I can't help you to meet people on shiva, unfortunately, but I can offer some quick advice. Look up the Trusts page on BG wiki. And be sure to work your way through the Records of Eminence quests in the quest menu (you can have up to 15 active at any time, plus the limited time one). Many of them are good to combine, for eg, mobs in a particular zone, with defeat mobs (D) and defeat 200 mobs. Add to that the crystals dropped by whatever you're fighting and you'll find exp very easy to come by.