Yesterday I decided to create a new character, Arden Two, as part of my 'discovery' of how the game works. My original character is Arden and after one week of playing she is only level 10. I suppose I put in an hour or two each day with her. Arden is a Healer, with a Stave as her weapon, healing magic, and light armor. Arden Two also wields a Stave, with both Earth and Healing magic. In just a couple of hours I was able to level her to level 8! I won't tell you about the differences in their skills because I think that it is important for everyone to discover those things on their own...{evil grin}.

I was amazed at how well Arden Two did against the skeleton that shoots the arrows when you first arrive, the one that you have to kill for the quest. I first fought the two in the cave with the ore node for a bit before tackling the ranger. It took Arden forever to fight it, but with Arden Two the skeleton went down in just a few hits! I'm not sure if it was because of the Earth magic or the lack of armor to slow her down.

Also, Arden Two discovered new plans a lot faster than Arden...new discoveries = points earned = faster leveling.