New Player, Barbarian Shaman stuck

[Ananka]

When I start a level 1 barbarian I expect to die at least once or twice right away until I get some offensive and defensive skill ups. Once I do I'm good even with no armor and the newbie weapon. Expect some trouble getting through Blackburrow to reach Qeynos Hills. There are two pairs of low level gnolls at the tunnel to Blackburrow which are perfect for a level 4 to experience on and maybe level 3 but you might get unlucky. I usually wait until level 5 before trying to cross Blackburrow on my own. Any lower and you need to be lucky that someone is killing the top floor mobs in Blackburrow.