First Steps
So! You've finished creating your character, either through the web inter face or through direct connection. But... What do you do now? Well, that depends!
Preparations
Before you can go out and do anything else you need to make sure you're prepared. If you've created through the web interface you've already picked a soul and gotten some equipment. So make sure to check your INV and EQ to equip what equipment you want on.
If you created through direct connection, however, you still have to pick a soul and grab some equipment. You will have started on the Main Concourse in Sweetwater, so where do you go to get a soul? You just head to the Freeswords guild! Northeast(NE) from your current position. There you can type list to see a list of all the souls for sale there. It is highly advised that your first soul be a combat soul. You can find a list of combat souls here.