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[M.E. Charm]

Alpha 1, Beta 9. Codename: Purple Fox.

Hello, everyone!
I'm new, obviously, and very excited. I'm not experienced with it yet, but I love the idea of RP in Freelancer.
I hope I'll be a pleasant addition to the community.

However, I'm not quite sure where to begin!
I got a good story for my character and I know where I'd like to go with him, so I'm okay there, I also read Xoria's rookie thread which helped quite a bit, and I've been around the forum reading READ THIS threads.. but alot of the times I just have no idea what they are talking about.
Are there any threads that will help me get started with RPing, get to know the current situation in the starsystems, find out which faction I'd like to join, etc..?

Thanks for all help and welcomes!

See you in space.