A little help please..

[DBT_swiftneo]

I've just recently started playing on the Kingdoms server (I've been on Zone mainly), well I'm kind of stuck, I currently have an ebony bow (which somebody just dropped next to me out of generosity), which is cool, except what I really need is a way to get iron and wood, I have no way of getting the tools to get them, or the tools needed to get the items to make the other tools etc etc.

Can anyone give me advice on how to get these tools/items?

Oh yeah and I'm stuck on the Samurai mainland, with no money to afford a passage out, how do I get off?

I know these are very newbie questions but please, if anyone can help I'd be really grateful.