Once I hit 8 I headed over to steamfont mountains. Get a bind in Gfay. Avoid the guards in SF, of course. Once you zone in, hang left and there's a spot where two pumas spawn fairly regularly. They are easy to kill and give great experience until about 9 - 10. After that, head over to the mino caves (stay away from windmills) and kill rogue clockwork spiders (the big ones). They don't hit too hard and have low HP, so they're easy to kill. The ebon drakes are pretty easy, too, and they drop low lvl gems that can net you quite a few pp when you're done selling them all. These will do you until 12. After that, you can stick around or do the Sisters on Sister Isle in OOT.
The best thing about being a DE / Nec in SF is the minos love you, so you don't have to worry about them. Just watch out for Earth Elementals, they're immune to anything non-magical, and your pet won't be able to touch them.
Also... the merchant at the druid ring in SF will buy / sell to you. No food there, though, so you'll have to ask the locals to keep you in food and drink
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