Cool beans. I'll look over the character shortly. Yeah, getting gear up in Newthrone will work fine (and you'll probably have a better chance of finding better equipment since it's a much bigger city.)
And for the rest of you... although my posts will oftentimes include things you possibly could do, see or talk to... you can actually do as many or a few of those as you want. They're just side quest plot hooks is all... and if you don't like 'em and don't want to do 'em, no big whoop.
And remember also that I'll follow you guys wherever you WANT to go. So if you want to look for new or magical equipment, or any such things... just post that you are heading to the 'X' shop, and we'll rp from there. The last thing I want to do is post "And then you go to the blacksmith to look for new armor!" when it isn't your choice to do it. Of course if YOU post that you want to go to the blacksmith, then I'll be right there with you.