Necro or Mage

[Trojanman]

Hello, I'm returning to p1999 after a hiatus and starting pretty much fresh with no characters over lvl 20.

Looking for a character to solo with no gear but have never played an int caster. I find necro appealing because of feign death and fear. Seems to have high survivability. But obviously mages have the best pets in the game and great nukes.

Another big concern is that I've always played good races so would want to be a gnome, but I'm not sure what kind of faction concerns I would have being a mage vs necro. Is there a resource that lays out what places I would be KOS in as a gnome mage/necro?

I need a good farming character as I will want to gear a melee class later on and need to build up some income. Any advice would be helpful! Thanks!