[Geno]

i'm going to go with ghost on saying that starter island is a joke.
if graal kingdoms is to encourage roll playing,
on starter island why not add in a last task that walks you through roleplaying and explans the simple rules of role playing, such as what IC and OCC is and some basic tearms like the (()) rule and do's and don'ts and all that great stuff, and if that is asking too much.
then on the main map install a role playing school that does all this for the members that are WANT to role play. so it is still optional, and then before you join a kingdom the kings would make sure you took the role playing class then you just kinda pick the rest up as you go on.