I just changed the 2ndary of my Canthan Ranger to .... Warrior. Surprise surprise the 2ndary skills are even less than what you get for a Tyrian 2ndary change! IMO this shows a bad planning of the game and of the add-ons. (Makes you wonder how ANet going to assure that the 2 extensions being under development going to fit to the big picture).
I then went to Kryta and bam surprise surprise!!! I can jump to quests which have nothing to do with the Canthan-Tyria story line. I can go back 2 places (Aidan) get the quest and go 2 places forth again to get the reward (Kryta Gates)... Bah! It blasted the story line to pieces, I gave up my hopes for a story line in the 1st Month after opening but that one... (reminded me how much of the Diablo spirit lies still within GW!)
Perhaps the question here is whether any of you people tried to run from Kryta directly to Ascalon and try to get one of the 1st quests: Defend the Wall or The King's Message. We must remember that a lot of quests are related to missions and unless you accomplish a mission the quest won't be available. Which is also logical why during my run backwards towards Ascalon in Beacon's Perch Master Saberlin won't give me any quest at all.
But alas this proved to be wrong therefore here I am, pissed off totally at the corrupt story line (at least they could have collapsed for instance the cellar leading to Kryta thus making the way towards Ascalon totally unpassable for game forks with Canthan characters but noo... we can get Tyrian explorer labels. I completed at least the 1st mission and thus I start the mission sequence for the tyrian missions, at least they can not deprive me from that
BTW: the same is also true for the Tyrian characters... none of the Canthan newbie skill quests are available for them and therefore they must pay for these skills.