Anyone want to help a clueless newbie? Well here's your chance :O I really have no idea what to do, or how to make my avatar not naked for that matter, so any advice would be uber awesome ;)

Welcome to Mene for starters :)
To make gold, simply chat on the forums or play the games available :) You can earn up to 20 gold writing a single post, and 100 gold in the games :yes: 500 gold a day is the limit on games.
Once you have enough gold, simply click on the "Shops" Tab and have fun shopping! :D Any other questions, feel free to ask :heart:

Just as Jasper says. :D Taking part in some of the roleplays can help too, since longer posts = more gold.