

Spectre of the Gun no Klingon content Star Trek Crucible: McCoy Provenance of Shadows by David R George III Guardian not all that far from Romulan space, and even closer to the Klingon border, and Organian Peace Treaty or not, if they should find out about it Subspace silence along Klingon border Bulbous control section projected from the end of a slender neck. Angular structure spread like wings of a bird, it's lowered talons a pair of S-2 graf units, the warp nacelles Steely gray surface Klingons don't explore, they conquer Klingons are a warrior culture. They will stand and fight to the death but they are less inclined to fire upon an adversary in retreat Klingons ascribe their own motives to the Federation Electric blue surges crackling across the hull of the Klingon vessel Standard black and gold uniform of the Klingon military Verillian jenli, much like Earth coffee rintu carvings from Capella IV Sakar, great Vulcan scientist ALT Elaan of Troyius Tellun star system of warring planets Troyius and Elas in border area. Under Fed control, but Klingons also claim jurisdiction. Elasian men reported as vicious and arrogant. Spock has detected an intermittent sensor ghost - ?Space ship. Sensor ghost moves closer, it is a ship, no identification yet. Klingon warship materializes on screen. The Klingon ship has simply moved into contact range, matching Enterprise sublight speed, parallel course. Kirk instructs Uhura to open hailing frequency, identify Enterprise and ask Klingons his intentions. No response. Uhura and Spock pick up tight beam transmission aimed at Klingon vessel. Kryton, one of Elaan’s guards, in love with Elaan, sabotages antimatter pods in engine room, dilithium crystal converter assembly fused – no warp drive without new crystals. Sends tight beam transmission to Klingon vessel. Sold out to Klingons out of jealousy. Elasian interrogation techniques are even more excruciating than Federation capable of. Kryton zaps himself instead of Vulcan mind meld. Kirk wonders what Klingon involvement is, surely not only because they want to stop a marriage. The Klingon ship changes course, heads towards Enterprise at warp 6 speed. Kirk orders battlestations. Klingons pass without firing a shot. Spock thinks they did not mean to attack – just wanted Enterprise to go into warp and blow themselves up, solve their problem, without risking war. Why do the Klingons consider the possession of this system so vital? Klingons send message to Enterprise, stand by to be boarded, or be destroyed, demand an immediate reply. Kirk figures they are trying to force a fight. Kirk against sending message to Starfleet for help, as that would let Klingons know they did knock out the Enterprise warp engines, and help could not possibly arrive in time anyway. Kirk stalls for time, hopes the Klingons can be bluffed or not prepared for general war, proceed on course. Kirk responds to Klingon message – this is Captain James Kirk of Enterprise on Federation business. Our mission is peaceful, but we’re not prepared to accept any interference. Klingon male appears on viewscreen, light, mustache and beard, turtleneck and tunic. Enterprise, prepare to be boarded or destroyed. The Klingon ship closes on intercept course, 500 thousand kilometers. 300 thousand kilometers. 100 thousand kilometers. Fires. Passes. Comes around for second pass, better than warp seven, goes for Enterprise flank. Fires. Passes. Paralleling Enterprise again. Troyius common stones radans – dilithium. Bring luck. Reason why Klingons are interested in system. Klingon coming in again. Fires. Message coming in, same guy on screen. Enterprise, our readings confirm your power extremely low, your shields buckling. This is your last chance to surrender. Kirk responds – Captain James Kirk of Enterprise requests terms for surrender Klingon - No terms, surrender must be unconditional and immediate. Kirk – will you guarantee the safety of our passenger, the Dohlman from Elaas? Klingon – no conditions. surrender immediately. Klingon starts another run. Enterprise seems helpless. Klingons will come in closer the more helpless the Enterprise seems. Sulu counts down approach 100 to less than 30 thousand kilometers. Klingon fires. Enterprise goes to warp, Klingons fire again, Enterprise fires photon torpedoes. Damage to Klingons – direct hit amidships by photon torpedo. number 3 shield damaged, number 