IamHe wrote:before transporting to mainland:
1- make sure you have no injuries, if you do wait them out on newbie island
2- eat to 99%-100%
3- if you sure what your profession is going to be you may want to level it on newbie island a bit because needed resources may be harder to get on mainland and because results of making something with low skill level are usually very low quality (so its wasted resources basically)
Hodo wrote:You will keep your skills and stats.
You will lose all gear except your rags, and your starter bread.
You can build a tiny shack, but only one character can be bound to it. But you can build bigger houses.