This is my character Albus who I just created. He's naked and standing in what appears to be the game's tutorial area.

You move with the arrow keys and make selections and stuff with your mouse pointer. After my first few steps a window popped up and gave me clothes. Now I am speaking with a guard who is explaining kambert to me. Also he gave me a stick. I'm pretty sure it's as crappy a weapon as it sounds.

Further down the path I seen an elderly fellow who gave me information on a wide range of topics. I will spare you the boring details, but afterwards you can leave the area and go into the world.
There is plenty to do in this game besides combat. There's crafting, religion, politics: all the materials needed for delicious drama with an opportunity for corruption.