A bunch of stuff is locked for a while for absolutely no reason. (I mean, I assume it's to not "confuse" people, but this way seems way more confusing.) Companions, for example, you can't even open the screen until the first time one of them levels up their relationship with you, which for me didn't happen until I hit the end of Bellara's intro quest. If you're not yet to the Veil Jumpers camp, I wouldn't worry about it.
This is bafflingly horrible game design. Like, we pick up items but can't look at them. We get approval but can't look at our companions. WHY.
