information here, and helpful folks if you have questions that haven't been touched on yet.
And don't stress too much about having all your ducks in a row. Having a general idea of what your characters are and where they're going should be enough. And if you have any questions at all about lore and whatnot, feel free to snoop around here on the forums. There's plenty of useful information here, and helpful folks if you have questions that haven't been touched on yet.
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