SCREENSHOT SURVIVAL 20XX

The Space Pirates of tekerlek are'nt particularly unintelligent, they aren't educated, Jammi is the only one who is known to write, though it's possible others can, but ultimately they are from all sorts of planets, and the most of them are monkeys for a reason that prior to recently I couldn't have given, however the Tale of Simopia goes into the genetic code of the Universe, and the primodial form of warm-blooded beings is a monkey, because that just has to be the way it is, this not only makes it easy to explain why monkeys are fucking everywehere, but why humans and human-like creatures appear on all sorts of planets as well.

In billions of years past, there was only one planet which had life, and it was known then as "Simopia", these days its known as Haven. it is on this planet that two clans of monkeets became, one of curiousity, the Bizjala, and one of complacency, the Havenians.

In time the Bizjala would leave their home world to explore-- while some settled on planets, others would keep travelling without rest. From these primordials Earthen Humans, Nadinean Humans, Dwarves and later elves would arise. Billions of years later, 16 halfbreeds, of monkey and man would find each other through serendipitous means, and from them would from the crazy chimp collective, or to some-- Corporation XVI.

The sixteen half-breeds were still never feeling at home in the Universe, and this started the plot for current Simopia, which is a story set in 2048-2088.

It's likely that a lot of the Bizjala sought a life of adventure and/or freedom, thus they banded together to manufacture Tekerlek (which means literally "The Wheel" in Turkish, and it also plays well into that they are taking 'the wheel' on their desires and being very literal while doing it".

Being inventors without peer, it's a wonder it's as simple as it is, Tekerlek is the hub of space pirate activity, it's a massive space station (that you can visit in Menagerie btw) and this is where Crikey and his crew often hang out.

They all have their strengths, while Crikey isn't good at subtlety or particularly intelligent, he's an amicable driver, and is an inspiring steadfast leader who'll go through hells, an abyss and lots of dragon meat to find the prize for himself and his crew.

Jammi is an exceptionally skilled inventor, making the ship Crikey flies as well as being a fierce combatant, he's also one of the few able to read and often keeps paperwork for the crew when there is some (which is rarely.) That said Jammi is also very quick to anger, and seems to possess a short fuse.

Gib Goldtooth is the established moron, but he's at least self-aware, often making fun of himself, he knows his weaknesses, which are many, he's absolutely hopeless when confronted with womanly company, and behind the ships' wheel is truly a new definition of horror, however he's either an incredibly lucky gambligant, or very skilled at cheating, as he's on record for having never lost his bets.

Slinky is the sassy assassin of the group, and she seems very loyal to Crikey and seems to do a lot to please him. She and jammi are on a pretty level playing field, and the two often get into squabbles, while she's not an inventor, she's a very skilled alchemist. She's rarely seen without daggers coated in a self-engineered poison of some sort.

Treksi is a more rational nurse, fairly weary by appearance, and while she seems to doubt a lot of Crikey's decisions and is always fairly skeptical, she supports the crew to the end. Being on a level playing field with Crikey, the two get into arguments a lot.

Zinyi is the sapper of the group, he can teleport with his silly crystal ball and he speaks in an offensively corny german accent, he is rarely seen not dressed in a Zirkovian costume.

Finally, Sod is the peaceful, dainty Skeletopian scout, he rarely does battle, but enjoys all the sightseeing, Crikey happily hired him since he never asks for gold or riches, just the pleasure of exploration.

Alright, there we go! So basically the characters are all very fleshed out, and utilizing piratical slang is done, but in moderation.