Barb Guide

Alpha Attack: Rend

Rend damage is based on Con
Dress for HP and Con. 

Starting Point

Probably want to start by making sure you're decently lowbie-dressed:

<used as light>      the sigil of A'enari
<worn on finger>     a ring of the king's navy
<worn on finger>     a ring of the king's navy
<worn around neck>   a sharktooth necklace
<worn around neck>   a sharktooth necklace
<worn on body>       Blue-Metal Platemail Armor
<worn on head>       an iron nasal helm
<worn on legs>       eltor-hide leggings
<worn on feet>       Silver boots of Camelot
<worn on hands>      (Glowing) (Humming) dragon's gloves
<worn on arms>       sleeves of rough elk hide
<worn about body>    a Braughton of the Clan Dubh Glas
<worn about waist>   (Glowing) the Ice Girth
<worn around wrist>  a lion-crested bracer
<worn around wrist>  a lion-crested bracer
<wielded>            [nothing]
<dual wielded>       [nothing]
<worn on ears>       (Red Aura) Brimstone pentagram
<worn on eyes>       a bloody eyepatch
<worn on back>       [nothing]
<worn over face>     the fur from a raccoon
<worn around ankle>  a blue, glassy chain
<worn around ankle>  [nothing]
<wielded as lance>   [nothing]

Mid Point

<used as light>      the sigil of A'enari
<worn on finger>     scorched band of glass 
<worn on finger>     scorched band of glass 
<worn around neck>   dev scales 
<worn around neck>   dev scales 
<worn on body>       rav plate/bammy plate/white cuirass 
<worn on head>       bone helm
<worn on legs>       leggings of the Messenger
<worn on feet>       duck boots 
<worn on hands>      yeti gauntlets
<worn on arms>       brutus arms
<worn about body>    
<worn about waist>   ice girth/bammy girth
<worn around wrist>  spiked leather wristguard 
<worn around wrist>  spiked leather wristguard 
<wielded>            
<dual wielded>       
<worn on ears>       maddening voices/roderick ear
<worn on eyes>       shades of light
<worn on back>       a thick piece of lizard hide
<worn over face>     the Face Shield of Valor
<worn around ankle>  a blue, glassy chain
<worn around ankle>  a blue, glassy chain

Mobs

Easy solos:

Scorched band of Glass - Draco. Easy, no IP limit, any few AV's. 
Leggings of the Messenger - Sir Pereval. easy solo. 
Duck boots - Snverblin wizard in moria. easy solo.
wristguards - nevermore guards. no IP limit, also just easy. 
Dev scales - Justice. can choke/flee

Buy or get help with:

Rav plate - the tarrasque.  Easy, any few AV's
Bone Helm - Edo dragon heads. 40m to make, pieces highly available.
shades of light - mols
yeti gaunts - yeti
essence - danny

Ending Point

This would be basically fully dressed with nice pieces, short of super rare pops.

<used as light>      the sigil of A'enari (or rays of the sun, but they're too scrappy for my liking)
<worn on finger>     (Glowing) (Humming) Andvarinaut
<worn on finger>     the ring of the ancient gods
<worn around neck>   a necklace made from the mane of the beast
<worn around neck>   (Humming) the pulsating heart of the beast
<worn on body>       blood soaked bandages
<worn on body>       studded leather keshka hide
<worn on body>       a padded woolen gambeson
<worn on body>       a white Gryphon Keep tabard
<worn on body>       a black dragonscale hauberk
<worn on body>       (Glowing) the Lily Covered Tabard of the Knight Protector
<worn on head>       the Bone Helm of Ryuukoroshi
<worn on legs>       leggings of the Messenger
<worn on feet>       facestompers
<worn on hands>      the fur covered gauntlets of the plains wanderer
<worn on arms>       spiked leather armguards of the tribesmen
<worn about body>    the fur lined cloak of the plains wanderer
<worn about body>    the essence of kundalini
<worn about waist>   (Glowing) the Ice Girth
<worn around wrist>  a dense wooden bracer wrapped in leather
<worn around wrist>  a dense wooden bracer wrapped in leather
<wielded>            Skullbreaker
<dual wielded>       Skullcrusher
<worn on ears>       (Red Aura) Brimstone pentagram
<worn on eyes>       shades of light
<worn on back>       a thick piece of lizard hide
<worn over face>     the Face Shield of Valour
<worn around ankle>  a blue, glassy chain
<worn around ankle>  a blue, glassy chain