Fiction:Herf Empire

History
The Herf are a cow sized people who are low to the ground. They started out as peaceful grazing animals but after predators hunted most of them down their species evolved sentience. The species advanced to the tribal stage and soon war broke out between the most powerful clans engulfed the land. In the war, the Ka clan emerged victorious due to its belief that might makes right so always made sure to be the one who's right. They advanced to civilization and entered a period known as "The Short War" It was the shortest major war where all the powers of the world clashed at each other and the Ka empire. The Ka however had been building a weapon that would allow them to win this war. They had in secret built a large amount of nuclear weapons and launched them and every corner of their world. The Short war was over however the radiation forced them to regress back into their tribal form. There was only a small area of the world that was safe. It was their the Ha clan arose. the Ha then started to expand and managed to take there planet once all the radiation was gone. The Ha then renamed themselves The Herf. This in time became the name for the entire species. They expanded to space and met who they called "the great liars" It was because the race (Zerelus) had at one point stolen a planet when they convinced the Herf to let 'cargo' ships land. The Herf were so enraged that they started a war with them. They had some difficulties with Zerelus soldiers that wore something called proto Armor. It was very powerful however they captured the planet that made it and the last proto armor was lost on a ship that crashed in a unknown system. The Zerelus had underestimated the Herf and their numbers and were defeated. The Herf would expand their empire now under the impression that all aliens were to bow to them or die. They met the Olay sometime later and saw that they had Zerelus tech and so attacked them. the Olay proved to powerful and swift for the slow Herf soldiers. sometime during the war a Zerelus in the flesh appeared and stole some Herf. He was tracked and they found out that he was Cryo frozen and had woken up by accident. He was trying to get his comrades out of their frozen state when the Herf attacked and killed them all. they found the abducted Herf and saw that they had been reduced to animal intelligence. They tried to get the Herf back onto their ships but the Olay attacked and the abducted Herf were lost. two months later the Herf home world fell to the Olay.

Current Plans
The current Herf don't plan anything. They are the genetically altered Herf who are being bred as cattle and used as a non sentient labor force.

Military
The ancient herf military was mostly made up of the soldiers. the soldiers wore heavy armor and had back mounted cannons which are used to fire. the cannons are of limited use however and are only as strong as the Armored Olay weapon. In fact the Herf weapons was stolen and made smaller by Olay scientists. They are slow and steady acting more like a tank then a actual foot soldier. This makes them vulnerable to enemies that have the advantage of being nimble and having flight.

Their ships have been completely lost to history however it is clear they were like the normal warrior but with a lot more fire power. They were slow, using lots of engines to keep up with other ships,a trait which they and Olay ships share, and have heavy firepower.

Relation Ships
Ally: Good friends. For now.

Friendly: You have your uses.

Neutral: Submit or die.

Disliked: Submit! Now!

Enemy: You WIll die.