Lieutenant Chalden Smethwile was an Imperial Customs officer who worked as an inspector at Kelada starport. He was tall and gaunt and disliked spacers generally, and would not hesitate to humiliate them in from of the squad of stormtroopers that escorted him wherever he went. He claimed to know freighter codes inside out and would punish starship crews for even the smallest violations. He was practically immune to any bribe and would arrest anyone who would try to do so.