For raiding, lowbies (15-25) are good for being lookouts only. Depending on my build, some inners give my heroes trouble. In some situations, retrieving is impossible for lowbies because of cabal powers like hero-level centurions or to a much lesser extent bioempathy. I don't know how these can be changed without significantly changing cabal powers.

For new players, having Bloodoathed, Village Applicant, or (Wanted) in their title means a death sentence, if for no other reason than their enemies will now how to find them. These title changes are cool, but dangerous.

I don't like to cabal early because it is difficult ranking up while doing the grunt work of defending and retrieving from the young imperials. I think a small ranking bonus for being cabaled cumulative with normal exp bonuses for alignment might help. To improve interaction among experienced and inexperienced members, if a character above your pk range accompanies your ranking group, your learning rates are slightly increased.

My next suggestion is going to sound bass-ackwards compared to the way things are normally done: instead of giving edge points for pks, give edge points for dying in pk. This would serve three purposes: it would help out the people who need the help, it would take some of the sting out of dying and regearing as a newb, and it would make people less inclined to level up to 35, pk to distension, rinse and repeat. A related idea would be to make a special category for these death edge points so that they go toward only cabal edges, demonstrating their willingness to die for their cause.

Create lowbie skills accessible at level 15. They shouldn't be pk oriented, but they should have some cabal and rp related function like
- (all) tend guardian: provide minor curative powers to guardians who are not fighting, specifically to halve the effects of maladictions like poison, plague, and bleeding.
- (Empire) dicing: Young oaths can attempt to gamble with any imperial or city guard in an attempt to win the coin carried by the bored guard.
- (Outlander) disguise: A little mud, a change of hairstyle, and a character's wanted status is masked from non-alert guards. One's appearance isn't hidden from PCs or special guards, but the 20 sentries and watchmen on the merchant road in Balator are too busy dicing to notice you.
- (Fortress) improved request: Because of their renowned purity, young squires and acolytes can request with less ceremony (shorter duration) and heightened effect (+1 to +3 levels).
- (Tribunal) DunkinDonuts: Because of their service to the city, members of the Blood Tribunal can purchase things at a lower level (+1 to +5 levels) than non-mercenaries.
- (Nexus) study: By studying a magical object prior to giving it to the couriers, a young Nexan can gain slightly increased observational experience.
- (Villagers) hut: young villagers may use materials found within the ruins of Ostalagiath to erect a temporary shelter for improved healing rates.