Welcome! Be sure to start out in Brit and visit the bank at the top of town for some free gear from the newby box and (most likely) lots of help from the players there.
be not surprised if someone you don't know rushes up to you and starts chatting a mile a minute at you. this could just be a woddian happy to see a new player or you could have been mistaken for Ramius who hasn't been seen for a while now at least by me.