Vulfar

The  are an aggressive wolf-like species from Vulfar in the Vater system. Their empire is the Vulfar Imperium, a major faction in StarDrive 2.

Summary
The Vulfar, sometimes called the Vulfen (individuals are sometimes referred to as "a vulf"), are a species with ships capable of faster-than-light travel. They come from the planet Vulfar in the Vater system, and are ruled over by a government known as the Vulfar Imperium. Just like the Humans and the Kulrathi, the Vulfar are a mammalian species which resemble the bats and wolves of Earth. They have four limbs, two eyes, and two large ears. Their bodies are covered with white fur, which provides a small amount of protection from physical damage.

The Vulfar are not a strong species like the Kulrathi; they have fundamentally depended on power in numbers and strategic combat, avoiding single combat whenever possible. The Ancient Vulfar hunted in packs and modern Vulfar society still has a pack structure in some ways, with unintelligent packs of Vulfar grunts being led by Vulfar Alphas: a much stronger breed. The Vulfar Imperium is extremely aggressive and seeks to dominate the galaxy. The Alphas who lead it are perfectly willing to sacrifice Vulfar grunts, and even each other, to achieve glory for the Imperium and for their personal gain, subjugating or exterminating any race who stands in their way.

Racial traits
The default racial traits for the are:


 * Rapid Breeders
 * Industrious Workers
 * Dumb
 * Shoddy Engineers
 * Proficient Spacefighters
 * Professional Military
 * Rich Homeworld

Unique Experimental Technologies

 * Vulfar Monument
 * Pack Mentality
 * Alpha Research Center

Personality
The AI personality is randomized from the following traits:


 * Evil
 * Aggressive
 * Genocidal
 * Ruthless Imperialists
 * Expansionists
 * Militarists

Notable

 * Heinrich, leader of the Vulfar Imperium.
 * Bloodfang, Albino Terror.
 * Von Wolfstadt, inventor of the Vulfar StarDrive.
 * Narg, a Vulfar ship captain.

Combat hulls

 * TypeI (Fighter)
 * TypeIII (Corvette)
 * TypeV (Fighter)
 * TypeVII (Cruiser)
 * TypeX (Battleship)
 * TypeXIII (Titan)

Non-combat hulls

 * Freighter
 * Colony Ship
 * Construction Ship

Trivia

 * Vulfar ships were based on WWII era German tanks and submarines. Their names are also German such as Heinrich and Von Wolfstadt.
 * The Vulfar was the only race that were intending to make a Stardrive-like device, though it was intended to negate most of the mass for rail trains.