The in-game map for this zone. North is up.
Misty Thicket is the sprawling, gentle newbie zone for the halflings of Rivervale and one of the safest starting areas in the game. An ancient defensive wall splits it into a very safe eastern newbie half and a rougher western half with goblins, orcs, and stray undead.
Rivervale, the halfling city, lies to the east through a heavily guarded break in the wall, and Runnyeye Citadel, a goblin dungeon, is entered to the west.
The main hazard is Mooto and the other goblin shamans west of the wall, who are notably stronger and more aggressive than ordinary goblins, and rare wandering undead can surprise low-level players venturing past the fortification.
Stay east of the wall for extremely safe leveling from 1 to about 10, use the guards at the wall break for protection, and step up to the goblin and orc camps in the west once you are strong enough for the tougher spawns.
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