>Hello,
>I am an elven Ranger/hunter. The reason I am asking is that I
>keep getting my but handed to me in pk.

That's pretty standard for newer players, and it's usually a combination of a bunch of different factors: most everyone else knows the world better than you (and can chase/escape easier), knows better which gear to gather and how, knows which tactics they should be using in a PK vs. a given opponent, etc.

You may want to save some logs of your PvP fights and toss them up on the log board. Other players can give you helpful advice based on what you're doing or not doing.

>It seems everyone who
>attacks me is evicerateing or worse while I can only manage to
>maul them.

Probably a lot of that is a function of their armor and weapons. Some skills play some role in damage but assuming everyone practiced everything reasonable at least to 75% or so in their guild, gear starts to become a major factor.

>Of course most people who have been attacking me
>are at least six to seven ranks higher.

As a very high XP penalty character, you should get used to that. You're almost always going to fight at a level disadvantage.