Adventurers used to start colonizing the new world in 1500, seemingly linked with the spread of colonialism but now begin triggering as soon as 1485 in my games. This change completely prevents Venail from performing their mission tree as, if they are lucky with the -40 Elf colonization penalty, they may have a single colony by then. Very far from making the colonial nation needed to do the third step in their mission tree ("First Colony").

If adventurers need to colonize so early for other balance, I suggest that Venail receive 10 years of +80 settlers per month (which becomes +40 after elf penalty) as a reward for completing "Map the West". This boost would represent all the excitement of all the elves in Cannor to return home...perhaps even have shrinking elven populations throughout Cannor as events for nations there. If this was in place I believe a player could at least make it to "Prepare the Capital" in the mission tree by the time adventurers began to spawn.