Fiction:Pards Empire

The Pards empire is a small, technologically advanced space faring empire which tends to be very friendly. They haven't changed much since their ancestors first crawled out of the ocean, so they're very behind the crowd in terms of natural abilities (their captains tend to be tired and grumpy because of this; they often higher bounty hunters to help out on missions). As a civilization, they're very serious, and believe firmly in them power of science, but are very, very determined to befriend those around them (an infamous story is of the ship captain who brought a whole spaceship armed only with a Super Happy Ray; his ship logs hold record of his tragic end at the hands of the foes he was trying to ally). They're ultimate goal is to ally the Grox, and find a way to make them communicate more fluidly with those around them, in the hopes that the Grox "aren't as bad as they seem". The Pards have only declared war once, on an allied empire which constantly back stabbed and demanded money; the conflicting empire was destroyed almost immediately. If you need a strong and respectable ally, the Pards are more than happy to accept.