Anyway. Warcheese. Get the best armor you can muster. Whether Iron or silver. Get the Fang and obsidian arrows. From there, if you're good with a bow, I would advise assassinating 'skeeters from a distance, and collecting the needles they leave behind.

From there, start gathering the resources the fulings drop. Then build up on raids.

All the while, remain as well fed as you can, with the highest level foods available to you, and always know when to retreat. Potions help.