Oh, you mean these are RAGING barbarians?

"Say, uh, Boss? Shouldn't you be reading the scenario description a bit more closely?"

Yes. "Shut up, Flunkius."

"Say, uh, Boss? Shouldn't we be training some, uh, military or something?"

"SHUT UP, Flunkius."

Fighting and such goes on for quite some time, the results of which can be summed up about like this:

You will of course notice the lack of a settler, since conscript barbs are the most fearsome fighting force on the planet, taking down regular warriors fortified on forests without losing a single hp. Whee.

Then we start getting it back:

"Yeah Boss! You sure showed them barbs good! Only lost an archer and three warriors, too!"

"Shut up, Flunkius."

"Hey Boss. The barbarians know how to ride horses! How come we don't know how to ride horses?"

"Shut up, Flunkius."