Jellyfish

Jellyfish
Distant Fringe sophont
Base Information
Classification	Unknown
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Ambulatory (walker)
Terrain	Ocean shallows
Body Form
Confluence
Bio-Identenoid
Size	Unknown
Weight	800.0 kg
Culture
Languages
Social Structure
Technological Epoch	TL:1-3
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Axasorsa (Far Home Xelan)
UWP	C667978-3 Starport C Routine: No Construction, Major Repair, Unrefined fuel Size 6 Medium (9,600 km, 0.60g - 0.81g) Atmosphere 6 Standard Hydrographics 7 Wet World 70% Population 9 High (0 billion) Government 7 Balkanization Law 8 High Law (controlled blades) Tech Level 3 Pre-Industrial (basic science)
Primary Star	F8 V M8 VI
Atmosphere	Standard
Off-world presence	Yes
Zoetic individuals	Yes
Source
Reference	Adie Alegoric Stewart
Canon	No
Also see	Cephalopodoid
TBD

The Jellyfish are an aquatic sophont species.

• They are a Minor Non-Human Race with a Non-humanoid appearance.
• They display characteristics typical of both Cephalopodoids and Cnidarianoids.
• The are a sophont species native to Axasorsa (2802 Far Home), on the coreward edge of Far Home Sector.

Description (Specifications)

Jellyfish are omnivorous ocean-dwelling creatures preferring the benthic zone of sheltered coastal shallows. They mass approximately 800 kg, with a saucer-shaped neutrally buoyant body surrounded by a fringe of beating tentacles. At the lowest point of the body is a mass of manipulator tentacles and sensory stalks surrounding a mouth, and towards the rear is a muscular extendable ‘foot’ that allows the creature to anchor itself in place. They communicate through the use of “song”, deep booms and rumbles and clicks that can carry for hundreds of kilometers.

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1. Jellyfish.
   

Jellyfish carry a number of small (20kg) semi-independent organisms called “Squids” within their body. Squids can be ejected as required and sent to carry out simple tasks, usually gathering food or resources. Squids can move on land as well as in water but they can only survive for a limited period on their own, needing to return to their parent Jellyfish to receive nutrition and remove body waste – they are able to “download” their memories and experiences at the same time. They can either re-enter the body or latch onto a specialised tentacle to achieve this. If squid are lost, Jellyfish are able to grow replacements as required.

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1. Squid.
   

History & Background (Dossier)

Most Jellyfish live in vast, carefully laid out communal farms, dwelling within large decorated “scrapes”. They are generally uninterested in much outside of their own experience. Their main drive is the acquisition of food – a Jellyfish is happiest in its aquatic garden. When they are required to interact they are distant and cold in their manner, and are considered bad-tempered, argumentative, and difficult to negotiate with. Though they are largely uninterested in offworld affairs there is a thriving trade in trinkets and baubles, usually paid for in valuable mineral ores.

Jellyfish (and many other Axasorsan species) are also found on Kedol, a relatively similar world a few parsecs from Axasorsa, though it is unclear exactly how they first arrived there. Archaeological evidence appears to indicate that they have been present on Kedol for many millennia. This is known as the Kedol Mystery.

• ca 600,000BCE: Jellyfish emerge on their homeworld.
• pre-5000BCE: Jellyfish present on Kedol.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This race (sophont species) is primarily located in the following areas:

• Far Home Sector
  • Xelan Subsector

Homeworld: 1105

The homeworld of this race is:

• Axasorsa (world)

World Listing: 1105

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

2 of 2 World articles in Jellyfish

Axasorsa  •  Kedol  •  

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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.

• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science