Jokaero

The Jokaero are a species of alien which appear in Games Workshop’s Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Description
Bearing a striking resemblance to the Orang Utans of Earth’s distant past, Jokaero are orange-furred humanoids which, although bipedal, prefer to walk on all fours like an ape. A spacefaring race, whether Jokaero are truly intelligent creatures is a matter of much debate amongst the biologists of the Imperium of Man, though they possess an innate sense of technological construction and adaptability, and specialise in the miniaturisation of existing pieces of technology.

History
Believed to have been created many aeons ago by a now-extinct race to aid them in a war against a powerful opponent, Jokaero in the 41st millennium now exist as small bands of wanderers based around a family unit, drifting from system to system and taking what they need from whomever they happen to come across.

Many races have attempted to capture Jokaero with the intent of putting them to use in the creation of technological marvels beyond the capabilities of their own engineers; unfortunately, the complete inability of anybody - human or otherwise - to establish any kind of meaningful communication with these creatures usually results in the Jokaero using the tools at their disposal to craft ingenious forms of escape. However, a Jokaero will occasionally develop an affinity for a particular person or alien, and follow them around, “improving” whatever items of equipment its master happens to possess, although these improvements may not be exactly what it’s owner desires; for example, a Jokaero is as likely to take an advanced plasma weapon and turn it into a particularly efficient coffee dispenser as it is to enhance the capabilities of the weapon itself.

Jokaero are also highly adept at the construction of space vessels, and their ships are a mystery to even the most advanced races of the setting. They possess an ability to tap into currents of energy undetectable by other species, and are capable of actually changing configuration mid-flight in order to make optimal use of such power sources.

Jokaero Digital Weapons
As mentioned before, the Jokaero specialise in the miniaturisation of technology, and as a result sometimes create the highly-sought after Digital Weapons, for which the race is most famed. These are versions of weapons such as plasma guns or laser blasters which are so small that they can be concealed within a ring, the arm of a pair of spectacles, or the like. Needless to say, these weapons are priceless creations, and the possession of one is the mark of a high-ranking and influential individual indeed.