System- Macbook Pro
2.6 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo
2 GB Ram
Mac OS X 10.5.6
Yesterday, I played the game for the first time and got through most of the tutorial. I got to the point where the last NPC asks if you want to "enter Yliakum" or ask around for more help about the game world. I needed to logout at the time, but I did not know about using the "X" icon on the in-game toolbar that logs you out. So, I instead quit the program through the OS like I do with other programs.
When I did log in again, I said "Hi" to the last NPC and he told me tat I needed the three items. I tried redoing the tutorial but couldn't get the quest again from Abelia. At the time, I didn't remember what phrase allowed you to enter the game, and the last NPC didn't repeat what he said the last time. However, I read the walkthrough and decided to tell him, "enter Yliakum" even though he didn't prompt me to tell him. Luckily, this did work, and I was able to enter the regular world.
I posted this to help anyone in a similar situation.