Hi there,
I am fairly new, I have reached lvl 20 and nearly out of novicehood, I am Nihilist where would a good place to bash be please? I am stuggling and a bit bored with rats

Anyway any hints and tip would be good,

ooh...ooh...any ideas on herbs or vials I should start off oith would also be helpful.

Thanks in anticipation!

You COULD try the Glomdoring forest, but you have to be very careful what you attack there. Stick to spiders and snakes for now. Rats are still really your best bet though. You'll need a health vial and (not sure about Nihilists) mana would probably help a lot too.
Also, earth plane might be good if you stick to grubs and shield a lot, I think the worst they can do is web.

Brining Pilgrims to the peak and doing commodity quests is a fine source of experience and gold around the 20's. A single Pilgrim gets me 4% toward the next level, and I have a Level 3 experience reduction.