Meeps

Hailing from the Wrarth Galaxy, the Meeps were once a peaceful race of wide-eyed innocents more interested in hopping and skipping than in waging war. Their sun, however, was a neutron star imbued with strange properties, and when their homeworld's orbit shifted, their world was exposed to high levels of radiation, and their nature was forever changed.

In their home galaxy, under the rule of Beep the Most High, the Meeps declared a Star Krieg which resulted in the conquest and slaughter of a thousand worlds. Only when the Wrarth Star Council authorized retaliation did a Star Alliance track down and destroy the Meep Armada at the Battle of Yarras. Since then, most of the surviving Meeps were tracked down and prosecuted for war crimes, but a few survive, relying on their wits and their cute exterior to find refuge all over the universe.

Meeps resemble small, round, furry marsupials with saucer-sized eyes and big pointy ears. They have a thick coat of fur and an innocent demeanour which belies their true nature. They exploit their cute appearance as a sort of behavioural camouflage, and they are easily mistaken for harmless animals. When alone, Meeps refrain from exposing their violent nature, and most fatalities caused result from ignorant but well-meaning tourists who attempt to pet or adopt them.