Porcarians

The Porcarians are a race of mammalians native to the planet of Porcaria, located in the Rahn system. The Porcarians are strongly aligned towards pacifism and strongly against violence, as this is part of their own nature. The Porcarians are the only species in the Milky Way galaxy to not have any history of civil wars.

However, the Porcarians have been genetically tampered by an unknown force, resulting in an unexplained increase of fertility which forced the Porcarians to migrate to other colonies. Although pacifists in nature, Porcarians are considered a nuisance by the Martian Separatist Insurgency due to their high fertility rates.

The Porcarians are a vulnerable species, as their military is the least equipped to handle the violent and pessimistic 26th century. Because of their pacifistic nature, the Porcarians are the least violent species in the galaxy, but are also considered the most arrogant. Their diplomatic relations often tend to be one-sided, always assuming they are correct.

The Porcarians have become so dependent on other nations that they are unable to survive alone without them. More upsetting is their lack of deductible reasoning due to their one-sided discussions in diplomacy.

Physiology & Biology
Porcarians share a number of characteristics from the mammals on Earth, particularly porcupines. Like the animals on Earth, Porcarians possess several quills on the back of their head. These quills can be launched from a distance in a form of self-defense. Female Porcarians possess fewer quills than males do, which may imply that males are at the top of the social hierarchy.

The Porcarians possess an incredibly long snout, ending with bucked teeth at the tip. Their eyes have horizontal slits, indicating they are herbivores. Theories have confirmed that due to their pacifistic nature, the Porcarians are largely reluctant to kill any animals for sustenance.

Porcarians possess two pairs of limbs; a pair of arms and legs. The arms of the Porcarians can measure in similar length to Humans, with a few exceptions. Porcarians have two thumbs and a single finger. The second thumb functions almost like a pinky finger in some ways.

Porcarian legs share some characteristics of several digitigrade animals. They are capable of running quickly and jumping further than other species. However, this puts them at a disadvantage. They have difficulties climbing ladders due to their digitigrade leg structure.

Other biological aspects of the Porcarians share similar aspects to other mammals on Earth, with the exception of their high fertility rate. As a result of genetic tampering from an unidentified benefactor, the Porcarians reproduce at an incredibly rapid rate, which forces the Porcarians to expand their borders to other worlds.

This unnatural reproductive rate is their main weakness. Because of their increasing population, the Porcarian Confederacy is under threat of falling as a result of economic bankruptcy. Not only is their home planet overpopulated, they are under threat of extinction at the hands of climate change.

Porcarians have an average lifespan of 70 years. Their average height is 4’6” tall.

Culture
The Porcarians are naturally pacifists, as they abhor any form of violence. This is why the Porcarians rarely join the military; the Porcarians believe that violence should only be used as a last resort, and that the military is little more than an armed deterrent to prevent and discourage interstellar war. This matter of principle has become an aspect of a Porcarian’s everyday life; to never take the life of another individual for any reason or for the sake of undignified bloodshed.

Because the Porcarians abhor violence, they are less likely to aid their own allies in conflicts even if they are near their own system. The Porcarians will only use violence when they feel threatened, and this is not the case for the violent and pessimistic 26th century where peace and forgiveness are thrown out the window, replaced with war and contempt.

The Porcarians have openly ignored aiding humanity during the Energy Strike Incident to the point where they chose not to get involved in the ongoing Energy Strike Wars. Not only do their one-sided diplomats forbid the Confederacy’s own citizens from traveling to Earth, they also forbid military action against the Cektre Dynasties, suggesting complicity.

If the war ever came to an end, which is very unlikely, the Porcarians would be charged in a multitude of war crimes, including the providence of funding towards hostile powers, treason, complicity with hostile powers, and organizing spy networks for the purpose of aiding hostile powers.