There is a FAQ in my sig, and an entire Wiki of information here:
http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=HomePage
To set players to start in a certain zone, you just need to update your variables table and add startzone to it in the varname field. Here is an example to have them start in nexus:
Code:
varname value information
startzone nexus Sets the Starting Zone for all new characters