Well like the noob I am I decided to start moving to greener pastures and instead of scouting first I tamed a horse, hitched a cart with my most essential valuables and hit the road... Only to be stopped by a 4 way river. I knew there was a place around there I had liked so I decided instead of turning around I would leave my cart for a few minutes and scout ahead a bit... Only to get a little up the map and see a player blip rowing down the river. Not wanting a confrontation I rushed off into the bushes only to realize everything I valued was in the direction they were heading... so I rushed back only to discovered my cart ransacked. I would've done the same if the situation was reversed.
Probably the biggest possessions I lost was my urn full of seeds and my newly crafted quiver.
Now that I have nothing left it's time to really move into the dark unknown.