Droyne

The Droyne of Eskayloyt are a race of hexapodal flyers with a mysterious past and lineage. They are known to possess psionic aptitude as well as advanced technology that is distinctive from all other races. Though the oldest of the jump capable races, the Droyne were the last to be recognized as such because their race is scattered across Charted Space and they do not have a discrete empire. Droyne control some worlds but also share some with other races. The Droyne homeworld is unknown though it is speculated it is probably in the Spinward Marches Sector of the Imperium, as this represents the astrographic center of known worlds with a Droyne population. It is unknown when the Droyne developed the Jump drive, but evidence supports they did so at least 75,000 years ago. Scholarship late in the Third Imperium largely confirmed the Chirpers, originally thought to be a separate race, are Droyne that have reverted back to a primitive form.
There are many Droyne governments and they tend to be variations on a Hegemony. Some speculate that all of the smaller Droyne polities are really part of a sort of secretive supra-polity known as the Droyne Oytrip Yatroy.