Ah, at least alchemy skill lvl 1 is important IMO, so you can mix potions: The white ones (restorations) are far better than red/blue. And depending on the game style you might need them a lot <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> - but you're correct, you can gain one skill lvl as reward for a quest. The prob is: you have to reach the Dark Forest first for that.
Kiya
