Hard to tell where you ended up. Guessing crumbling/ancient cave, but those are randomly placed. Maybe Darkforge? Did you encounter steel golems? Or were you levelling in the Small Cave just west of town?
The guides you are reading are talking crazy anyway. Stick to the newbie areas around the town to start with. Visit CoC a bit later. Going to CoC at level 1 is doable, but it's tricky for a lot of classes, and definitely not advice I'd ever give to a new player. Just baffling.
Last edited by JellySlayer; 01-05-2017 at 11:39 PM.
Hoping to win with every class, doomed. Archer, Barbarian, Bard, Beastfighter, Druid, Elementalist, Farmer, Fighter, Monk, and ULE Priest down.