Help for new players?

[Duckwalk]

Played Red99 for the first time this week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Group exp is great and I was able to get 20 without much effort. However, My iksar necro is essentially completely naked, wearing only the starter robe and using the starter dagger.

Fob and Kurns have not been generous in cloth armor or anything sellable for plat/to buy spells and or gear.

At one point I remember there being an offer to make jewelry for new players, is this still going on?

Also, any reccomendation regarding primary red99 grouping locations would be appreciated. Are unrest/mm/hhk still the go to spot or due to twink pks, are more out of the way locations favored?

Thanks for any help.