I was first eng, and I was eng first. It is my decision to continue playing the same char that I've played since the beginning. As for the whole linen thing, I speak from experience when I say that it's best to ignore your trade skills 'till lvl 12 or so, at which point you can easily handle most monsters in Durotar, even if they gang up on you. Then you can mine/hunt humanoids much more efficiently and get the resources you need to level up tradeskills fast