Shattered Kingdoms

This is something that might be helpful to newbies. Don't know if it is kept track of but when a character enters the River for the first time on that char's existence, the game sends a message: Please type, "Help Death", for assistance to come back to life.

Imagine a mage, whose power comes from the mind, not the body; a scout, trying
to slip through the woods; or a rogue, sneaking up behind someone. Imagine
these people trying to do what they are best at while wearing full plate mail
or loaded down with stone armor....

There are penalties to the use of some skills and spells when certain classes
wear certain types of armor. Some classes in the game are trained to use
heavy armor, while others are trained to use light armor or clothing.
* Heavy Armor -- Mercenaries, Paladins, Hellions, Barbarians
* Light Armor -- Swashbucklers, Scouts, Bards, Shamans, Warlocks, Rogues
* Clothing -- Sorcerors, Necromancers

Priests are a special case, with their training depending on the amount of
martial discipline in the priesthood.
* Heavy Armor -- Algorab, Alshain, Dulrik, Sargas
* Light Armor -- Achernar, Ain, Yed, Nashira, Sadr, Thuban, Zavijah
* Clothing -- Aludra, Meissa, Mira, Sadal, Marfik, Dabi

What defines the type of armor? What differentiates heavy from light? This
is dependent on the type of material from which the item is composed.
* Heavy Armor -- adamantite, diamond, gemstone, iron, obsidian, platinum,
steel, stone, tanso steel, cold iron, jade
* Light Armor -- amber, brass, bronze, china, clay, copper, crystal,
flesh, food, glass, gold, ice, ivory, leather, meat, mithril, pearl,
plant, scale, silver, supernatural, wood, dragonscale
* Clothing -- cloth, energy, feather, flame, fur, ink, paper, parchment,
rubber, silk, suede, vellum, water

I've lost my innate skills (and another I had mastered is also Superb now) in my first character. How so? Because I die too much? I am always being resurrected.