Jokaero
From Lexicanum
The Jokaero are an alien race, ape-like in appearance. No one has ever concluded whether they are an intelligent race. They are certainly capable of tremendous technological and logical feats, yet they have no language, culture or motivation higher than survival. They specialize in miniaturization technology.
The Jokaero are famous for creating the miniaturized weapons known as digital weapons, some examples of which have ended up in the hands of Imperial agents. Such weapons are very rare as only the Jokaero have the aptitude to manufacture them.
They appear as heavy, orange-furred apes, much like orangutans, which may not be a coincidence, as the original Rogue Trader and current Necron Codex suggests they were created by the Old Ones. The Old Ones use existing species and guide their development to create new races. They appear to have visited Terra several times, presumably taking the species on the planet and moulding them to their own purposes.
In a similar way to the Ork Meks, they have an innate, genetically built-in ability to understand technology, able to build virtually anything using parts from existing machinery. They have a similar innate comprehension of astrophysics and are able to tap into invisible power which flows through the galaxy to power their ships.
With few possible exceptions, their understanding of surpasses any other known race. The ships Jokaero use to traverse space are a demonstration. Jokaero ships are unique in their appearance and in the way they traverse space, which likely transcends all other forms of space travel technology.
The Jokaero wander the galaxy in large family groups, often landing on planets to scavenge parts to make repairs to their ships. They will often band together to fight a common enemy if they seek a specific object, and they fight with complex strategies and maneuvers. They will often seek out a lone structure, farmhouse or similarly undefended site to make their raid, which will be quick and to the point. It is impossible to argue or reason with a Jokaero, and even giving them what they want is difficult, since they are incapable of communicating.
Jokaero tend to build only things which meet their own immediate needs. Attempts to control the Jokaero and force them to construct technology have met with failure as they build things with which to escape from their captors.
