1. Is it possible to do the lower level epic quests for the items or is that disabled?

2. Is it only possible to do the level 50 epic quests once you hit 50 for the armor only or can you do the whole epic line at 50?

I'm just confused on exactly how epics work here and any clarification would be appreciated, thanks in advance!

If you want your full epic gear, you just need to take the quest on lvl 50 and kill a purple mob, that's it. I honestly don't know for Hibernia, but on Midgard epic quests work for levels 5 and 10, and for Albion for levels 5,10,15,20. It's ok to do it on lvl 5 at leasts, since it's instant level from 5-6 and you get a jewel. On lvl 10 you get like 2 bubbles and a nice belt. On 15 I believe you get a bracer and on 20 cloak. It's probably worth doing them, since items are ok, especially for beginners.

Thanks for the reply Ragg I appreciate your insight I just started playing here this week with my buddy, we're a Skald/shaman duo and we're still trying to figure things out. Another Question:

Do we get the lvl 5 epic quest from the NPC's named in the sticky in this forum ( viewtopic.php?f=61&t=12497) or do we get them from another NPC?

First few quests you get from your class trainer in Jord, only the last one is from the special NPC. However, for example warrior trainer gives quests for more than one class, so not always your class trainer gives epic. Just go to Jordheim, examine class trainers and the one that has the golden knot above his head is your guy.

Ok gotcha, thanks again Ragg! I'm trying to do everything I can think of to get some type of gear for my baby shaman lol