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− | The dishonor of the House of Duras did not stop with Ja’rod. Duras, the son of Ja’rod, compounded the transgressions of his family, about twenty years later, by falsely accusing the House of Mogh for his own House’s traitorous actions. When the | + | The dishonor of the House of Duras did not stop with Ja’rod. Duras, the son of Ja’rod, compounded the transgressions of his family, about twenty years later, by falsely accusing the House of Mogh for his own House’s traitorous actions. When the Sons of Mogh were reunited aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, Kurn informed Worf of the Duras’ plot to dishonor their House. With the aid of Captain Picard, Worf was able to untangle the web of deceit and discover that the truth was already known to key persons in the Klingon High Council. |
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− | Realizing that making this deception known to the entirety of the Empire would have dire consequences throughout all Klingon worlds, perhaps end result being civil war, Worf opted for Discommendation. This meant that Worf, alone, since none of the High Council knew Kurn’s true identity, would take the brunt of this false dishonor. Stripped of his honor, labeled a coward and essentially a pariah and non-entity in the Klingon Empire, Worf bided his time looking forward to day that he would be able to right the wrongs perpetrated by the House of Duras and reinstate the House of Mogh to its rightful place in the Empire. | + | Realizing that making this deception known to the entirety of the Empire would have dire consequences throughout all Klingon worlds, perhaps the end result being civil war, Worf opted for Discommendation. This meant that Worf, alone, since none of the High Council knew Kurn’s true identity, would take the brunt of this false dishonor. Stripped of his honor, labeled a coward and essentially a pariah and non-entity in the Klingon Empire, Worf bided his time looking forward to day that he would be able to right the wrongs perpetrated by the House of Duras and reinstate the House of Mogh to its rightful place in the Empire. |
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That sacrifice, more than all the other acts attributed to Worf, is evidence of the depths to which the roots of Worf’s honor reach. Being willing to bear that shame and ouster from Klingon society, while all the time knowing that those who orchestrated the entire situation were those who were truly at fault, demands a great deal of character. | That sacrifice, more than all the other acts attributed to Worf, is evidence of the depths to which the roots of Worf’s honor reach. Being willing to bear that shame and ouster from Klingon society, while all the time knowing that those who orchestrated the entire situation were those who were truly at fault, demands a great deal of character. | ||
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Gowron’s greatest nightmare came to life when Worf could no longer stomach the dishonorable actions of the Chancellor. Worf challenged Gowron and handily defeated him, earning the right to the title of Chancellor. But Worf had no desire to be the leader of the Klingon Empire and he put forth the argument that Martok (perhaps the only one who coveted the office less than Worf) was the only and correct choice to be Gowron’s successor. One would think that this would all bode well for the Klingon Empire, but there was another Klingon, one without the slightest shred of honor, who was soon to make an indelible impression upon Martok’s life… his illegitimate son, Morjod. | Gowron’s greatest nightmare came to life when Worf could no longer stomach the dishonorable actions of the Chancellor. Worf challenged Gowron and handily defeated him, earning the right to the title of Chancellor. But Worf had no desire to be the leader of the Klingon Empire and he put forth the argument that Martok (perhaps the only one who coveted the office less than Worf) was the only and correct choice to be Gowron’s successor. One would think that this would all bode well for the Klingon Empire, but there was another Klingon, one without the slightest shred of honor, who was soon to make an indelible impression upon Martok’s life… his illegitimate son, Morjod. | ||
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On the day of Martok’s installment as Chancellor, Morjod launched a sneak attack upon the First City. This attack destroyed the Great Hall and the vast majority of the members of the Klingon High Council. Morjod then easily took over the control of the government. He showed no shame in using brain-washing technology to turn the public into virtual slaves. He went so low as to use Klingons to create pseudo-Hur’q soldiers. Defiling Klingon bodies with Hur’q DNA, in order to resurrect the hated creatures, may have been the actions of his mother, Gothmara, but Morjod was the one who paraded them around as his own personal bodyguards. | On the day of Martok’s installment as Chancellor, Morjod launched a sneak attack upon the First City. This attack destroyed the Great Hall and the vast majority of the members of the Klingon High Council. Morjod then easily took over the control of the government. He showed no shame in using brain-washing technology to turn the public into virtual slaves. He went so low as to use Klingons to create pseudo-Hur’q soldiers. Defiling Klingon bodies with Hur’q DNA, in order to resurrect the hated creatures, may have been the actions of his mother, Gothmara, but Morjod was the one who paraded them around as his own personal bodyguards. | ||
