New Druid on Red has questions!

[Captaincrash2]

I decided to give red a try even though it seems mostly dead. Not sure what my plans are but the idea of +50% exp gain and having most zones all to myself is oddly appealing. I've also never tried pvp in eq so even though the population is super low I thought it might be fun to have a go at it on red.

I have a couple questions. Are there any guilds that still exist there? I'm not necessarily looking for any help, but some occasional guild chat might be nice. Maybe some guild would like having an additional porter around?

Also, I seem to remember pvp servers being divided along good/evil race lines with certain groups controlling access to certain areas. Never actually played on any of them so I don't know how accurate that is. Is there anything like that on red?

Finally, I rolled a druid mostly to be self-sufficient but do groups ever form at all? I heard there is a juicy xp bonus for additional group members. Is there a chance of somebody levelling an alt letting me tag along?

Any advice for a new player on red would be greatly appreciated.