Starting life as a Troll Shaman.. any advice?

[Ashur]

So rolled my first character up and got my Troll Shaman to level 4 and went to the EC tunnel and got bound to Freeport outside the wall. Some nice guy gave me four banded pieces and got some nice druid buffs.

I am farming bears in EC for a chance at a HQ skin to save money for some bags, level 5 spells, a cold iron morning star and bark shield. The farming didn't seem that good in Innothule swamp so I left to Feerot until I had a stack of spiderling silk to trade for a port out and a bind.

Anything else I should be killing in EC for cash? Other tips? I just like the nostalgia of running around in EC but forgot so many high level mobs are there. The griffons, mummies and roaming guards hit hard. I almost regret coming out here. I gave a guy all my spiderling silk to bind me and the port cost me all my gold. I tried to join a guild but they are all too busy to invite me. Did I make a bad choice? Maybe just go back to Guk at level 5?

Loving the community in game and glad to be back, just figuring it all out still.