Appearance: Chaka is an Unas, a humanoid reptilian species. His body is roughly proportioned like that of a human, though he is more muscular and only has four clawed fingers on each hand. His head has ridges running from his eyes and cheekbones to the back of his head, where they meet in a pointed shape, and he has a pair of spikes on his chin that grow longer as he ages. As he comes from an aboriginal tribe, he is usually dressed in alien furs and leathers, and wears a bone necklace around his throat. His teeth are sharp and numerous, and his eyes are a slightly eerie yellow. His blood, however, is bright fluorescent green.
Personality: Despite his frightening appearance, Chaka is of a mostly gentle nature and is barely an adult by his people's standards. While he is occasionally prone to rash action and is fully capable of defending himself, he prefers to coexist with other species as peacefully as possible. He is eager to learn more about other cultures and very open to new ideas that don't fit with his own traditions. He especially enjoys Earth food, particularly chocolate PowerBars.
History: Chaka was raised on a jungle-like planet in an isolated tribe of Unas. With little to fear besides primitive Goa'uld in the lakes and rivers, Chaka believed that his people were the only sentient beings in existence. A team from Stargate Command arrived to excavate Goa'uld skeletons during his coming-of-age ritual, and he decided to take one of the humans captive to show his prowess as a skilled hunter. He selected the human that appeared to be in charge, who turned out to be civilian scientist Daniel Jackson. Daniel repeatedly attempted to communicate with Chaka, and his mimicry of the Unas language quickly led Chaka to believe that his captive was sentient. He refused to let Daniel go, but began teaching him different words and in doing so established a friendly rapport between them. By the time they arrived back at Chaka's cave, the Unas decided he wanted to induct Daniel into his clan instead of eating him. This did not sit well with the leader of the tribe, and Chaka was forced to fight him to the death. Chaka killed the leader and took command, setting Daniel free and offering him a place in the tribe. Daniel declined, but visited often to continue their multicultural exchange of language and ideas.
Daniel was gone for some time, so Chaka attempted to dial the Stargate and come meet him. He did not know the address, however, and ended up emerging through the Rift in Chicago. Unsettled by his new surroundings, Chaka retreated to the darkness of the cavelike sewers and eventually began to gather other nonhuman arrivals, founding a community underneath the city.
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The strange soft creature never seemed to stop chattering. Its sounds were meaningless, but Chaka let it continue. Scaring prey only ever led to shrieks of terror, which were bound to draw more of its kind to help, so quiet noises could not cause any more harm than that.
The creature stopped moving for a moment, and Chaka tugged on the rope impatiently. What little stamina this creature had! It couldn't even keep up at normal walking speed, and Chaka was sorely tempted to knock it out again and carry it home. He would be halfway there by now. But still, its behavior was intriguing enough to merit closer observation. Chaka had never seen an animal like this before, and it even looked as though it was wearing clothes. He couldn't tell what they were made of - no creature or plant he knew had skin like THAT - and its eyes were unnerving to look at. Such vivid blue!
One sound kept being repeated. Dah-neel. Chaka wondered what it meant. A sound of distress? Discontent? Or perhaps even a name? It gave him the shudders to imagine it. Another sentient species? Such a thing had never been mentioned by the elders. Wouldn't they know of such things? Maybe Chaka was the first to find these creatures. A hand of friendship wouldn't hurt, even if it did turn out to be a dumb animal.
He knelt by the water's edge and began praying to the moongods, chanting his name in reverance. Hear me. Guide me. What do I do?
