What am I doing wrong ???

[Zhuangzi]

You can't take on the enemies in Freedom Islands at first. They are too hard.

- You need to sail around as mentioned above picking up anything you can find.
- You should also make sure you have completed all the Darion quests. The crypt area in Marshan Swamp is great for xp, and it's a lot easier than Freedom Islands.
- You should kill the Kraken as soon as you can (not at level 6). In fact, I thought that the three boss fights in this game were all surprisingly easy. Then you can get Mirabella, and you can load up on Pirates and Sea Dogs.
- Just remember that if a fight is too hard in this game, there are easier fights somewhere else. You basically have to do them in order of difficulty. Oh, and upgrade Scouting to level 3.

Hope that helps...