Lieutenant Chortle

Character Information

Gender		Male
Species		Pakled
Age		43

Physical Appearance

Height		5'9"
Weight		198 lbs
Hair Color		Light brown with a receding hairline
Physical Description		Frumpy, doughy, and pudgy are words used by others to describe Lieutenant Chortle. He is 5'9" in height and teeters in weight, but is approximately 200lbs. He has very thin light brown hair with a noticeable receding hairline and a large forehead. His eyes are dark and sometimes appear to be a lifeless void lacking the spark of emotion.

Family

Personality & Traits

Personal History		Chortle, the eldest child of Melgatha and Abnard was born and raised on Pakled Planet in the suburbs of a small city with peculiar buildings and many fruit trees. His mother took care of the home and raised Chortle and his siblings while their father worked for the sanitation department. The couple moved away from Pakled Planet to be closer to family friends in the Kalla system, settling on Kalla III. Always known for being good with his hands, Chortle was a kinesthetic minded learner in school. He enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together. He was viewed by both his parents as 'The Smart One' of the family, especially of his siblings, Chortle showed the most aptitude. He attended a normal school as a child and though he got along with the Pakled kids, some of the others would tease him. Chortle was bullied for years, but he did manage make a few friends though over the years, he drifted apart from them. He was interested in extra curricular clubs and activities that fiddled around with communications and holographic technology. Chortle had been a tinkerer from his childhood years throughout his teenage years and remains so well into adulthood. With neither Pakled Planet nor Kalla III being part of the United Federation of Planets, Chortle had an uphill battle in getting accepted into Starfleet Academy. His application would require sponsorship, and Pakleds did not have the best reputation for being 'quick learners' nor was there the best relationship between the Federation and the Pakled government especially after the Rhomboid Dronegar Sector 006 incident involving the Federaton's flagship and the Mondor. Chortle's relentless petitioning of Starfleet Captains had not mounted to much, most did not get back to him. Others just could not assist him. Putting their name behind his application was a bit of a gamble and the odds of his success were murky. All of that changed though when one Captain took the risk and endorsed Chortle's application. It gave him what he needed to take the entrance examinations. Passing them though was entirely on him.
Service Record		USS Mandela- Engineering Officer USS Sausalito - Engineering Officer Starbase 80 - Assistant Chief Operations Officer Starbase 109 - Chief Operations Officer