Pahtel was an exomale Jelna. Pahtel served as an administrator of the colony construction venture on Votar VII in the 2360s. It was a joint project with a number of Kaylar, who were contracted to provide construction and repair services for suitable compensation. However, in 2368, Pahtel and the Jelna Rigelians attempted to renegotiate their contract with the Kaylar laborers and tried to force a lower rate of compensation upon them. The Kaylar refused the terms of the new contract and in response launched an attack on a dam and a power planet, "repossessing" the facility, and cutting the power it provided, plunging the colony into darkness. Pahtel called them barbarians and savages.