Scrapper Crabs

Scattered across the stars, the plucky Scrapper Crabs live humble lives as nomads, preferring small communities to a larger state. Despite their tragic history, Scrapper Crabs are cheerful and well-respected among the races who have encountered their little bands.

History
The Scrappers lost their homeworld long ago through the conquests of a powerful empire. They have forgotten which one, as well as where their former homeworld is. These events took place generations ago, and the information has been lost, though fate may unearth who was responsible during the course of the war. Now they roam the galaxy in small bands and crews.

Culture
They are masterful salvagers, and build all sorts of equipment from the junk they collect. Their thrift is matched only by their cowardice, as they lack strength of numbers and are far more interested in survival than lofty ideals of justice or honor. There is no social system or networking between the various bands and crews, all of which range in size from lone hermits to nomadic clans to huge groups (The biggest known group is the Crab Nebula Scrap and Salvage Corp., which has nearly 100 Scrappers in its employ). No one is entirely sure how many Scrapper bands there are in the galaxy, and estimates range from hundreds to hundreds of thousands.

Epic War Involvement
The Scrappers have always feared powerful warlike empires, but this news of a coalition of Warlords really has them worked up. So far, a large number of Scrapper bands (the count is at 83 and rising) have pledged allegiance to the Peacekeepers in the hopes of gaining protection, though each will still act independently of each other, barring the occasional merger, and travel where the Peacekeepers need them. Many others intend to carry on their business as usual, but keep an even lower profile than before. Some bands have even found themselves partially integrated within other nations with special status, notably the Betel and Aeveria.

Captain Grakken
The most (and possibly only) daring and bold Scrapper Crab in the galaxy. Captain Grakken is the owner and top Salvor of the Crab Nebula Salvage Corp. He personally leads his crew on jobs too perilous for his cowardly sub commanders to accept.

Quotes
"Sometimes to save one thing, you need to blow up something else. Life is mysterious like that..." -Anonymous Demolitionist

"Patch a ship's hull in zero-G? No problem! That sealed hatch in your way? I'm on it! Rip in your pants need mending? Sorry, I only do metal." -Anonymous Welder

"Don't mock me, Rach! You wouldn't understand... you're not like us!  You have a home... a people.  My crews... we only have each other.  They are not pawns to be discarded for your own ends!" - Captain Grakken