As an Oathbearer, your starting tier, or zone, is Ekrund. In Ekrund, your ranks (levels) will be from 1-11. This area is full of mines and caverns, and is an extremely important outpost for the Oathbearers, as the Bloody Sun Boyz have overtaken the nearby Mount Bloodhorn and have been trying to move into Ekrund and take over this zone as well. So, your primary quests and objectives will be to help defend the Ekrund against the orcs and other mobs. But, aside from these quests, there are several areas that will be great for you to grind in to help you level and get some loot that you can sell for cash.
- Goldfist's Hole - this is the largest sinkhole in Ekrund, located in the southwestern corner of the zone, and an area that still draws the Dwarves to it in search of gold and gems. There are tons of squishy mobs around here that will drop decent loot for the level that you are on. You will want to make sure that you pay attention while you are grinding here though, as you can easily aggro too many mobs without meaning to and find yourself overwhelmed. It is really easy to grind here and up your level while you are doing quests. Around the hole, you'll be grinding on Greenskins, which can be orcs, goblins, hobgoblins, snotlings, or gnoblars. This race of mob in the game are a barbaric group that bother all of the civilized cultures, not just the Dwarves.
- Tomb o'the Ancients - this series of Dwarven burial chambers is located to the extreme south in Ekrund. There are many mobs to grind here, but you need to be extremely careful as you do so or be a bit higher level than when you grind here, such as around rank 7-9. Here you will find more wonderful Greenskins, as well as ghosts and spirits.
- Greenskin area - this is to the very east of the zone and there are tons of Greenskins here to grind on. You will find that from rank 5 on up, you can grind here and easily level quickly with some good loot to show for it.
