Originally posted by Renlish:

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Kill the first boss and the power they give you is a stamina boost which makes it easy to get away from everything and you can cover long distances on a full stamina bar.

Preserve stamina by shouldering anything you're carrying too.

Hope that helps!

I've even gotten to the point where I will use Eikthyr Forsaken Power and stamina meads to run through the skinny swamps to find my first turnip seeds and then in the large swamps to mark the crypts. Nothing in the swamp can keep up with you. Once you have the crypts marked you can just pick out the easiest one to get to and go after iron with troll or bronze gear.