@KabenSaal never seen either one. I have standards.
No no, what you CAN do, is totally capable of achieving in the here and now.
Start your long walk forward while everyone else appears to be branching to the sides. People are going to go through the forest, and others may yet go through the bridges and islands full of deadly snakes, while you can traverse the beast pit of Garumns Gorge. Granted IC it will take a bit to get to but that's part of the fun.
On the way, you can encounter the now wandering elite monster Rotgut or w/e whom is followed by two adds of lesser boards. Kill it, claim your reward, and continue your journey through the gorge or atleast begin the first leg of tunnel exploration.
Sapphira can come along and maybe respond to that friend request about the Trader Farm a certain someone sent to her later, realizing her whole business could get a good head start on the market by people already thinking about farming what players need.
Or you can go through the southern route and fight your way over the bridges to the snake pits, totally erasing the need to go through the gorge, and be the first (potentially) to explore the isles and find the mystery loot inside. Unlike the gorge, that one has a quick travel since these bridges are
gargantuan. Hop on a wild boar or something and steer it over the bridge while you hold on for dear life.
The other you could do is hit up the starting mountain areas located south west and go searching for ore and a rare blacksmithing recipe called "Destiny" (Two-handed spear). The recipe need not be a spear but in my head it is a spear.
Any of those, or play with the fox in impolite ways.
