I'll emphasize again that if you want to be friendly with all types of characters, receive lots of advice, etc., a necromancer is probably the absolute worst IC. The only class as reviled as a necromancer is an anti-paladin. No one really had much motivation to like you.

That said...

Here are some more things you could do aside from just leveling:

- Look for things to buy and sell. There are a lot of items for sale in major cities that are extremely powerful/useful and underutilized, hiding in plain sight!

- Get involved with a cabal. Necromancers can join Empire (orderly only), Entropy (chaotic only), Scarab, Tribunal (orderly only). This will give you some general goals to accomplish in PvP, exploration or roleplay. Read the helpfiles and see which appeals most to you. Empire is semi-automated and very easy to join (but also easy to get kicked out of and "Anathematized"). You can ask Imperial Recruiter NPCs that appear randomly in various cities about the bloodoath. The rest might be a little bit more challenging to get into.

- Get involved with a religion. Type "WIZLIST" to see active religions. Read the helpfiles for each immortal and decide which fits with a story or style of roleplay that appeals to you. This will also give you some goals for PvP, exploration or roleplay.

- Hang out at the Inn of the Eternal Star and just talk to people. You might make friends or find opportunities to do something cool. It's *relatively* safe there, as buff bouncer mobs will jump in to help you if you're attacked, and if a Herald is around, he or she can stop fights and kick out the offenders. But just keep in mind that you still could be killed there.

Also, as a newbie and especially as a necromancer, you are going to die a ton. One of my first characters, a loooong time ago, was a necromancer and I probably never went longer than 20 minutes without dying. Accept that it isn't THAT big of a deal and just try to learn from it.