Editing The Grinder's Guide...to Grinding! (section)

==Level 10-20==
Congratulations, you just made it over the first hump. Now that you're level 10, make sure you open up that Supply Stash for some goodies. Usually they will allow you to get a powerful weapon for your class during this time. Make sure you turn it into the Mailbox, or you will miss out on a really great gift!

You should have picked up some quests on the way here. Help for these quests can be found in the [[Level 1-19 Quests]] Guide. As stated before, you should keep near the areas where your quests take you. Usually, there is a small town or city which you will have to report your findings to. (IE: For the Winged Elves, there's the Southern Stronghold which you have to visit.) Keep near that area as much as you can for easy trips back and forth. If you have to travel further away from that area for another quest, try and find another town/city that is closer to your location for quick inventory dumps. (Where you sell all your useless things for cash.)

'''THIS IS THE POINT IN TIME WHERE YOU REALLY HAVE TO KNOW WHAT STATS YOUR CLASS USES!'''

It's really important that you know which stats your class uses. If you're a tank class, and you think you're going to use a lot of magic...I hate to tell you this, you're wrong. It's a good idea to get BALANCE! Check your class on the main page of the Wiki and make sure you're not screwing up! Those stat points are going to either make you or break you if you are not cautious.


'''IF YOU ARE A WINGED ELF:''' Grind at the Plume Lake Shore, Bamboo Village, or for those of you 16+ the Southern Stronghold and surrounding areas.

'''IF YOU ARE A HUMAN:''' Outside of Etherblade, Haunted Path, and the Hill of the Swarm is where you should head. (NOTE: ''DO NOT HEAD TOO FAR EAST''! Once you pass the Hill of the Swarm, don't go any further! If you pass the Everflow, you're going to run smack dab into Shattered Jade Shore, which I promise you is not going to let you get out alive.)

'''IF YOU ARE UNTAMED:''' Wolf Totem Valley, Courage Path, and Silk Ridge are your destinations of choice. (NOTE: ''BEWARE OF GOING TOO FAR WEST''! You'll run right into some nasty 50+ monsters if you go too far in the direction of the Gate of Delirium.)

'''IF YOU ARE TIDEBORN:''' The entire island is your playground at this point. Whatever you do, ''DON'T SWIM OFF THE ISLAND''! Even if you make it, you'll probably head into Dreamweaver Port, which is the closest landmass...and those monsters will eat you alive. If you are going to go off island, once you get to the City of the Raging Tides, you can teleport to any of the other main cities with a quest the Elder gives you. You can then essentially go to the other race's previously stated grinding areas.

Most of the monsters in these areas will start dropping some items which you can equip. A large majority of them might have half their durability (or less) BUT, it's free, and that's cash you don't have to pay for the same item in an NPC store. Better yet, a huge quantity of these dropped monster items have additional effects and added sockets (if you're lucky) which you can use to help improve yourself. '''DON'T FORGET''' that if you get any of these items, and there's an ability that has yet to be identified, go to a merchant and get that item identified! Chances are, there's another useful ability that item has that makes the price go up!