1. This is not a bug, in the tutorial you can't explore all of Ravaryn because of what's going on.You know a game is going to be good when you start it and find a bug immediately in the what I'd assume tutorial. Mind you this could have been patched after 0.2.4. But once you get the ability to move around right at the start. If you get to the tile right before the help the guards you can go back West forever, even off the map. But you can go East past the second tile.
Edit: This tile specifically.
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Edit 2: Still in the tutorial. Right after you meet Ellaryel. The arch that you walk through. Is it stone or wood?
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2. Thanks for pointing out, I was thinking something like a runes stone portal surrounded by tree roots. I improved the description... Sometimes I daydream about the details of the story. lol