Jindari Pirates

This page refers to the illegal faction based out of the Planetary Storm. Currently active in the Delirium Galaxy.

Overview
It is unknown when the first Jindari entered the Planetary Storm, some speculate that they had something to do with the destruction of the planet that was there originally; however it's also possible that they are simply a group of refugees who found some way to pilot through the nebulous field of rocks.

Regardless of their origin, one thing remains. The Jindari are bastards to a man. Due to their surroundings they are completely unable to create a sustainable source of food and so they take from others who have the misfortune of being within raiding distance of their home base.

The downside to their operational zone comes in the fact that they also can't field too many soldiers; because of the fact that they can't colonize any large planetoid bodies. Which is a huge problem when you consider the fact that one Jindari Raider isn't too much of a threat.

Physiology & Psychology
Weak, gangling and ugly are all words used by Dominion races to describe the few Jindari specimens that have been captured during botched raids. They tend to cover themselves in armor to make up for being frail fighters, most even go so far as to give themselves transdermal implants to make sure that their skulls aren't shattered by a strong impact.

Being weaker than other races seems to have given them a mean streak, most who have encountered them and survived report sadistic levels of abuse and a twisted morality. It's also noted that there is a absence of camaraderie between them as spoils are often jealously guarded and kept partitioned in person vehicles, most slaves are communal but others are kept much like spoils of war.

Technology
Jindari rely heavily on their protective technology, their helmets being made out of an incredibly strong but still flexible composite armor which hardens when impacted with. A lot of effort also goes towards making their spacecraft both powerful and fast; a smart move considering the fact that this is their first form of contact with other alien species. Their fighter ships are small and maneuverable, enough so that they can dodge around asteroids as needed. The only larger ships in their fleet are a series of cargo ones which transport slaves.

However, this has a detrimental effect on their infantry weapons development, in all of their conflicts almost no reports exist of them using any weaponry other than laser pistols and shock sticks. This is likely due to the fact that they see themselves mostly as pilots who very reservedly get into physical altercations.

It's worth noting that the energy used in their weapons and ships match that which flows through the asteroids in the Planetary Storm. Though the exact connection is only guessed at.

Modus Operandi
After the council picks targets to be looted the raider fleet springs into action. Sending out a swarm of smaller fighters accompanied by a larger cargo ship.

They strike hard and fast, preferring to take out the least defended targets first before moving in for the kill. Most of the time a victims defensive capabilities are completely trashed before the first Jindari even leaves his vessel. Which they only do when it comes time to take slaves, who are loaded onto a cargo ship and transported off; most likely to never be seen again.

It is not known what happens to them or what they are used for.

At the end of a raid the Jindari go about destroying everything of value that they can't take with them, though whether this is a shrewd tactic to make a planet easier to attack again or simple vandalism is unknown.

Organization
Based on information ripped from captured raiders their Headquarters houses a group of elders who pick a series of targets for the raiders to sack. Unlike most militarized species their leaders aren't chosen based on combat skill or strength; instead they are renowned among the Jindari for their strategic knowledge.