Four years, huh? Alright, here's an update.
-Noob armor quests came out. You may've been around for this.
-Noob armor quests were buffed. This stuff is sick for noobs now.
-Noob armor quests now have a PoK route alternative.. this is what you've been messaged on.
Since the tutorial's been revamped, and PoK is now, more or less, the starting city, they made it so the noob armor quests could be done, esscentially, from it. You can get your friends and allies from other races to join you since the reward is a simple letter. Turn it into the specificed NPC, and you get the same item you would've from the town-given quest with a combine.
When I did this on my Chanter and found I got (1AC, +5Int, +5 either PR or DR.. forget) bracers, I was estatic. Sadly, I did the PoK version, and couldn't redo it for a second bracer, which I wanted! I did the Euridin-based version and got my second one. (They're not Lore.)
A warning.. the, third one?, that runs through the swamp.. hunting down the bull alligators for their chunks of meat is a pain. If you accidently eat one (like my ex did!), don't panic- just buy a chunk of meat or get one from elsewhere, like the noob fork in Everfrost Peaks. (You need to loot two from bull alligators and you also need to turn in two; however, these two do not need to be the same ones, nor do the turned in ones need to be a bull alligator.) This quest will likely drive you nuts unless you're rather comfortable in the swarm. Ideally, try near the merchant on the hand in the northern part of the swamp.