Season 2

So it looks like upon first entering Lorwick Town you will have to undertake some initial quests in order to gain your Voyager's Certificate. Presumably this certificate is required for your character to proceed onto the next stages of the game.

The Voyager's Certificate requires the completion of the following quests:

Buying & Selling
Resource Gathering
Crafting
Cooking
Alchemy

Upon completion as well as receiving your certificate you will also get the choice of receiving 1 of the following weapons:

Iron Sword and Shield
Iron Great Sword
Iron Bow and Arrows

as well as the following items:

Basic Axe (Lumbering)
Basic Pickaxe (Mining)