Loaar has developed a fantastic crafting guide to help you get started in baking pies, crafting sandwiches, and of course that occasional suit of armor or deadly broadsword.  Actually, the two main disciplines at this time are Talisman Making and Apothecary.  Read more on how to develop them:

There are 6 skills in the game, broken up into 2 groups:

Gathering and Crafting Skills

You can only have 1 of a skill in each category. Talking to a trainer to learn a new skill will erase all your previous skill with your old Crafting craft. Trainers are in all the Tier 1 areas (in the 2nd town you encounter). For those people having trouble finding the Talisman Maker trainer, they are called Hedge Wizards in the game.

To view the complete guide in our WIKI, click here . There is also a copy for discussion in our forums !