another npc in that area, i think its the Merchant, he sells Basic recipes for 50 EC each, craft a couple of those and you'll get some missing items. But if you don't have items, the only green quests you can take are 5, 8, 9 and 10.
I made a thread over all the recipes here:https://epicpw.com/index.php?topic=56758.msg781143#msg781143Some higher level quests require you to get items from other crafts. Have to find someone in game who can sell you it or have an alt craft farm lol