Starting area

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The location where a character starts depends upon the race selected during character creation. Characters can move freely throughout the world after a brief instanced tutorial quest and are placed in a different low level area depending on which tutorial quest was completed.

Before level 10, Free accounts have access to a waypoint in every starter area, but cannot access the services in any race's capital city. However, there is an adjacent Services area that has all crafting stations, master craftsmen, access to a merchant, account vault, material storage and wardrobe storage.

Race Tutorial mission Starting area Zone Region Capital city Services area
Asura tango icon 20px.png Asura Explosive Intellect Soren Draa Metrica Province Maguuma Jungle Rata Sum Desider Atum
Charr tango icon 20px.png Charr Fury of the Dead Village of Smokestead Plains of Ashford Ascalon Black Citadel Ashford Forum
Human tango icon 20px.png Human Defending Shaemoor Village of Shaemoor Queensdale Kryta Divinity's Reach Township of Claypool
Norn tango icon 20px.png Norn The Great Hunt Snowlord's Gate Wayfarer Foothills Shiverpeak Mountains Hoelbrak The Icesteppes
Sylvari tango icon 20px.png Sylvari Fighting the Nightmare Village of Astorea Caledon Forest Maguuma Jungle The Grove Mabon Market
Unlocked waypoints
Asura tango icon 20px.png Asura Waypoint (map icon).png Soren Draa Waypoint
Charr tango icon 20px.png Charr Waypoint (map icon).png Smokestead Waypoint
Human tango icon 20px.png Human Waypoint (map icon).png Shaemoor Waypoint
Norn tango icon 20px.png Norn Waypoint (map icon).png Horncall Waypoint
Sylvari tango icon 20px.png Sylvari Waypoint (map icon).png Astorea Waypoint

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