I don't know why you would be getting set to zone 10 for an Erudite character. Have you tried any other class/race combos? Maybe try one that actually can start in FP East (maybe Human Warror?).
Also, you may want to check some of your rule and variable settings such as:
rule_values table:
World:EnableTutorialButton
World:TutorialZoneID
World:SoFStartZoneID
variables table:
startzone
You should also probably check to make sure you have the following SQL on your server:
http://code.google.com/p/projecteqem...svn2024&r=2024