Speaking as someone who has only been playing the game a couple of weeks, here's a suggestion for the starting town:

Making it lighter: When you first enter the world after completing the tutorial its a little bit dark and gloomy, and its a bit off putting finding yourself in a dark street with no one around you and no idea where to go. A lighter background / less shadows / brighter colours might improve this (for example houses with lighter walls), and a few signposts wouldn't hurt to make the game a little more user friendly for new players (Eg. Tavern >). This might encourage people to stick with the game and get stuck in, as opposed to thinking "great tutorial, what on earth do I do now?".

Just a suggestion