Race
elfs they are mainly pvm and not pvp they good at tanking monsters long as you get good hp or good ac main stats dex
nukes they are very good at pvm and pvp there is lighting cold or fire fire pvm , lighting for group pvp , cold solo once you are level 350+ and have good religion and gear you can hit very hard 20k+ main stats int
orcs they not very good at pvm but can be they best in pvp theres a few builds you can use with orcs most pick sword / axe or axe/mual they seem to work the best main stats str and con
Places to start at
places to start Arkijah town many freindly people to help you out and talk to this is the main town everyone use
Were to hunt
http://darkswordsinfo.ucoz.com/forum/6-16-1 kindly made by shadowhit
Wepons
Swords,Axe,Staff,Dagger,Mual,Spear,Whip,Trident
what the wepons are usefull for
Sword - Swords are mainly used by orcs , with martial arts school done all 3 you will never miss but when you do miss you'll only do half damage, swords can use open wounds from assasins but cant backstab.
Axe - axes for used for orc and elfs mainly for the high damge it gives and the skill you can have aftre you done Guild of Barbarians what gives Disembowel that 2x damage with rampage.
staffs - humans and drows use staffs only it gives damage to element damage.
Dagger - daggers are mainly used on elfs for backstab and open wounds
more info to come