The Scavengers, a people long forgotten by the universe and it's many galaxies
Prologue:
They were once great empire that spanned many systems and even explored other galaxies with their powerful warp gates. As a member of the galactic community they were held in high regard for their wit and advanced technology, surpassing death itself to continue their discovery of the universe and it's many secrets
But This is exactly what destroyed them
The art of creating intergalactic rifts was nothing new to them, it was an art they mastered.
No one would have expected that in the heart of their old domain that their most powerful warp gates had uncovered somthing of their own nightmares
What was this nightmarish thing they found?
The answer was lost to time...
The empire crumbled, their people only surviving on the original home world
Whatever destroyed them had moved on from this universe. But not without great loss, their home planet Kapula, is the only remnant of their people. Their name and advanced technology was lost forever. Or so it would seem
They eventually rebuilt and repopulated their home world and decided to look to the stars to find what they had lost. they soon discovered the Citadel. A massive space station the size of a small city. What this Citadel contained however gave the scavengers their name
It held some of their old technology, it taught them how to build a warp drive similar to the fallen empire before them. They learned the ways of the energy based shield and plasma weaponry
While nowhere near as powerful as they once were, the citadel told them the only thing they need to know. They could come back and tell the galaxy, or even the universe that they have returned from the ashes to claim what they had lost, or at least, continue the task their ancestors had laid before them. Explore the galaxy, or die trying.
(I'll continue this later with the ships and their government and all that but hey this is my first attempt at an empire so If I mess up anything just let me know lol)