Hi and welcome. ^^

Leves that you accept at the Adventurer's Guild are activated at the camps, and higher level leves take place at some of the more far flung Aetheryte locations... but you need still need to pick up your leves at the Adventurer's Guild first.

There are also Grand Company missions that can be accepted at certain Aetheryte locations without going to the Adventurer's Guild, but I think you have to enlist in a Grand Company to undertake those?

And yes, side quests often require you to travel to various locations around the map... but everything is pretty accessible from the very beginning.


Coerthas is beautiful. It's not as dangerous or creepy as Mor Dhona, but you still need to watch out for aggressive monsters.


Have fun exploring. Eorzea is huge and if you resist the urge to take shortcuts, there is quite a bit of fun to be had by experiencing the world for yourself. ^^