Went with a Samurai to start with. Only played a few hours so I think I'm around level 20. I did the tutorial and after entering the world proper just beelined up the road to Gatefront. Went through there and skedaddled through that pass with all the guards and some kinda large troll thing. That brought me to Castlefront where I somehow fought through a bunch of barricades and a ballista. That ended with Margit the Fell Omen pretty much showing me I shouldn't be there yet, again, and again, and again and again. So I found a path that went north from the Castlewind tunnel over a broken bridge and up a ledge. I don't know where I ended up but there were giant wolves everywhere, lighting strikes and giants. I just ported back to the start and figured I'd farm them a bit and try a different direction.
I also couldn't figure out how to two hand my sword. I either have a bow out or a terrible shield.I had to look it up at the end of the night. I somehow either missed it during the tutorial or totally forgot about it upon leaving.
