No Sharpening Stones in Qeynos?
 

Can this cruel reality be classic? Droves of level 3 would-be armorers running through the horrors of Blackburrow and the frigid plains of Everfrost just to buy a few stacks of Sharpening Stones, because the metropolis of Qeynos decided that rusty weapons should stay rusty indefinitely? Surely the NPC hiding upstairs at the Tin Soldier in South Qeynos should have them, right guys? Right?

This is correct. You'll have to go to Halas (or Erudin perhaps?) to get them.

Danth

Hehe sorry that is classic, making the trek to Halas or taking the boat to Erudin.

Think that's bad? Try finding tiny daggers.

I'm donning my lion hides and preparing for the icy trek to Halas, to finally find some stones... feels classic