First Day Playing

[jonno99]

I just played EQ for the first time and I'm not really sure what I'm doing. I started as a high elf and took a note, that I spawned with, to an NPC (Kinool Goldsinger). I give him the note and talk to him about what I thought would be a follow up quest, and he's just like 'nvm'. I went round hailing random NPCs, looking for quest or something, with no luck.
Should I just be killing mobs, exploring, and do quests when I happen to find them?