My iksar shaman had things to sell and left for EC at 9th. I'm both stingy and a bit stubborn, so I did the WW>OT>TD>Oasis>NRO>EC route. I decided to hang around a bit and got a bind so I could hunt while I sold. I treated the path of Sgt. Slate like a busy freeway and looked both ways no matter what and I haven't had any guard trouble.
The only faction-based death I have enountered thus far is trying to sell at the druid rings in WC. I was fully aware that the druids standing nearby hated me but thought I could sidle up close enough to the merchant to sell and not set them off. I know better now. The end was merciless but quick.
I had collected a number of greater lightstones when I wasn't doing orc camps, so I decided to make the run the long way out to North Karana since without an invis, I'd get smashed to a pulp by either halflings or Highpass guards. It turned out to be such a (long) cakewalk that I did it again and stayed for a few levels when I could bind myself (I had already returned to Kunark to buy spells at 14 and to level to 15 to train in dodge). The money was excellent and will cover my spells at least to 19. I'm 16 now and inclined to faction group a bit in Highpass if I can get a group but if it proves too difficult, I may just head home.
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