Hey all,

A couple unrelated questions from a first time lamaland visitor:

1. Does premium normally carry over?
I noticed that most of what I have bought carries over to Lamania, but I still have just the two character slots. Wondering if this was WAI.

2. Is there a way to rapidly level up that doesn't involve meeting a dev or character copy?
My playtimes tend not to be when the devs are on, so I have little chance of running into them (missing all the real fun stuff). And I can't do character copy, because I don't have 'beta access' (side question: how does one get beta access?).
Plus, since I only play 'hardcore' permadeath, my toons are nowhere near cap. It'd be fun to try out some quests I will likely not see for some time otherwise. Is there an alternate way to get a higher level toon (preferably custom built, as I like to play odd builds)?

Thanks in advance.