Tsankov Expedition

The Tsankov Expedition was an 1647 Ostron expedition under Captain Petar Tsankov financed by both the Ostron crown as well as independent Ostron trading companies, for the purpose of finding a suitable place to establish an Ostron colony in Vissentia, which was at the forefront of burgeoning interactions between Velravin & Kijana. 
Vissentia had already been in the sights of several other Velravin powers, primarily separate princedoms of Drakenstaat, which caused some early geopolitical concern about the ramifications of the missions, however the financiers believed the benefits would outweigh any potential costs. 
Tsankov returned to Ostrony in early 1648, returning with roughly a dozen native Vissentians. Tsankov, alongside the natives, provided a highly embellished account of the area's resources to the other financiers, as he wished to see the project continued due to his own investing in it. His ploy would, at first, work exceptionally well; hearing of the area's great riches, a boat full of settlers was sent to the region in just 3 months, however the hasty dispatch of the settlers meant the initial colony was highly underprepared for its task, contributing to its great struggle in the early years and its eventual collapse.