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− | Both Gothmara and Morjod were entirely insane. Some may contend that their insanity was the cause of their dishonorable actions. Other would say that their insanity was just an extension of the innate lack of honor that they had forever nurtured within their breasts. When Martok was part of the crew of the I.K.S. Gothspar, the Klingon ship commanded by | + | Both Gothmara and Morjod were entirely insane. Some may contend that their insanity was the cause of their dishonorable actions. Other would say that their insanity was just an extension of the innate lack of honor that they had forever nurtured within their breasts. When Martok was part of the crew of the I.K.S. Gothspar, the Klingon ship commanded by Gothmara’s father, Kultan, he was in love with her. To be more accurate, he was in love with his idea of her. Once he discovered that she, with Kultan’s blessing, was working on bio-weapons, despite the research having been rejected and ordered ended by the High Council due to the highly dishonorable way they were designed to be used, he was hard pressed to believe that the woman he loved could be so lacking in honor. |
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− | Looking your opponents in the eye, giving them an equal chance while facing them, is most honorable. | + | Looking your opponents in the eye, giving them an equal chance while facing them, is most honorable. Firing disrupters and torpedoes to obliterate and enemy vessel is honorable, even glorious, if their ship out-gunned yours. But the killing of masses with an unseen biotoxin, bacterium or virus was about as honorless a means of conducting warfare as could be imagined. This discovery horrified Martok. The woman he loved and the commander he admired were criminals in the eyes of the High Council.., criminals and dishonorable cowards who would kill with such vile armaments. When Martok confronted Gothmara, she rendered him unconscious and used the opportunity to impregnate herself with Martok’s child, thus compounding the dishonor of both mother and son. |
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Martok, with the aid of his son, Drex, Kahless (the 24th century clone of the Emperor), Worf, Alexander and many other loyal followers, ultimately defeated the forces of Morjod. While Gothmara, Morjod and the vile Hur’q atrocities were finally eliminated, the personal costs to Martok were far too great. His wife, the incomparable Lady Sirella, his two daughters, Lazhna and Shen, and his new-found companion, an uncharacteristically brave and loyal Ferengi, Pharh were all killed during the conflict. Martok would never cease to mourn their loss. Only his son, Drex, was left to him. | Martok, with the aid of his son, Drex, Kahless (the 24th century clone of the Emperor), Worf, Alexander and many other loyal followers, ultimately defeated the forces of Morjod. While Gothmara, Morjod and the vile Hur’q atrocities were finally eliminated, the personal costs to Martok were far too great. His wife, the incomparable Lady Sirella, his two daughters, Lazhna and Shen, and his new-found companion, an uncharacteristically brave and loyal Ferengi, Pharh were all killed during the conflict. Martok would never cease to mourn their loss. Only his son, Drex, was left to him. | ||
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The preceding paragraph may seem like an excellent place to end this treatise on Klingon Honor, but there is another Klingon whose bravery, honor and ability to see beyond the range of traditional prejudices and his deep desire to return Klingon society to the level of honor from days past, demands further discourse. | The preceding paragraph may seem like an excellent place to end this treatise on Klingon Honor, but there is another Klingon whose bravery, honor and ability to see beyond the range of traditional prejudices and his deep desire to return Klingon society to the level of honor from days past, demands further discourse. | ||
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Klag, Son of M’Raq, seemed to have been destined for greatness from is youth. At the age of five he was awarded first place in a Young Warriors Bat'leth Tournament. As a young man, he and his brother, Dorrek, went to live with their great-uncle Nakri on Zakorg and, through his tutelage, became exceptional hunters. | Klag, Son of M’Raq, seemed to have been destined for greatness from is youth. At the age of five he was awarded first place in a Young Warriors Bat'leth Tournament. As a young man, he and his brother, Dorrek, went to live with their great-uncle Nakri on Zakorg and, through his tutelage, became exceptional hunters. | ||
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− | One Klingon who would never see things from this perspective was Dorrek. | + | One Klingon who would never see things from this perspective was Dorrek. He would forever see it as a mutilation of their father’s body. So intent was he on seeing Klag as being the dishonorable villain that Dorrek, himself, crept deeper and deeper into dishonor trying to wreak vengeance upon his own brother. |
