Quote Originally Posted by PotatoGolem View Post
Maybas well see is Macharius knows anything about Jokaero. FL Xenos vs 48 [roll0]

Edit: 3 degrees of success! I guess the dynasty had one, or someone he grew up with did?
Possibly, as an extremely useful Xenos species for a Rogue Trader to know about, Jokaero were included in his education? Whatever the case, Macharius knows a lot about them. They're similar in appearance to orangutans, and possess an innate understanding of technology. They may have been created by the Old Ones, though arguments as to their origin dominate a lot of the discourse about them. Given that their capabilities with tech are instinctive, and the tendency to make strange or seemingly random modifications instead of what might be actually useful, there's also debate as to what level of intelligence they possess. That's all academic.

Macharius also knows they can build spaceships, and that these spaceships work unlike most, altering their position in space by altering the physical shape of the polyhedral vessel. Despite this, and their genius for weaponry, they don't seem to have any goals beyond survival. They travel in large family groups, taking whatever they might need and then running away. They don't like combat, and if they have to fight, prefer ranged attacks. They can build their way out of nearly any situation, given a few supplies, and so capturing them is often a fool's errand - they'll build what they need to escape, rather than whatever you want. That said, they have been known to trade with the Imperium, and if you can keep one happy it will cheerfully stick around making all kinds of modifications to things you give it. The Inquisition has been known to keep Jokaero in this way.