Joyeuse (SM 1123) (world)

Joyeuse/Sword Worlds (Spinward Marches 1123) Milieu 1116 B564778-A Starport B Good: Spacecraft Construction, Overhaul, Refined fuel Size 5 Medium (8,000 km, 0.40g - 0.57g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 4 Wet World 40% Population 7 Moderate (40 million) Government 7 Balkanization Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
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System Details
Primary	M3 V M9 V
Worlds	13
Gas Giants	1
Planetoid Belts	0
Cultural Details
Government	Balkanization
Law Level	High
Cultural Extension	7C5A
Army Size (BEs)	150
Economic Details
Technology Level	10
Economic Extension	A6E+5 Resources A Abundant Labor 6 Moderate (4 million) Infrastructure E Comprehensive Efficiency +5 Very advanced
Importance Extension	5
Resource Units	4,200
GWP (BCr)	281
World Trade Number	4.5
Trade Volume (MCr/year)	6,697
Starport Details
Classification	Class-B
Port Size	5
Building Capacity (Tons)	40,000
Port employees	7,105
Port passengers (annual)	353,700

Joyeuse has an ideal environment for producing agricultural goods and a balanced population between 10 and 100 million. This world is designated an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor. It is a member of Sword Worlds Confederation in the Sword Worlds Subsector of Spinward Marches Sector and in the Sword Worlds. This world supports a Sword Worlds Military Base and the system supports a Sword Worlds Naval Base.

• Joyeuse is a member of the Spinward Main.
• It is part of the Gram Arm.

Description (Astrography & Planetology)

Stellar Data

Joyeuse is a binary star system.

• Both are red main sequence stars named Karl and Gallas respectively.

Joyeuse has two stars in the star system.

Karl
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M3 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.37	3270 - 3430	0.03081
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0034	0.0146	0.18 - 0.35	0.34	3.4
	Orbit #	*	*	0	1	5
	Remarks
Secondary
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M9 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.079	2350 - 2380	0.00014
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0009	0.001	0.01 - 0.03	0.09	0.9
	Orbit #	*	*	*	*	3
	Remarks		Gallas

System Data

Thoslinn, the next planet out from Joyeuse, is the site for the largest and most heavily fortified military base and training facility in the Sword Worlds Confederation.

Mainworld Data

Joyeuse has a 3:2 resonance orbit with its close primary at a distance of 0.06 AU. Joyeuse's year is a scant 12 days long, which in combination with the planet's slow rotation means that it goes through a very hot "daysummer" of constant sun and a freezing "nightwinter" of constant darkness.

Mainworld Geography & Topography

Joyeuse features temperate plains and rolling hills. The lifestyle of the majority of the inhabitants has changed little for centuries. Dry conditions and the Broedsaed Mange (see below) make it very difficult for Joyeuse to grow enough food to support a larger population than its current 40,000,000.

The capital city of Virodby is located on the southern edge of the small continent of Arvildsvaten. Joyeuse's starport, Svelund, is located on an island northwest of Virodby.

Native Lifeforms

Joyeuse is plagued by a problem collectively known as Broedsaed Mange, a number of fungal infestations that attack almost all known flowering plants. This, along with the difficult climate, makes conventional food production very difficult. Outdoor agriculture relies mainly on fungal crops, with carefully controlled industrial greenhouses used to raise conventional foodstuffs.

The animals known as Attemunni ("Eightmouths") are the primary marine lifeforms. This order of animals corresponds to Terran whales, sharks and large fish, though a few types have adapted to the air. They are not palatable to Humans.

• An aerial creature, the svarning attemunni is a blood drinker by nature.
• Among the largest attemuni are the auma, or "sea serpents"; lengthy eel-like creatures.

History & Background (Dossier)

This "frontier world" is inhabited by hardy Sword Worlders struggling against the poor irrigation and fungal blights.

A civil war on Joyeuse started in 1098 and continued for a number of years. As with most conflict on the planet, water rights was a considerable contributing factor.

Joyeuse contributed a considerable fleet to the 5th Frontier War. The Joyeuse Fleet pushed out of Joyeuse toward Vilis (Spinward Marches 1119), but was never able to make any progress against the Imperial 23rd Fleet. It was pushed back and reduced to holding the Sword Worlds border after 180-1109.

