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Major Porter Wallace
Name Porter John Wallace
Position Chief Counselor
Rank Major
Character Information
| Gender | Male | |
| Species | Human | |
| Age | 40 | |
| Languages | Federation Standard, Cardassian |
Physical Appearance
| Height | 6'2" | |
| Weight | 193 lbs. | |
| Hair Color | Brown | |
| Eye Color | Blue | |
| Physical Description | Although he’s had the scars of wounds removed after he resigned from Starfleet (he wanted to forget those particulars pains), he kept several tattoos: the name of his wife and child above his heart and a skull and crossbones bursting out of the Federation emblem on his left shoulder. In his recent travels he acquired a new tattoo. A large red, blue, and yellow Sam-Taeguek covers most of his upper back. The most noticeable tattoo, however, is across his right hand. It declares in bold letters, “NO MERCY.” Porter keeps his brown hair short. He stands a little over six foot and has an impressive build for his age. |
Family
| Spouse | Elizabeth (deceased) | |
| Children | Emily (missing, 2373) | |
| Father | John A. Wallace (deceased, 2374) | |
| Mother | Anna Wallace (deceased, 2359) | |
| Brother(s) | Marcus Wallace (estranged) | |
| Sister(s) | ||
| Other Family |
Personality & Traits
| General Overview | Over the previous years, he’s sought to master a number of meditation techniques and control his deep rage. For the most part it’s worked, but there is a roughness about him. When he asks questions they come out more as demands, he can be insulting, and colorful metaphors litter his everyday language. Porter knows very well that the brutal man is only a breath away and he has to constantly work at keeping that part of his personality at bay. Therefore, he tends to avoid situations that might require his previous area of expertise. So it strikes some as strange that Porter chose to rejoin Starfleet. He, however, remains coy about the specifics of why he rejoined the fleet. For all of this, he cares deeply about the spiritual and mental health of the crew and will go to great lengths to ensure he’s there for them if or when they need him. |
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| Strengths & Weaknesses | Wallace found he has a sense of people's emotions, even if they're not aware of them himself. He's not empathic by any means, but it's what humans would call a sixth sense. The anger that boils just below the surface remains his greatest weakness. Rash decisions, he knows, will surely follow if he ever allows it to run free like he did before. He controls it through a number of meditations, keeping it in check. |
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| Ambitions | His ambitions are primarily selfless. He knows that whatever chance he had at reaching higher rank and taking over higher commands was lost long ago. Now, he is simply seeking happiness. He's not sure if the job will bring that to him, or the people that surround him, still he'll continue looking. | |
| Hobbies & Interests | Many of his old hobbies and interests vanished along with the old him. He rediscovered the joy of art and dancing. Furthermore, during the last few years he's had to find new hobbies and interests. Wallace studies spirituality in his free time, voraciously reading tomes on spirituality from earth and other places throughout the galaxy. He taught himself piano and learned tai chi. |
| Personal History | He was swift. He was merciless. He was lost. Porter John Wallace has lived, killed, nearly died, and been given a second chance. Born in Los Angeles, California to the artist, John A. Wallace, and a Starfleet officer, Anna Wallace, Porter Wallace’s life was normal for the most part. He would run around the house and dream of being some sort of warrior poet, or better yet warrior artist, defending the Federation while at the same time enriching its soul. His mother disappeared along with the USS Fredericksburg before Porter turned fourteen. John tried to raise both his sons alone, and encouraged them to seek careers outside Starfleet. Porter’s younger brother Marcus eventually decided to become a lawyer, but Porter followed out his life-long dream and entered the Starfleet Academy, choosing the Starfleet Marine Corps when he graduated. Before the turbulent 2370s disrupted his life, Porter was quite content. He married a young doctor, Elizabeth, who’d he met on his first assignment and they had a child together. Porter painted on his off time and led a small unit of Marines during working hours. Everything he’d imagined had come true. For a short time, he convinced himself that nothing would ever change. Porter’s life began to unravel during the Battle of Sector 001. Elizabeth, temporarily assigned to another ship, was killed in the fighting when her ship was destroyed. A few months later, the families onboard Porter’s ship were ordered off by Starfleet in preparation of the coming Dominion War. His daughter, Emily, and the rest of the people aboard the transport never reached their destination, but became one of the thousands of ships that set out and were never heard from again. Heartbroken and angry, he blamed the Dominion for his woes. His unit was nearly always thrown into the thick of the ground fighting, which gave him ample opportunity to exact revenge. He pushed his Marines, and they became known as a company that never retreated and could be counted on to do the near impossible. He fought on Andrious Prime, Partax, The Eloric Moon, and the Liberation of Sophia. It was the last where he lost his two remaining closest friends. His friends had been his conscience and his crutch, but with them gone he spun wildly out of control. The brutality he exacted on anyone who gave him a reason soon became a problem. A peacekeeping mission gone wrong found Porter at the center of a JAG investigation. Although Starfleet quietly dropped the investigation after embarrassing details about their emissary to the troubled world came to light, Porter was reprimanded, demoted, and sent to the USS Nimitz to command a very small unit. Onboard the USS Nimitz, Wallace continued his antics. His viciousness continued, more reprimands came, and he attempted to push everyone away. One young woman, however, somehow managed to break through his emotional armor. Porter found himself deeply caring about what happened to this young crewman; she reminded him of his daughter who would have been about her age. He defended her, ensured she had everything she needed, and then, when attacked by an unknown alien life form on a planet, he fought back the venomous life form, while she escaped. The venom from the creature put Porter into a deep coma. So deep, in fact, that the Nimitz’s doctor originally declared him dead. He remained lifeless for over a year before awaking on Earth in a hospital. He’s never spoken of this time, but something had radically changed inside of him. Porter resigned immediately, and began traveling throughout the Federation. During his sojourn, Wallace studied the philosophy, religion, and spirituality of a multitude of species. He studied at the prestigious Gyatso School of Spiritualism for a year, and then took classes on counseling at Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, graduating with a degree in psychology. Porter felt he owed someone – call it God, gods, Q, or whatever – to do this job right and to make amends for the pain he’d caused. |
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| Service Record | 2370-2372, USS Canterbury, Marine Detachment XO 2372-2373, USS Europa, Marine Detachment CO 2373-2374, USS Havana, Marine Detachment CO 2374-2375, Kilo Company CO, 3rd Battalion, 110th Marine Regiment, 88th Division 14APR2375 *Wounded in action, Liberation of Sophia* 2375-2376, Andoria, Starfleet Medical Hospital, Recovery Ward 2376-2379, USS Victory, Marine Detachment CO 14JUL2379 *Relieved of command due to JAG investigation* 13DEC2379 *Reprimanded and Demoted* 2379-2382, 6th Fleet, Marine Headquarters 2382-2384, USS Nimitz, Marine Detachment CO 2384-2385 *Wounded, transferred to Starfleet Medical* 5FEB2385, *Resigned* 2385-2386, Gyatso School of Spiritualism 2385-2388, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, Psychology, M.Sc. 02JUL2388 *Commissioned, Starfleet Medical - SFMC Branch* 2388-2388 Starfleet Academy, Counselors Offices 2388- USS Nimitz, Chief Counselor |