Generally there are common five ways to gather resources-they are mining, logging, fishing, herb gathering, and skinning. Below are the brief descriptions for the five ways.
Nodes of stone, metal and materials for smiths, fetchers and jewelers are acquired by mining. Logging is a way used to get wood and tree resin. Wood can be used by many crafting professions. Fishing is a channel for cooking materials one of which is nacre used for spelling casters. Herb gather is a measure taken on gathering the herbs that are needed for potion making. Last one is skinning. General speaking, all monsters can be skinned in Darkfall. With skinning, we can get materials for enchanting, crafting and spell casting.