so I rested at the inn during the prologue, right after I cleared out some side quests, was about to finish up ramien after resting and the demon attack starts, afterwards ramien is instakilled by the inquisitor and a whole chain of quests fails resetting 5 hours of progress cause autosaves apparently are spaced out 2 minutes apart from each other

is this 'enhanced' edition? or 'prologue now bugged and broken' edition?

also, gog banning people from writing reviews telling everyone about the shitty practises devs are engaged in isn't doing you guys any favors

Thats because it is a timed quest. Each time you rest, your loosing time to complete the quests before the attack on the tavern.

You can read up on this on the various websites and walkthroughs.