I just made it to the beach, talked to some people in the city (chose to save the love potion orc girl, couldn't water barrel the flaming boat, and chose to save the younger guy), but then was teleported to a weird place with an imp, then talked to a weaver of time, and I don't even know where I'm supposed to go. Is the game supposed to be like this?
Yes, it requires you to think and read dialogues and your diary and explore stuff on your own. There are no quest markes in this game...
You can leave the Shelter Plane of Time (your homestead) by clicking on the small pyramid symbo on the right side of the screen. That way you can travel to every portal you discovered from (almost) any position in the world.