4 shield obliterated, loss of maneuver power. badly damaged. continuing away at reduced speed. Blish - Both planets were located in a star system over which the Klingon Empire claimed jurisdiction. By entering the system, the Enterprise was inviting Klingon retaliation for trespass. Elasian hand weapons resemble 21st century nuclear disintegrators The failure of this mission would be catastrophic for Federation planning Phaser crews stand by, maintain yellow alert, when ghost ship materializes into a Klingon Kirk recognizes transmitter Watson wrestled from Kryton as Klingon Sulu moistens his lips when the Klingon ship gets within 50 thousand kilometers The hoarse Klingon voice filled the bridge “Prepare to be boarded or destroyed.” The Enterprise shuddered under impart by a Klingon missile at one thousand kilometers On the screen the Klingon ship was an approaching streak of speed The force of the second missile shook every chair in the bridge The guttural Klingon voice had triumph in it. Last chance to surrender. Elaan watched Kirk as death in the form of the Klingon ship neared them, itself a black missile made vague by speed. SNW VII Obligations Discharged by Gerri Leen Elaan 30 years on Troyius. Son and two daughters. Grandchildren. Elasian tarzhatan berries Elaan and Monarch of Troyius attended ceremony at Khitomer where Kirk preserved chance for peace between Fed and Klingons. Brief meeting. Kirk a warrior for peace. The Paradise Syndrome no Klingon content Double, Double by Michael Jan Friedman P108 Denebian irata – a smooth and bittersweet drink. Kirk orders the drink. McCoy has never drunk anything that color before. Even Maratakken brandy doesn’t massacre brain cells with such enthusiasm. The Enterprise Incident Ship appears after Enterprise crosses into Romulan space. Scotty identifies it as a Klingon ship, but it couldn’t be, not in this area. Spock elucidates for us that Intelligence reports Romulans now using Klingon design. Klingon/ Romulan The design of the ship is the same. Enterprise has schematic designs of ship. Spock has a theory that Romulans have developed cloaking device which renders Federation tracking sensors useless - Blish The Romulans are now using warships modeled on those of the Klingons, Enterprise heavily outgunned. Changing ship designs that drastically is expensive, and the Klingon cruiser has no important inherent advantages over the Romulan model of which Feds are aware - unless it is adaptable to some sort of novel screening device. And the Children Shall Lead no Klingon content The Abode of Life by Lee Correy P7 the Enterprise has seen more than their share of Klingons lately. It had been a rough tour out on the edge of the Organian Treaty Zone. Not even a month of shore leave on Starbase 4 had eliminated Kirk’s fatigue. The inner edge of the Orion Arm, far from Klingons and Romulans. P168 Eventually, perhaps in less than a century, the Klingons are likely to work their way this far toward the center of the Galaxy. If Mercan is not in the Federation, the Klingons would play the conquistador role, if they left anything at all except their own fleet base here. Dreams of the Raven by Carmen Carter P7 Kyron gentai-Hann, nephew by marriage to the Exalted House of Kotzher and captain of the IKF Falchion. A warrior of acknowledged skill and long years of service to the Empire. the House of Kotzher now exalted in name only, Kyron regrets his marriage into a family which had fallen into imperial disfavor. Of his wife he thought nothing at all, confident she returned his lack of interest. He had been in a perpetual state of boredom and anger for an entire year, ever since the Klingon Military Council had honored him with a posting to the Belennii star system, a worthless holding of the Empire set in a position of supreme strategic unimportance in a far-distant corner of undisputed space. Being a Klingon, Kyron did not feel compelled to keep his growing resentments to himself. The privilege of bullying the crew of the Falchion was one of the few meager compensations still left to him. His subordinates, no less bored or angry but perhaps even more resentful since they had less scope for bad temper, had spent the first months of the long voyage to Belennii engaging in frequent bouts of petty bickering which inevitably culminated in physical violence. The resulting fatalities reduced the