[Lord]

The most important idea needed to enjoy the game:
Don't look at any walkthroughs!

Another important idea:
Don't cheat (don't edit your stats or hack in items or whatever).

You can keep track of all your quests in your journal. It helps organize finished and unfinished quests for you.

What buttons with wands? Do you mean the quick spell slot on the bottom of the screen? If you click on the gold one, then you can view your spells. If you select one of them, then you can cast it. If you chose on the dimmed out one, you have to right click on it. Then you can select which spell you want to place in that slot for future use.