Besides, such a "newcomer town" could be griefed as well. Just make a powerful melee build or something like that and start abusing guard ai with a friend.
If you don't add guards, players will grief other players in any case. Yes, you can grief other players with a lvl <5 character as well.
Ah good call! I missed that. Not a bad idea. Maybe since almost every time you start a new character there is a person there to talk to, they might direct you to that place. Maybe have a north one and a south one.
But what for? "Newbies" don't learn anything in this spot, dying, attacking/defending, gathering is part of the game, not being invulnerable and stand there and chat "lol" "xD" etc all day long (and this will happen if there is such a town) doesnt add anything to the game. It's useless. The earlier the new players learn how to survive, the better. Not with some inane "I am invulnerable here" town.