somewhat crowded conditions of the crew quarters, thus easing the most unbearable of the tensions. By the end of the first year of their tour of duty the remaining crew had settled into a sullen acceptance of the tedium of routine patrol over a quadrant of space that contained one dwarf star, two yellow stars without planets, 4020 asteroids of sufficient size to merit a star-chart notation, and a periodic comet which would reappear in their area in 845 years. On the 451 st day of patrol Captain Kyron was expatiating at great length on the cowardice of the Imperial Ministry in advising the Emperor to accept a truce with the Federation. Such criticism bordered on treason. If the captain cherished any hopeful fantasies of being recalled to Klinzhai in order to stand trial, he was greatly deluded. His crew had long since ceased to hear his words, despite the loud and bellicose manner in which they were delivered. Peace is for the soft worms of the decadent Federation dung-heaps! Peace is the corpse that feeds their maggot growth! screamed the captain from his command throne. Bronze-dark skin, forked eyebrows bristled stiffly with rage while his moustache dropped damply He peered down into the red shadows of the crew pit. Former enemies the Feds weak but also cunning. Defective newborns killed outright. Kath, communications officer, he agreed with proper subservience. Scheduled communications. Having built up a storm of temper it made little difference where it was directed. Communication from alien craft. Imbecile! Eye of a rotting cadaver! Kyron pulled a disruptor from his belt and stunned the negligent science officer Jaeger into unconsciousness. Thus appeased, the captain turned his attention to the alien. Jaeger was quite adept with the mind-scanner and would be needed soon. Raise shields, lock phasers on target. Who are they? An unregistered craft was fair game for his battlecruiser. The Falchion was long overdue for battle maneuvers. Gleaners, race of scavengers that eked out a subsistence living from the leavings of the Klingon Empire. Gleaner, with humble solicitude – Ah worthy ship chief we bring you great wealth and power, a wreck, such salvage we have found. P12 children run around Wagner Trading Post playing Federation and Klingons. Die, Klingon pigs! Spock – That young child is a prime example of the difficulties inherent in implementing a truce with the Klingons on a sustained basis. That such hostile attitudes are to be found in one so young presages obstacles to extending amicable relations with the Klingon Empire through the next generation. McCoy – the truce didn’t maintain that we had to like Klingons. it just said we had to stop killing them. And more to the point, they had to stop killing us. The Tyrellian knife, Fourth or Fifth Dynasty, glints of blue and green off the blade. P81 Enterprise finds Klingon warship, decelerating pace consistent with that of a drifting ship propelled only by inertia, minimal radiant energy, engines are cold, no signs of living beings aboard, Klingon or otherwise. According to Chekov’s vector analysis the Klingon ship and the Frenni caravan were once probably in close proximity. Ion particle residue indicates this as the site of a battle, which destroyed the Verella. Falchion and Selessan drifted apart. P89 walk through the Falchion, narrow shadowy corridors, cramped crew quarters. The basic lines of the ship were familiar to Kirk, yet form and function were both oddly distorted for alien bodies and minds. Through a narrow doorway to the command center of the warship. Without power the viewscreen was reduced to a blank wall. No bodies, lifeslips are all berthed. Ship’s log wiped clean. Star Fleet intelligence reports indicate the Falchion had been posted on routine border patrol of the Belennii system for nearly two solar years. Captain Kyron a seasoned veteran who should have deserved a better assignment. However, there have been indications of political upheavals in the current Imperial line of succession. He may have incurred political disfavor. This is an unparalleled opportunity to study Klingon technology. Sulu’s dying to fly a Klingon warship. Signs of recent phaser damage on the hull. Linguistics needs to decipher certain Klingon ship control designations. Sulu has six hours to learn to fly the Klingon battlecruiser. The Empire did not hand out knowledge of cloaking device