Joyeuse (Re 1628) (world)

Joyeuse/New Islands (Reft 1628)
Classic Era (1116)	A7899B9-C Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 9 High (4 billion) Government B Non-Charismatic Dictator Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level C Average Stellar (robots)
New Era (1200)	A789989-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 9 High (3 billion) Government 8 Civil Service Bureaucracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
Fourth Imperium (1300)	A7899B9-B Starport A Excellent: Starship Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 7 Medium (11,200 km, 0.70g - 0.94g) Atmosphere 8 Dense Hydrographics 9 Wet World 90% Population 9 High (4 billion) Government B Non-Charismatic Dictator Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level B Average Stellar (large starships)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	K2 V M3 V
Planetoid Belts	0
Gas Giants	4

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Jump map from Travellermap.com

Joyeuse is a high-population, pre-rich world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• It lacks adequate resources to expand its economy to a rich status.
• Its economy and population are rapidly growing and living conditions are expected to quickly rise barring outside forces.
• This is a "high technology" world with technology achievements at, near, or over technology standards for Charted Space.
• It is a Non-Aligned world dominated by human sophonts located in the New Islands Subsector of Reft Sector.

• This world has a nearby Naval Base, usually associated with military starships.
• This world has a nearby Military Base, usually associated with military ground forces.
• This world has a colony at Quichotte (Reft 1729)

Astrography and planetology

No information yet available.

Binary Solar System

Joyeuse Binary Star System

Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Joyeuse K2 V	Primary	Main Sequence		0.82	4830 - 5100	0.49928
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0036	0.0586	0.7 - 1.26	0.36	3.6
	Orbit #	*	*	3	1	5
Star Name	Hierarchy	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temp (K)	Luminosity (Sol)
Joyeuse M3 V	Secondary	Main Sequence		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Min Distance	Hab Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0017	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.17	1.7
	Orbit #	*	*	0	0	4

History and background

Settled from Amondiage (Reft 2325) during the sub-light expansion of the Islands clusters. In turn, Joyeuse settled St. Hilaire (Reft 0930) and Besancon (Reft 1526).

Straddling the divider between the New and Old Islands, Joyeuse is a well-developed world with a government similar to that of Esperanza (Reft 0926). It has a colony at Quichotte (Reft 1729)

There was even one case of voluntary union, when Quichotte became a province of Joyeuse.

World Starport

Joyeuse has a Class A Starport, an excellent quality installation which includes all the expected amenities including refined fuel for starships, brokerage services for passengers and cargo, and a variety of ship provisions. There is a shipyard capable of doing annual maintenance, overhauls and other kinds of repair, and construction of both starships and non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

Military

Joyeuse is one of the few states in the Islands to routinely build Jump-3 capable vessels, for both trade and military purposes. Its primary field of technological distinction is military; Joyeuse repeatedly claims to build the best warships and weapons in the Islands.

Urbainization

The population of Joyeuse is extremely centralised, with one enormous city and several other very large metropolises. These cities are generally located on the coasts of Joyeuse’ small land masses, and in most cases have spilled over onto the continental shelf. Thus a significant proportion of most cities is underwater.

Economy

Joyeuse has a well-developed high-technology manufacturing base, though geared more to local needs than trade output. It tends to produce reliable items of moderately high performance rather than top-end cutting-edge products. Consumer goods that have the approval of the dictator and his immediate advisors -- with the ‘Approved’ logo -- can sell for 20-30% above that of identical products.

References and contributors

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.

• Jim Cunningham, John Harshman, J. Andrew Keith, Marc W. Miller, Gordon Sheridan. Atlas of the Imperium (Game Designers Workshop, 1984), 12. (map only)
• John Harshman, Marc Miller. Trillion Credit Squadron (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 46.
• Gary L. Thomas, Joe Fugate. "Reft Sector." The Travellers' Digest 20 (1990): 26-28.
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb System Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 57.
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 33,72.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 28,164-167.
• Martin Dougherty. Reft Sector (Mongoose Publishing, 2010), .
• External Link: The Trillion Credit Squadron campaign - Joyeuse by Alex Tingle
• External Link: New Islands by Peter Gray