Goffa

Goffa
Goffa are humans who established a province in the early, pre-Protectorate days of the post Culmai expansion. The Goffa Province lies toward the hub of the galaxy, although still very far distant from the galactic core. The Goffa control all access of space towards the core, blocking all streams and patrolling the border with resolute will and staggeringly superior firepower.

The Goffa have no interest in the bans on genetic engineering that the PPB foisted on the Protectorate as part of their membership agreement. The Goffa have unusually long lifespans thanks to vastly superior medicine and genetic therapies.

While Protectorate citizens can visit the Goffa Province they are not allowed to travel freely. The Goffa restrict all knowledge of where there worlds are located, how many worlds they inhabit, and how far the Province's reach has extended towards the galactic core.

The PPB strongly dislike the Goffa because of their stance on genetics, trans-humanism and AI, and also because they are frightened of their obvious military superiority. The PPB have made numerous attempts to cross the Goffa border in secret, which have always failed.

The Goffa are prepared to sell weaponry across the border, but only weaponry that is obsolete by their own terms, making it no threat to them, although it is easily superior to all weapons manufactured in the Focus Protectorate.

There are many theories as to why the Goffa need such a powerful military, with children drafted into service from the age of 13, but no answers have been forthcoming.