Skill Trainers and Armor

These questions are all in regards to Old Ascalon as i have not yet entered the Academy

1) Are there other skill trainers in pre-sear Ascalon other than the ones we are sent to to get quests and select a second profession?

2) Are they usually found in the towns?

3) Is it worthwhile trading for armor with Collectors or is it better to wait and have some crafted?

4) Where are the crafters in Old Ascalon?

5) I know where to get the belt pouch but does anyone know where to get the bags? Inventory is pretty small even when rendering stuff down.

Thanks

i was told bags were either far farther along after academy

or not so far along after the academy

but after the academy

further than i have ventured so far

1. no
2. yes
3. no, wait for crafter
4. none

I am pretty sure you buy bags at fort ranik in seared ascalon. That is the only place i have seen them.

either in fort ranik for 250 gp a pop or further along near yak's bend(post sear) also in pre-sear you can get a blet pouch, outside of ascalon city a npc collector will ask for river scles or something for it, it holds an extra 5 items

you can also get a belt pouch of someone in seared Ascalon for 5 (bandit tokens or something)...

And another place for bags is Lion's ... but don't wait that long.

Somewhere in the wilds of regent valley....in Burnt Ascalon...

There is a collector who will give you a belt pouch for 5 worn belts.

yes but A. its much easier to grab it in presear
B. ive enver seen a creature drop a worn belt as loot