World Starport (Sp)

Joyeuse has a Class B Starport, a good 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 most kinds of repair, and construction of non-starships. Most ports of this classification have both a Highport and a Downport.

• The Starport is small but well-appointed, serving traffic passing along the Gram Arm. Relatively little commercial activity takes place here; most revenue comes from docking fees, maintenance and the sale of Joyeuse-made goods to passing vessels. Traffic is light compared to other ports of the Gram Arm.

World Population (P)

Joyeuse has a population of 40,000,000 sophonts (tens of millions).

World Languages

• Sagamaal: The common tongue of the Sword Worlds Confederation. Its name references the intent that it evoke the language of ancient sagas of northern Terra -- or at least an idealised understanding of those cultures.

Urbanization

The 40 million people are primarily distributed in small farming towns. The largest city houses 250,000 people; most are much smaller. The availability of water, along with shelter from the worst of the weather, dictates the location of most settlements.

World Government (G)

Joyeuse has a Balkanized Government. There is no central world government. The world has several governments competing for control of the world. These may be allies, cooperating, competitors, or at war with each other.

• The official overall leader is the Hertug, but his ability to project power or control areas away from the capital is extremely limited. Real power rests with the regional representatives of the Agricultural Board, an organisation set up long ago to oversee food production.

World Law

Each city and major region has a representative heading its own increasingly bureaucratic apparatus. Regulations are in place to limit the damage done by fungal outbreaks and get food to the right places. To these have been added a vast body of rules and procedures, making it difficult to coordinate any large-scale project without weeks of legal wrangling.

Trivia

Joyeuse was, in medieval legend, the sword wielded by Charlemagne as his personal weapon. The name means "joyous".

Trade Data

• Importance: 5 (very important)

World Economy

• Resources: A (abundant)
• Labor: 6 (millions)
• Infrastructure: E (comprehensive)
• Efficiency: +5 (very abundant)

World Culture

• Heterogenity: 7 (discordant)
• Acceptance: C (xenophilic)
• Strangeness: 5 (distinct)
• Symbols: A (abundant)

World Timeline

Major events that have affected this world and the wider region that it lies within:

• -420: Terran-descended humans flee the Old Earth Union through the Aslan Hierate.
• -399: The fleeing humans found the first settlement within the Sword Worlds region.
• The Year 0: the Third Imperium is founded.
• 300-420: the Imperial First Survey charts the system.
• 589-604: First Frontier War.
• 604-622: the Imperial Civil War.
• 615-620: Second Frontier War.
• 624: the Imperial Express Boat Network is established.
• 852: the modern Sword Worlds Confederation is formed.
• 979-986: Third Frontier War.
• 995-1065: the Imperial Second Survey charts the system.
• 1065: the Second Survey is published. Information about the system becomes widely available.
• 1082-1084: Fourth Frontier War, also known as the False War.
• 1107-1110: Fifth Frontier War.

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 Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches (Game Designers Workshop, 1979), 16-17.
• Marc Miller. The Spinward Marches Campaign (Game Designers Workshop, 1985), 18-19.
• Marc Miller. Imperial Encyclopedia (Game Designers Workshop, 1987), 94-100. (UWP only)
• Rob Caswell. "Domain of Deneb: Sector Data." MegaTraveller Journal 3 (1992): 47-58. (UWP only)
• Dave Nilsen. The Regency Sourcebook (Game Designers Workshop, 1995), 44-45. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty, Neil Frier. Behind the Claw (Steve Jackson Games, 1998), 69.
• Paul Drye, Hans Rancke-Madsen, Robert Prior. Sword Worlds (Steve Jackson Games, 2004), 39-41.
• Mike West. The Spinward States (Avenger Enterprises, 2008), 109. (UWP only)
• Martin Dougherty. The Spinward Marches (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), .
• Martin Dougherty. Behind the Claw (Mongoose Publishing, 2019), 89-92,96-97.
• Martin Dougherty. Sword Worlds (Mongoose Publishing, 2020), .
• Tony Jones - The Joyeuse system - Memory Lapse Megatraveller campaign