Thank you all so much for your replies i slready feel at home here now and have had more fun in a week than i have for years with a game. Its going to take me a while to get round all the info and rules and storylines and as such im breaking my char in gently. I have started a thread in the stories section and will develop it from that. Im more than likely going to be corsair aligned eventually as my char will have origins there so any amigos feel free to drop in:)once again thank you all for the welcome both here and in game!