1. I have tryed clicking on the sign at the forge yes. To check that it was the sign that should activate the quest i started a new account and it worked there. Placement when i took image is not importent. I have tryed to click all ower the place :)
2. Yes i had completed both the Swamp and the Beach quest.
3. Not sure what you are refering to. Since its all broken now. I did turn in the beach/swamp again to check if that could trigger new quest for forge and the others, but didnt see any change - so i logged before it was saved.
I will do it again and run and check if it actually fix it. Will report back in a few.