Gokkan-Sar

Summary
Gokkan-Sar grew up aboard a trader ship along side his parents. It was not an easy life as Orions are still mostly viewed as pirates with good reason. Gokkan’s parents did their fair share of pirating and smuggling to make ends meet. But they did their best to provide for Gokkan and wished for him to have a different life. And The Federation seemed like it could make those dreams come true

History
As a young kid Gokkan would ask for datapads to read his parents found a way to get some. Most of what they could afford was repair manuals and even those were second-hand or possibly stolen, not that Gokkan knew any better. And he had ample opportunity to apply his knowledge of ship repairs to the run-down trader vessel his grew up on.

Gokkan showed an affinity for ships and their systems and would spend days analyzing every aspect of ships. At times his parents would “lend out” Gokkan’s services to other ships in need of repair. The jobs fascinated Gokkan as no two jobs were ever the same and a new fix would be needed.

Sometimes those jobs were not so pleasant. Orion women would often whip him when they thought he was not subservient enough, or if the job wasn’t getting done fast enough, or a myriad of other excuses. It confused Gokkan as afterwards the Captian of the ships were always impressed with his handiwork.

One time Gokkan was even able to repair a warp engine which he always want to. That job was tough and involved long days in awkward positions. And still he was beaten for "taking too much time". But he noticed the warp core was leaking some emissions that could easily be traced if someone was looking for the trail or even lead to the ship exploding if it got worse. So Gokkan came up with a fix to stop the leak using the parts on hand. It was not the most pretty job he ever did but Gokkan is sure he saved the ship. Not that his work was appreciated, the beatings that day were particularly harsh as it turns out Gokkan used some souvenir that the Head Engineer particularly cherished.

Unbeknownst to Gokkan, it was during those jobs that his parents would take other 'special' jobs. Often Pirating nearby independent vessels for their cargo and selling them quickly before Gokkan would return. As Gokkan got older began to suspect that his parents would go raiding other ships while he was sent away. But he also didn't want to believe it and so Gokkan adopted a don't look and it doesn't happen sort of attitude as Gokkan didn't want to make his mother made and risk her beating on Gokkan herself.

When he was old enough he applied to Star Fleet Academy. Barley passing the entrance exam Gokkan was accepted. There he studied harder than he ever had for he learned that his training was sorely lacking. He didn’t graduate at the top of his class, not by a long shot. But he did graduate.

Unfortunately, Gokkan's parents were not able to attend the ceremony. The sent a message to congratulate Gokkan but they said the trip was too far off course for their current load and they couldn't afford the fuel cost either. Gokkan suspects his parents are not so welcome within the Federation Space and possibly on more 'special' jobs now that Gokkan was away permanently.

Shortly after his graduation ceremony Gokkan received his first assignment, the USS Lammergeier.

2379 - Present
USS Lammergeier NCC-61815 Gokkan first assignment. A huge step up from the broken down trader he was raised on. Gokkan was still not quite comfortable with just how new things were or the spacious living area he had as a newly minted Esign. Cargo traders optimized every space for maximum hold and so very little was left for living quarters.

Appearance
Gokkan has the green skin, dark hair, and green eyes that marks him as an Orion. But growing up on the poor side and on a trader made Gokkan slimmer than most Orions and indeed most other people in general.

Gokkan is used to clothes being baggy on him and ill fitting. But Star Fleet’s uniform is tailer to fit. The close-fitting uniform reveals to most just how slim he is. And Gokkan can sometimes be seen fidgeting with the uniform to try and make it more comfortable.

When not in uniform there are scars along Gokkan’s back. Those are remnants of some of the harsher treatments he has endured at the hands of Orion woman. Gokkan once saw a human female with colored nails and loved that idea. So he now regularly colors his nails differently each day.

Motivation
Gokkan is motivated to prove himself in the Federation. Most people still assume that Orions or Pirates, Smugglers, Slavers, Murderers, etc. And so Gokkan tries harder than most to show them that he deserves to be there. That he can be just as skilled as the rest of the crew.

Prelude

 * October 29th, 2379 | 1700 hrs | The Great Unknown
 * October 29th, 2379 | 1715 hrs | Getting Settled

Episode 01

 * Day 01 | 0000 hrs. | Thread Title with Character 01, Character 02, Character 03