Nightfall leveling questions

I have played all my characters through Factions due to the quick leveling up and finished the game multiple times over. What I haven't done is start a character in Nightfall. I also usually like casters, and back fighters but I decided to try a front fighter, dervish. I am now in nightfall and so far so good with the exception of leveling up. I am level 8 and still on the main starting island. My problem is I can't find any more quests. I have looked in every city I checked all the wiki's for maps and quests to make sure I didn't miss anything. I have done all the quests that I can until I can get to level 12 to unlock the next main one. I can't believe there is this large a difference between where I am and where I need to be. I looked at the sun-spear bounties and they offer one maybe 2 points for each monster killed. Using this, it will take me forever to level up. I am trying to figure out what I am missing. I can't into the following areas yet: Beknur Harbor, Kodlunu Hamlet, and blacktide den. Other than those areas, I have access to everywhere else and have literally exhaustively explored looking for more quests/missions. Any Guidance/suggestions would be appreciated.

If you keep your eyes out for quests and always pick up the bounties you shouldn't need to grind at all. Sunspear rank should get you through without problems, given it's high enough. I'm guessing you neglected to pick them up and are still a really low rank. Go pick some up and kill some foes to make up for it. There isn't much else you can do.

Thanks. sadly I was afraid it was something like this.

well at Zehlon reach there are a few quests with skale bounties given plus 2 master quests

Beknor harbour is ful of skale and double xp from shrines as well you can take your sunspear bounty up to 1k so plenty there to level

also remeber to fall back to the other sreas as quests are given also

e.g blacktide den you can go in there with 6 quests (like then necro.sticky operation ..want to see more ect all pass the same area) and do them all at same time .just leave the guy who wnats to visit shrines to last as all enimies are dead so no need to protect him bar 1 small group that spawn)

so always hop back and forth to kamadden /Astralarium/beknor/

you will always be level 17 and above and have 1k of sunspear before you leave the island