[Riotgirl]

I hear you on the OOM situation. As a lowbie non-twinked Chanter, you have to be very careful in terms of mana management. You'll need to Charm, Root (if needed), Mez (if needed), DOT and/or DD, and Slow (if needed). Tashan (or equivalent) will really help for resists. Bare minimum, Charm, DOT/DD, and Slow. Keep enough mana for Mez or Root, if things go South.

I prefer using a DOT for mana effiency and less aggro than our DD. Unfortunately, DOTs break Mez and run the risk of breaking Root.

I would start out without slowing the mob you plan to attack to (1) save mana, (2) judge how long fights take without, (3) how much HP your charmed pet has and/or target ( if pet dies), and (d) how much mana you have left. You can then try with a Slow and evaluate the results.

The ideal position is for your target to die and your pet to be low health i.e. easy to kill, then med up, before charming a new pet. Actually, the absolute ideal is to retain Charm long enough to kill another target, before you kill your pet.

Experiment with different mobs and make sure that you're next to a zone line when you experiment in case things head South. Once you're comfortable, Erud's Crosding is a good spot to Charm Wisps for GL quest.

Addressing your Mana, we need to address your INT. Have you:
- Completed Stein of Moggok Quest?
- Bought a pair of Silver Rose Engagement Rings (player crafted)?
- Lucie Elron quest in Qeynos to obtain a pair of Ear Studs (might have to be under 10th level for the Tattered Dress to drop)?

The above will take a few hours and a fair bit of travel - not to mention between 10-30pp for a pair of Silver Rose Engagement Rings. The above dill provide an extra +20 INT and should be a priority.

You could buy a Crude Stein +10 STA and +9 CHA for your Secondary slot - around 50 pp.

The question is will I be able to perform the Lucie Elron quest as a DE Innoruuk worshipper? Probably not. May have to try illusion Human and see how I'm received. I suspect not very well due to my Innoruuk association!

Life will improve at 16 - just have to tough it out. Perhaps think about a guild to help, and also participate to become an active member to generate a lot of favour and make new friends to add it your friend list.

Cheers!