Best way to get noobie gear for a half elf in gfay?

[TKoji]

My husband started a half elf in gfay so we could play together. The problem is, all quest rewards from cb belts or bone chips only give small armor. What is the best way to get armor to fit him as we don't have money for banded yet. Is there a noobie quest I am missing that rewards larger armor? Should we go to Freeport and check the quests out there? If possible it would be nice to stay in gfay a bit and level before travelling.