I just made some more progress...but not sure about some of the problems -- I didn't realize there was a patch that I hadn't applied -- as soon as I did, I could talk to the trees (what a looney thing to say)....that let me solve that quest, and talk to the dragon, and then I had 3 more skill points,...then I was able to get zagon and then heal the blind man...
oi vey...talk about alot depending on talking to those trees!
Still have no idea where to find williams to get the guild w/out a master quest....
but with the patch applied...will look around a bit to see if anything else has changed...else will send you the SaveGame...
tnx....
Astara