Lots of good regions between here and by Grobb for newbies on up, and you can smash all day long. Not too many random wandering evil monsters. Disadvantages No bear pelts for patchwork. The best mid-level hunting around is probably frogloks, and they are almost two long zones away. Easy to get lost in this large zone.
Most creatures are aggressive around here.
In the beta, this was probably the best fleshed out city. It's also Muse's hometown. Advantages Very well fleshed out city. Really gives you the feel of being in a port town. Readily accessible to many different zones, including the starting zone for rangers and druids and Blackburrow.