Fiction:Galvatorox Nomadic Nation

Overview
The Galvatorox Nomadic Nation (GNN) is exactly what the name implies. They travel the galaxy, performing tasks for alien empires, in exchange for only food, water, and occasionally ship materials. Travel has proven well for their intellect, spirit, and nature. The technology they have discovered along their way is highly advanced, and has helped the Galvatorox greatly.

Despite having the desire to aid other empires, they will not accept new ships/individuals with them on their journey, unless it's a Galvatorox or they themselves have built the ship. They are a highly secretive, not reclusive, species, and they will not share anything they do not wish to. The Galvatorox do not succumb to torture, because they cannot feel pain. They do, however, feel great emotions. They have great empathy, with the ability to feel the emotions, even guarded, from another individual from another species.

Even through their great advancements in technology, inability to feel pain, ability to connect with any species, great ambition to do good, the Galvatrox do have one weakness. They are small in number. The population of the GNN is in the thousands. The birth rate and the death rate of the Galvatorox are about the same, so their numbers do not change. They are safe from disease, because they have grown immunity from being in space, isolated from every toxin, every virus and bacteria (save for the ones inside them, that provide a symbiotic relationship), so the disease-causing substances could not have adapted to the anatomy of the Galvatorox to inflict harm.

Beginnings
The race of the Galvatorox originated on the planet of Xememnon. There, they developed and mastered the art of guerrilla warfare. During the tribal stage, Galvatorox tribes would enjoy to befriend other tribes. However, a large tribe began to form, and the tribe grew by crushing and enslaving others.

The allied tribes began to fall, one by one. Their small forces could perform only superficial harm to the large war machine. However, a small tribe of Galvatoroxes began to plot, plotting the downfall of the evil tribe.

Whenever the evil tribe sent out a small party to collect foods, the small tribe would attack, killing off the party. Scouts would be sent, and they would be killed off as well. But when a large military force was sent, the small tribe would leave them alone. They also left no bodies to be found. Instead, the small tribe sent the bodies off to sea and burned them, honorable funerals.

Soon, the small tribe gained enough confidence to attack the evil tribe directly. They stole food, small amounts at first, then larger, and larger. The evil tribe began to die out from starvation. This gave their slaves a chance to revolt. The evil tribe fell. With the main opposing force gone, the Galvatoroxes were able to evolve into the civilization stage.

Rise of Separatists
With the growth of technology and population density, so did certain voices. Many rose up preaching that their way was The Way. Many preached for Spode, many preached for war, many preached for money, and many preached for technology. These voices muffled the horrors being committed. A country had discovered a new power source: life. They had discovered a way to absorb the energy of life, and use it as fuel. It first began to be used on plants, then small animals, then larger ones. Finally, the evil country began to use it on Galvatoroxes.

This was unheard of, for decades, while it was going on. Then all became a standstill. The country was very large (intercontinental), and still growing. The small tribe that dismantled the evil tribe had already been conquered at this point. Thus, a new nation had to take its place.

Many nations were willing, but did not have the complete confidence to do so. There was, however, one nation. This nation already had a well-established military, and studied the ways of the small tribe. They attacked spice derricks of the evil nation, and outnumbered and attacked small, traveling forces. The economy of the evil nation soon began to collapse. The small nation urged other nations to do what they were doing. They attacked the evil nation, then retreated. Attacked, retreated. This gave nothing for the evil nation to attack, and soon became infuriated.

The fury soon turned to blind rage. The evil nation sent a large military force to the small nation's capital city. Other nations warned the small nation, and so the small nation successfully evacuated everyone. The evil nation laid waste to the capital, leaving nothing but ash and fire. The downside of this attack force was that the evil nation left itself defenseless.

The small nation went on a counterattack. With the help of the other nations, the small nation attacked the evil nation, and freed the Galvatoroxes whose life forces were in danger of being absorbed for fuel. Another revolt ensued. When the military force returned, they returned to changed lands. As a desperate last chance of hope, they attacked everyone. Millions perished in the days to follow. The leftovers of the evil nation eventually starved to death.

Fall of the Homeworld
The fall of the evil nation led to another growth spurt in technology. This time, it propelled them into space. However, this time, it was not in their favor. They immediately encountered an evil empire. The Empire proved to be brutal, and attacked Xememnon again and again. The Galvatoroxes, now unified as a single nation, attempted to use guerrilla warfare, but the Empire's technology was far too superior, and their ships could easily outrun, outmaneuver, and outgun any the Galvatoroxes had.

Any guerrilla tactic was futile; every attempt was met with the destruction of the Galvatorox unit. Finally, the Evil Empire sent a massive fleet to Xememnon. The Galvatorox had no colonies to flee to, because all their resources were pooled into the war against the Evil Empire. So when word reached the Galvatorox homeworld, they fled into outer space, with no turning back.

Unfortunately, only a handful of Galvatorox spacecraft survived. The number is estimated to be around fifty. The rest were lost or destroyed.

Recovery
The Galvatorox reestablished themselves as the Galvatorox Nomadic Nation. They would not allow their spirits to be conquered. The GNN traveled, far and wide. They met many more spacefaring alien races. Those that showed kindness, they showed in return. The GNN would provide services to the alien races, and they then would supply food, water, and occasionally, materials for ships. With them the GNN built new ships.

The GNN soon had a fleet measuring in the hundreds of ships. There was also a boom in births, providing more crew members to be had.

Equilibrium
The boom ended quickly. Soon, the births and deaths became near-equal. The GNN became highly acquainted to the nomadic style of life. They had a well-developed system of helping and receiving rewards. However, they never took what they didn't need.

Since the encounter with the Evil Empire, the GNN has never faced a war. That's not to say they wouldn't if the need arises. The GNN have been well equipped for war, with grav-manipulating thrusters, quantum cannons, among the least.