Editing Grazerite (section)

==History==

Grazerites evolved from small bovine herbivores on the planet Grazer, a planet of large, flat continents and overall temperate conditions. Due to a food shortage which happened in their past, Grazerite technology has always been driven by agricultural needs. In sharp contrast to most Federation member species, the Grazerites lay no claim to a dramatic, turbulent history soaked in the blood of the fallen. They hide no shameful dark period that nearly threatened them with extinction. Instead, they tell a placid, uneventful tale of slow, steady, reasonable progress, uninterrupted by war, disease, or oppression. All of the great moments in Grazerite history arise from carefully developed thoughts, broached only after long years of cautious contemplation.

The Grazerite society is a peaceful one overall. They are herbavores and do not believe in killing. This has led to historical difficulty when certain races discovered the Grazerite homeworld.  For example, the Cardassians conquered the homeworld in 2257, but abandoned it shortly after, stating that the Grazerite people were hardly worth the effort and that there were little to no minerals to extract.

Grazer joined the Federation 50 years later, and the true usefulness of the people and planet was soon seen. Grazerites had keen minds in terms of diplomacy and science. They have since been a welcome addition to the Federation.