There are currently eleven different types of crafting materials in Anthem that you can collect, with each material often being used to craft specific upgrades.
With crafting now unlocked, it’s time to start upgrading and crafting all new components, weapons, and gear to make your Javelin as strong and unique as possible.
Once you have found the three pieces of Ember, make your way back to Prospero where he will grant you access to crafting and also the ability to purchase unique time-limited skins and crafting components from his Featured Store. Here, you will receive the briefing for the 'Lighting a Fire' mission and will be asked to collect and return three pieces of Ember. Upon returning to Fort Tarsis after the completion of the Lost Arcanist mission, you will be prompted to speak with a man called Prospero in the marketplace. Unfortunately, crafting in Anthem isn’t available right off the bat and to unlock it, you will be required to complete the first several missions of the game.