Noob - Gear Advice?

[Wells]

Just some background...

EQ was my first MMO and even though I've played many others, I've never had quite the experience that I had with EQ. After hearing about Project 1999, I had to jump back in. With that being said, I have several friends who started their MMO experience with Asheron's Call 2 and I've always felt like they've been screwed as far as first experiences go... You never forget your first.

Before trying to bring them in, I wanted to level up a druid so that I could have a character that was solid support (healing, buffing, porting) in order to help the transition.

As far as gear and what I have:
Jasper Gold Earring x2 (Gifted)
Testament of Vanear (Quested)

I'm currently level 16 and plan on hitting up the Nybright Sisters until level 19 or so and from what I've read will net me about 1-2k plat. With that kind of plat, what would be the biggest bang for my buck?

Thanks in advance!