[Benanov]

Paineel blacksmithing, when Paineel launches, is pretty weak. (Their pottery game is worse. No wheel.)

Your best bet is probably Neriak & S. Ro.

IMO the best blacksmithing cities are Cabilis and Thurgadin.

As a necromancer of Cazic-Thule you'll have a relatively easy time (comparatively) factioning into Cabilis. You can get most of West Cabilis to like you by killing Iksar Forsaken.

Getting the east to like you is going to require piles and piles of bone chips.

As you're an Erudite, if you're on Green, those of us in DMOO can help with supply runs and the like. A lot of the supplies in Qeynos area are sold in Halas & WK.

The WK merchants are on Merchants of Qeynos faction and that isn't too bad to faction up (Captain Rohand's Brandy is the stupid easy way if you don't mind being KOS to rogues; this is made somewhat more difficult if you're KOS to Order of Three - that stupid Nostalha Westfend killed Jakorsis like 3 times).

but Halas... oh Halas. Halas is an utter pain to faction up in if you're KOS.