The Jondrew are merchants who can be found throughout space selling and trading goods from one system to another. They even tried to sell to the Cylons at one point, but quickly backed out when they realised that the Cylons were not really interested in that aspect of their species. Whilst a trading race, the Jondrew do not go out of their way to rip people off - they believe in making a profit, but that is just the end result, the main thing is the bargaining and making contact. A Jondrew caught in a regular supply run is an unhappy Jondrew indeed. Money, barter, exchange, it is all good to the Jondrew, and if they think the bargaining has been really fun, interesting or exciting, they usually like to throw in a few small bonuses as well. Nothing usually very valuable (or even useful), but sometimes you can get lucky.

It is rumoured that the Jondrew have contacts in most black markets and possibly engage in smuggling as well. It is true that a Jondrew merchant usually has more for sale than they like to let on. And they never let you accompany their cargo holds without an escort.

The Jondrew like to share other species company, even going out of their way to seek it out, but you will never find more than a couple of Jondrew at the same place. The reason for this is because the more Jondrew that are present, the less chance of a successful outcome for all concerned. They are quite fair to members of their own species - they'll leave them along to conduct their own deals. They just will not help them.

Another of the Jondrew qualities is that they love games of chance. They have no more ability to play them than a normal human, but if there is a chancery in the system, then the odds are high that the Jondrew will visit it. A winning Jondrew is a happy creature, being generous with their winnings, but a losing Jondrew is a sullen beast, driving a hard bargain.

The home world of the Jondrew is not known to Colonials, but is suspected to be further than Orion and in that general direction. The Jondrew like to travel, and it would appear that they travelled far. They speak of their world with favour, but they have little in the way of emotional ties to it, unlike the Colonials. Many think that if their world disappeared, they would simply try and barter for another one.

Jondrew tend to resemble fat and blubbery humanoid pigs, and a sign of how well a Jondrew is doing can be seen by how fat they get.

Character Generation:

Points: -1
Advantages: Fearlessness (2) [4]
Disadvantages: Chummy [-5]

Jondrew Spaceships:

The Jondrew use ships similar to Colonial civilian ones, although substantially modified. No warships have ever been sighted around Colonial space, although that does not mean that they do not exist. However, many Jondrew use ships of other races, ships that have been bought, traded, bargained for, and a Jondrew crew will consist of many races and is probably very temporary - hired until the next port or so. If you need to run, a Jondrew ship is a great place to find temporary employment.

Jondrew only arm their ships to normal standards, abiding by various race laws when they enter other species space. No actual Jondrew warships have been sighted - these are assumed to be around their homeworld if they exist at all, these has been some speculation that the Jondrew might not even have warships.