Signs of Barbarism
The "Signs of Barbarism" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Signs of Barbarism

First contact eventDLC: First Contact
Although their dwellings on habitat stations would suggest an advanced society, … is unsure whether we are indeed dealing with an intelligent lifeform: they seem unremittingly hostile, so much so that a stable society seems almost unthinkable: even during our brief period of investigation, we have observed several displays of pure barbarism. They seem to have a language, but our … are still working on deciphering it so we can make sense of this display.
The command below will trigger the "Signs of Barbarism" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Disturbing. We must be watchful.