Jessa

Jessa
Base Information
Classification	Omnivore/gatherer
Status	Minor Race
Locomotion	Walker
Terrain	Jungle
Body Form
Confluence	Humanoid
Bio-Identenoid	Alien
Size	1.6 meters
Weight	60 kg
Culture
Languages	Native Language
Social Structure	Autocracy
Technological Epoch	TL:4-6
Psionic potential	Standard
Origin World
Homeworld location	Galatea (Far Frontiers 3228)
UWP	E685610-5 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 technologically developing Minor Non-Human Race with a humanoid appearance.

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 impressive 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 have no collarbone, allowing them a 270 degree radius of vision (like an owl). Their arms hang low from sloping shoulders, allowing Jessa to run on all fours if necessary. The hands are six-fingered 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.

Culture

An important facet of the Jessa's culture is their conception of space. As they live on dirigibles, space is of great value and importance. As minerals are too precious for building and fuel to squander, space is their currency, either through barter or promise. Jessa are tenacious in acquiring it, and in this competitive environment, space goes to those who stand higher on a stratified social scale.

The Jessa neither bury their dead at sea (since the ocean is seen as the Enemy), nor on the islands (for the same reason, since the Enemy is likely to steal the land). Instead, the Jessa consume their dead in a highly ritualistic ceremony.

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