1. I think you're simply at the end of the current events for the rebels. They can't get into control of the country, if that's where you were hoping the events to go. :D
3. I'll fix those issues. Thanks.
The pearls are for the skilltree of the female adventurers. For the next update, I added a bonfire to each of the maps they can travel to, which players can use to access the skilltrees of the female adventurer characters.