Brand new to EQ, looking for newb-friendly guild

[Nobleshield]

Like the title says, I am a total newbie to EverQuest. Never played it before; I remember it coming out and wanting to play but at the time my parents wouldn't pay a monthly fee (I was still in high school at the time) so I had to return the game to Electronics Boutique. I started MMOs with WoW in late Wrath of the Lich King.

So now 20 years later I am finally giving it a shot [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] It's a slow thing for me as I'm not used to how it plays, but it's not bad although it feels incredibly grindy versus what I'm used to.

I'd rather experience the game as close as possible to how it really was, without excessive twinking that would make things much easier (also if the Green server is true I'm thinking of doing that as well when the time comes) mostly so I can see how this genre of game played since I'm so used to WoW's style.

I have a Human Paladin named Valdren that I just hit level 4 on last night (must have exterminated so many of those poor Klicknick bugs) in Qeynos and that feels like a big accomplishment to me [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Is there a newb friendly guild that can help me to learn the ropes of the game since I'm going into this pretty much blind but with other MMO experience? I'm not sure if I'll focus on anything in particular as this is really a sightseeing trip for me since I never got to experience EQ and I want to see the oldschool gaming values.