Nice to meet you, Amalara. I can remember being where you are now and asking advice from the forum. For the most part, I got very good advice and I'm happy I found my forum "home." The people here genuinely want to help others. Some don't know as much as others but in general, the advice is great.
I have two tips ... first, do not overscout. It's so easy to keep wanting to scout provinces in order to get more expansions. You'll be sorry for it later, and the Elvenar quest gurus do not tell you that. Just look ahead, in the tech tree, to the next chapter from the one you are in. How many provinces do you need to open it? Don't worry if you are five or six provinces above that number. That's fine. But if you are 10, 15, 20 above the number needed to open the next chapter, stop scouting. You've delved into hard territory.
Second, the best place to really learn all the basics are the Scrollkeepers sections at the top of this forum. I am the spire scrollkeeper, but there are scrollkeepers for tournament, basic play, events, and much more ... some of those things, like Muffy's scrollkeeping section, you'll need first. You'll not only get great advice there, but also links to more information.
Lastly, just stay on the forum. This place teaches you so much as you advance. After four years I am still learning things every day ... or at least every week, lol. When you decide to join a fellowship, come back here and ask for the basic tips on finding the best one to suit you. There are so many fellowships out there and some of them are not even active, but the auto-recommendations don't seem to know that. We'll help you find a good one.
WELCOME!