>Recalling does not help you travel forward to an area that
>you are trying to get to. Also Many of the best lowbie
>ranking areas are in the woods.

Well, touche! I just assumed you were traveling -from- the area after the trepidation so that whoever is bothering you, would stop.

>Also as to the last part, only a few classes have means to up
>their mv regen or give mana regen. And if you are not one of
>them, or are not with one of them this makes life a pain in
>the ass, when you need to traverse said wooded area.

Actually, that isn't true. There are pieces of equipment that every class can get that will up their movement regain. I can think of two off the top of my head. One which is purchasable(sp) and the other part of a quest.

After that though, it seems silly, yes, but other than the "the gods protect you from" I can't really think of a reason (from a RP standpoint) that they shouldn't be able to give you a hard time. It can be aggravating(sp) for low level characters, I'll agree with you there.

"Then hunger proved more powerful than grief." - Count Ugolino and the Tower of Hunger