Affinities

Each new character can choose an affinity they'd like to have. Affinities represent sets of skills or abilities that your character is naturally better at. While all characters can learn most skills, there are several advantages you gain for skills that fall within your affinity.
 * 1) Access to a few high level skills not available to anyone without the affinity.
 * 2) Faster learning of skills within your affinity.
 * 3) No loss of levels/experience for skills within your affinity.

Agriculture

 * Farming
 * Ranching

Travelling

 * Cartography
 * Messengering
 * Sailing/Boats

Mining

 * Digging/excavation
 * Prospecting
 * Engineering

Building

 * Carpentry (Wood Structures)
 * Masonry (Stone Structures)

Artisan

 * Blacksmithing
 * Weaving/tailoring

Naturalist

 * Hunting/Trapping/Tracking
 * Plant/Herb gathering
 * Logging/Forestry