Hi lonewoof1,
Most of your questions are answered here at this wonderfull site made by mrfixit. He has designed unit tables that are really MINT! go here, http://virtualnj.com/mrfixit/ror/index.html
And yes the scouts will just stop after they kill or lose "sight" of their prey so they need more direction by you. If your TC is destroyed before bronze , you can build a new one. It is listed in the building choices. A strategy used by some is if your tc is being destroyed by the enemy and you have your villiagers run away and ready to start working again, then delete the burning TC so you can get the new one up.
And man can those Jihad Assyrians run like deer They are faster than Horse Archers! Good luck in the deathlands Tenaciti
P.S. I think the information can be found here too at Heaven It's a great place.