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− | During a campaign to expand the influence of the Empire, Klag met the Children of San-Tarah. | + | During a campaign to expand the influence of the Empire, Klag met the Children of San-Tarah. Through several skirmishes, it was apparent that the San-Tarah, male and female alike, were formidable warriors, and they displayed a Klingon-like respect for honor. The leader of the Children of San-Tarah proposed that they settle the battle with a triad of contests. Klag agreed to the contests. Each side was victorious in one of the first two trials. This left the fate of the planet to the outcome of a contest between two single combatants. If the San-Tarah’s champion was to win, the Empire would leave them to their own devises. If the Gorkon’s Champion won, the San-Tarah would welcome the trefoil banner of the Klingon Empire to be raised in rule over them. Klag, the Gorkon’s champion lost the combat, largely due to his not being in full control of his new right arm. He admitted his defeat and bade the San-Tarah farewell. |
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Conspiring with Dorrek, General Talak ordered Klag to renege on his promise to the San-Tarah, and take the planet at all costs. Klag refused and a great battle, both on the surface and in the space around the planet, was fought with thousands of troops and nearly a dozen warships. Seemingly on the losing side, Klag’s forces were able to garner victory. | Conspiring with Dorrek, General Talak ordered Klag to renege on his promise to the San-Tarah, and take the planet at all costs. Klag refused and a great battle, both on the surface and in the space around the planet, was fought with thousands of troops and nearly a dozen warships. Seemingly on the losing side, Klag’s forces were able to garner victory. |
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Culture Basics HONOR AND DISHONOR AMONG THE KLINGONS by Michael J. Caruso “A Klingon’s honor means more to him than his life.” This statement was made by Kurn, son of Mogh, to his elder brother, Worf. Perhaps a more accurate statement would have been, “A true Klingon’s honor means more to him than his life.” Why say this? Are there not many Klingons in the Star Trek universe portrayed as greatly lacking in honor?
According to Klingon mytho-historical legends, Kahless, the rebel who overthrew the tyrant Molor, was a simple warrior. He wanted no more than to serve his leader and live the life of a warrior. He was a skilled fighter and a clever strategist. But beneath the savagery, his heart held a burning knowledge of right and wrong, along with an innate sense of honor. Kahless may have needed his warrior-brother, Morath, to goad him into doing the right thing, but, once he started on the glory road, there was nothing that would stop him.
A fine example of an honorable House, contrasted with a dishonorable house, is the House of Mogh compared to the House of Duras. The only thing that could be said to be greater than the House of Mogh’s sense of honor was its loyalty to the Klingon Empire and his friends. When honor called and Mogh came to the aid of the House of Huraga during their blood feud with the House of Duras, he unknowingly set into motion a chain of events that would end in the House of Mogh becoming falsely dishonored through the guile and deceit of the House of Duras.
The dishonor of the House of Duras did not stop with Ja’rod. Duras, the son of Ja’rod, compounded the transgressions of his family, about twenty years later, by falsely accusing the House of Mogh for his own House’s traitorous actions. When the Sons of Mogh were reunited aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, Kurn informed Worf of the Duras’ plot to dishonor their House. With the aid of Captain Picard, Worf was able to untangle the web of deceit and discover that the truth was already known to key persons in the Klingon High Council.
Gowron became the Chancellor of the Klingon High Council in the year 2367. Much intrigue surrounded the passing of the Chancellor’s mantle. Duras had poisoned K’mpec and nearly succeeded in implicating Gowron as the architect of the cowardly deed. Duras later sought to kill Gowron, but failed in the attempt.
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On the day of Martok’s installment as Chancellor, Morjod launched a sneak attack upon the First City. This attack destroyed the Great Hall and the vast majority of the members of the Klingon High Council. Morjod then easily took over the control of the government. He showed no shame in using brain-washing technology to turn the public into virtual slaves. He went so low as to use Klingons to create pseudo-Hur’q soldiers. Defiling Klingon bodies with Hur’q DNA, in order to resurrect the hated creatures, may have been the actions of his mother, Gothmara, but Morjod was the one who paraded them around as his own personal bodyguards.
The preceding paragraph may seem like an excellent place to end this treatise on Klingon Honor, but there is another Klingon whose bravery, honor and ability to see beyond the range of traditional prejudices and his deep desire to return Klingon society to the level of honor from days past, demands further discourse.
Klag served on a few Klingon vessels, of which the earliest known is the I.K.S. Baruk. Not much is known about his service on the Baruk, except that he once met Chancellor K’mpec aboard that ship.
One Klingon who would never see things from this perspective was Dorrek. He would forever see it as a mutilation of their father’s body. So intent was he on seeing Klag as being the dishonorable villain that Dorrek, himself, crept deeper and deeper into dishonor trying to wreak vengeance upon his own brother.
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