The Tarth are a huge warrior race (Similar to the culture of the Klingons in Star Trek: The Next Generation.). They are behemoths and there is no stronger ground force than one made up of Tarth.
The history of the Tarth is one of war. Their entire society is centered around brute strength. They value physical strength above all other traits. Their leader is always the strongest Tarth warrior.
The founder of the modern Tarth way of life was named Guh. He was a warrior-turned-astronomer. Guh was a powerful figure. He was badly wounded in a battle and left for dead. When he awoke and found himself impaled on a spear, he looked up at the sky. He was so impressed by the moon he saw that he decided he needed to see more. He used his will power to pull himself off of the spear and make his way back to safety.
Soon afterward, other Tarth began to listen to Guh's story. Moon watching soon became the favorite activity of many Tarth. As the activity spread, the Tarth wanted better and better devices to watch the moon and sky. Five Tarth astronomers finally decided to build an immense catapult so they could launch themselves to their moon, Tunt. They decided that if they launched a Tarth far enough he would fall towards Tunt.
They continually argued amoung themselves aobout who should be honored with the first trip to Tunt. They could not resolve the argument, so it was decided that all should go. The five Tarth astronomers were sent up fifty feet in the air, then they fell from the sky and were killed.
A short hundred years later, the Tarth were building space ships. They
traveled around the galaxy exploring. They soon encountered the Cyth and
together the two races formed the Quadra Alliance. Today, the Tarth have one of
the strongest empires in existance.
Note: The sound on this
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Riesinger's page. I use it with her permission.