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As it is true with all Karana Plains, the South Karanas is quite a large area.  Characters from low to mid 10s and upper 20s have plenty to kill here.  The critter diversity is also fairly large and you should have no problem finding something that fits your taste.

Mid 10s characters can group to take out skeletons in the undead graveyard, the lower level Aviaks in one of the Aviak villages or Bird Houses (-6666  +1000) as they so called, or the lower level Centaur (such as Archers) among others.  When fighting in the undead cemetery, be careful with the NPC that sometimes spawn there called Lord Grimrot.  He is a level 40ish character that will likely kill you in one shot.  You should also be careful when hunting Aviaks as some of these creatures are linked together and pulling one might result in a train you may not be able to handle.  As for the Centaurs, the only advice I would give you is to watch out for Cyclops.  Since you will have to run all over the zone to find the Centaurs, you might meet with the nasty Cyclops on your path.  And he will not be interested in chat and biscuits but will attack you on sight.  Death will come quick if that happens.

Upper 10s necros can still hunt the Aviaks or the Centaurs, but you can start taking tougher opponents.  A good party should be able to handle the Aviak Harrier and most of the Centaurs with easy.  You can also hunt the Bull Elephants for the mammoth tusk, which is worth around 8 plat.

The Aviak level order is as follow, from easiest to hardest:  Egret, Rook, Harrier, and Avocet.

The Centaur order is as follow, from easiest to hardest: Foal, Archer, Courser, and Charger.

As mentioned before, Aviaks are found in large quantities in the Aviak village, but are also found wandering around the South Karanas.  Centaurs are found in the Centaur camp (+145  -2400), but you do not want to hunt there as too many Centaurs will kill you very fast.  Instead, stay in the area between the bridge to North Karanas (+2400  +900) and the Centaur camp as most Centaurs outside their own camp can be often found wandering.

It is for character in their 20s that I believe the Southern Karanas really shines.  You should now be able to handle most things that spawn in this zone and can start having pay back on those damn Cyclops that scared you so much in the past.  A party of 3 necros at level 24 can take down a Cyclops reasonably easy.  Centaur Chargers and Aviak Avocets are also not a problem.  But my favorite target in this zone are the Treants (+1500  -3500).  These immense trees provide one of the best loot and XP in the game for mid 20s characters and spawn so fast you might not be able to keep up with them. I believe the main reason they are provide such great XP and loot is the fact that they severely affect you faction standing in Qeynos.  Most people are not willing to take that hit but most necros are likely KOS in Qeynos anyway and thus can hunt Treants without a problem (that is also the reason why mostly evil races/classes hunt the Treants).   I would recommend a party of 4 low 20s necros when hunting them, or 2 necros level 24+.  Two Treants spawn at the same time about every 3 or 4 minutes (yes, that fast).  Spread you party far enough so the Area Effect spell the Treants cast does not hit more than one person at the same time and target one of the Treants.  Once it is dead, move to the next treant and you should be done quickly and safely.  Be sure to check your pet's health when you are done as two Treants casting AE spells on them will hurt quite a bit.  Also check to see if you don't have a DoT spell on you.  The Treant's Swarm spell deals 12 damage per round, no big deal but worth checking.  As a final note, if you are hunting the Treants and don't think you are completely safe, have your highest level member fear one of the Treants while you kill the second one.  Handling one at a time makes it a lot easier.

Remember that for any of the tougher kills (high Centaurs, Cyclops, Treants, etc..) you should try to stay as far away from battle as possible.  That way you can let your pet tank the creature and be in less danger of that creature turning upon one of your party members.  Thus, cast from a safe distance.  Also be careful with Treants and Centaurs as they are SoW'd creatures and will catch up with you in no time.

If you are in a good level to solo some of the Aviaks or Centaurs (level 24+ for for all besides Aviak Avocet and Centaur Charger), the best strategy is to stand back, send your pet and cast DoTs.  Engulfind Darkness is vital here as you don't want the creature coming your way too fast and you will want to fear it as soon as you are done with DoTs.  That way it will move away slowly and give you enough time to cast some damage on it.  Once you make it to level 30+ you can start soloing Aviak Avocets and Centaur Chargers.  Chargers are harder to find since you have to wander around this very large area looking for them.  Avocets might be a little easier if the zone is not too crowded.  Around the Aviak city, there are quite a few spots where Aviaks spawn.  In each of these spots, any Aviak might spawn.  Thus, if you can kill an Egret (the lowest of all Aviaks but the fastest), an Avocet may spawn in his place.  You can also more safely pull from the tree itself.  Just go up and look for an Avocet.  There are a few ways you can pull one.  The easiest is to have someone cast Levitate on you so you can come down fast and safe.  The other is to pull and run downstairs, taking a few hits in the process (your pet will not follow you upstairs).  And finally, you can pull, cast Harmshield and jump down.  Just try them out and see which one works better.  SoW is also a tremendous help when soloing Aviaks, so try to get it if you can.

As a final comment, the South Karanas is not really close to any cities or banks to be more specifically.  Oggok is the closest one but no necro with the exception of Dark Elves can safely wander its streets.  Thus, come prepared, with plenty of food and low on weight or you will find yourself hungry and overweight in no time.

Like I mentioned before, I believe South Karanas is an excellent hunting ground for necros in their 20s.  Even though lower level necros will find plenty to kill here, a party is almost always required and XP will not be that great.  There are better zones for those characters such as Lavastorm or West Commonlands.  But do pay a visit to South Karanas once you hit the 20s and if you are willing to take the faction hit from killing Treants, do try them.  I gained three levels and more than 300 plat in less than real life 20 hours simply by chopping trees.