Jessa

Starport	E	Frontier - no facilities
Size	6	Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g)
Atmosphere	8	Dense
Hydrographics	5	Wet World 50%
Population	6	Moderate (5 million)
Government	1	Company/Corporation
Law	0	No Law
Tech Level	5	Industrial (mass production)

Primary Star

F3 V M9 V

Atmosphere

Dense

Off-world presence

No

Zoetic individuals

Yes

Source

Reference

Rescue On Galatea 40-41.

Canon

No

Also see

The Jessa of Galatea (Far Frontiers 3228) are a Minor Non-Human Race with a humanoid appearance and technologically developing sophonts.

Description (Specifications)

Physically, the Jessa are small (average height 1.6 meters) and thin. They have a thick skin and a dexterity far surpassing human capacity . In fact, the Jessa have undergone a number of developments in order to adapt to Galatea's calamitous environment. In order to keep close watch through the mists for danger or prey, the Jessa has no collarbone, allowing him a 270% radius of vision (like an owl). His arms hang low from sloping shoulders, allowing the Jessa, to run on all fours if necessary. The hands are six fingured on a wide palm, equipped with the equivalent of two opposable thumbs, while the elbow has been replaced with a ball and socket joint which helps make the Jessa masters of swordplay. Also, the tail, though small, has become prehensile, and is occasionally used for suprise in defense. The Jessa are also difficult to look at because, unlike the human face, the Jessa's has no nose to center the view, cheek membranes replacing olfactory and auditory centers at once.

History & Background (Dossier)

Galatea is named for its vast oceans and storms. Discovered in 439 by independent explorer Mathias Farnha, the planet possesses over 5000 islands which are mostly unstable due to geologic "tides" in the planet's crust. Though rich in minerals and possibly some heavy metals, mining is virtually impossible because of the violent activity of the faulting crust.

Astrography

This race is primarily located in the following areas:
Charted Space:

Far Frontiers Sector
- Inverness Subsector

Homeworld

The homeworld of this race is:

Galatea (Far Frontiers 3228)

World Listing

Significant communities of this race are known to exist within the following systems and worlds:

1 of 1 World articles in Jessa

Galatea •

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References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

Mark Lawrence. Rescue On Galatea (FASA, 1982), 40-41.
Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science