first of all welcome to the community!
as of yet there is no game to play
we anticipate but never guaranteed to start alpha testing at some point later this year
there are also a number of community events held throughout the year, as well as the communities themselves that can be a lot of fun to join
Chronicles of Elyria is also a game very much rooted in politics and as such has a ton of drama going on both in front of and behind the scenes
some folks hate it and some folks thrive on it - up to you whether involvement on that level would be of interest to you or not
there are also creative groups, theorycrafters etc so in essence though there is no game to play as of yet, you can either chill and return when there is one, or get involved as much or as little as you like in the prelaunch activities