I love your game, it reminds me when I played Age of Empires as a kid.
In my first attempt I lost all but two villagers to famine. The tavern allowed me to continue and focus on gaining wood. I managed to collect enough resources and not getting killed to hire a Leader... And the wolves ate all my food haha.
Perhaps my only question (which I guess I know the answer but I want to confirm) is if the Leaders, the Knight and the prisoners in Jail consume Food as the villagers?