James

James is the 1st NPC you will see when joining the game. He is located in Cameron and can be found at (137,190).

Upon entering the loading area and before leveling, he gives you the option to turn your toon into a Hard Core toon. See Character Creation for more information.

Additionally he direct you to Lydia for your first quest. Note, he was drunk the night before and forgot that Lydia is no longer in the mage's tower and is now in front of it.