Hello, I'm a noob too, but I have been here longer than you, so a bit of advice and expectation before you go out there:
0. This game is free to play. Really free, cost you nothing aside from your sanity.
1. There is no level in this game, you have only 4 stats, a separate list of skills that you can improve, a separate list of utility skills that you can learn to use(only once), and that's it.
2.You improve your character by eating things (we call it "gluttony") to gain points, you learn new skills by study various things in the world that you can find or make. We have a vast various type of food and curiosities. You will enjoy them for sure.
3. If you get KO, you will be sent back to your house without your items and minus 2 skill points.
4. If someone KO you AND cut your head off, you're gone for good. you lose everything, even your character. we call it permanent death.
5. This is a simulation game, you will get to build various houses and wall and turrets (we call the brazier) to defend yourself. You can farm, do woodworking, hunt, cook, mine, raid people and so on.
6. You will see tear. lots of tear.