Hello Gillie and welcome to Mizahar. Hopefully this will help, rather than confuse you.
A) Read the
Starting Guide thoroughly.
B) Read the information on whatever species you've decided to go with thoroughly. In your case,
InartaC) Start about making your CS in order to get your thoughts together. You can edit this numerous times before starting to play, if you like, before you've finalised it. This is the Character Sheet
Forum where you can post it.
D) You could have already chosen a city. If not, then do so. Unless you have your heart set on something, try and go for somewhere with an active storyteller. It will make things a lot easier for you and everyone. Wind Reach is excellent, but also good are (for example) Ravok, Riverfall, Kenash and Sunberth. Here's the
City List I'm assuming you'll go for Wind Reach, but shop around for something that suits your character.
E) Finalise your Character Sheet, making sure you have relevant reasons for your location (History) and, if you decide to have magic skills, where you got those. Include relevant skills to the job you want.
F) Wait for it to get confirmed, but until then (unless you have a red cross) you can start playing.
G) Register in the appropriate thread. For example, "Character Registration for the City of ..... Summer 514AV"
H) Have fun! Once your Character Sheet has been looked out, you can sort out any issues at this point.
I) Play, play, play! Join open threads. Create your own threads etc. Also, arrange a job with a storyteller.
Hopefully, that will have been of some help. Otherwise, just say if you have any more questions or if I've stopped making sense.