New Players get 50 1/3 zems that cannot be traded
Too many brand new players drop in PL/town etc because they cannot get enough zems, I think it may be a good idea for there to be a small amount like 50 accessible through a NPC.
The zems would need to not be tradeable and would 1/3 durability so they break on death.
It's a major part of the game to learn/understand that you risk dropping if you don't carry a zem. Better to learn that lesson as a low level new player with nothing great to lose. It may not be super clear from the outset of the game that zems have an important purpose but we all learned it one way or another.