freely, not even to its allies. P102 Sulu, Lt. Aziz, Chekov, escort Enterprise in Klingon battlecruiser toward Wagner Post. The Klingon vessel had a bulging forward hull was pockmarked and its metal wings were scarred with black streaks but the sleek lines of its design were still evident. A brief shudder rocked its frame, then it jerked forward in a series of uneven bursts of speed. Sulu – We’re learning fast. I’ll have this crate doing spins in no time. P115 the Falchion’s navigation panel displayed a swirling cloud of magenta particles. One especially dense clump of particles marked the presence of the Enterprise. This is an early model cloaking system, probably installed during the first technology exchange with the Romulans. When the Klingons got the short end of the bargain. P146 the small ships outmaneuver Falchion at impulse speed. Those Klingon phasers will slice through Enterprise like butter. Falchion executed a fancy roll to pull free of the fighters for just an instant, then shot forward. Its solid shape transformed into a stream of light, then vanished. A dark shadow lunged down into the frame, the Falchion was closing in on the retreating ships. Under Sulu’s phaser blast, Enterprise deflector shields down in half a dozen sections, one of the aft shields for the primary saucer collapsed completely. The force of the Klingon beam drilled a hole through the hull plates and stopped just short of the impulse engines. The Capellan’s give carved stone heads as gifts. Orion captain Aeloran of Stellar Storm P195 the Klingon crew of the Falchion may have fallen victim to the Ravens. Brain absorption, all the knowledge. Perfect mimics. Then they exchanged a very conspicuous Klingon warship for a neutral merchant liner. P208 intelligence reports, and our own experience in conflicts with the Empire, have indicated that Klingon crews can operate a battlecruiser with considerable efficiency while cloaked. The Klingons need a bigger bridge. P216 the Raven/Kyron thumped a fist against its chest. I am a Klingon warrior, your shallow tricks cannot fool me. the Raven Queen impels us to conquest but I planned the details of our victories. She is linked to our minds and controls our will, yet she has no real intelligence. Not so different from those I once served. The Raven executed a Klingon martial salute and left the room. A stream of guttural Klingon oaths issued forth from its throat – Vipers that dare take my ship! My crew! I shall rend them until they are unfit to feed ship mites! I need no help from weakling Humans to avenge this insult. Human scum. Only Klingons have the true spirit of a conquering race. Even the Raven Queen’s influence could not make Kyron destroy his ship. Now it has become a hidden dagger with which to strike her down. Kyron will destroy the Queen, with no time for his own escape. What does that matter if I destroy these walking excretions? Far better to die in the glory of battle than to live in this blasphemous shell. P225 the Raven/Kyron – Why save defective refuse? Each moment we delay increases our risk of detection. I go now. the Raven/Kyron killed blowing up the Queen Raven P229 the Vegan tradeship is a renovated assault craft with basic arsenal intact, the Andorian scout ships are also powerful. Tellarite powerful escort vessel, heavily shielded to guard their mining operations. Lord Kath – Surrender your ship or die! This is Lord Kath. Spare yourself and your crew an agonizing death, submit now to my authority! There is no record of a Lord Kath in Enterprise intelligence files, not on the Falchion and not anywhere in the Klingon military. There is a record of a communications officer named Kath. Kirk – I won’t surrender my ship to the dregs from a Klingon cockpit. I wait to hear from a true Klingon warrior. The roar of outrage from the communications officer baffled the translators. The guttural Klingon voice, its anger barely under control, resumed its warnings – You are a fool, Captain Kirk. We know your shields are gone and your weapon power is depleted. the Raven/Kath killed when Vegan tradeship destroyed. P246 Once the Queen Raven was destroyed the borrowed persona of each victim gained dominance, and the resulting emotional trauma was severe. Spock's Brain no Klingon content How Much For Just the Planet? by John M. Ford P13 Imperial Klingon cruiser Fire Blossom patrolled the Organian Treaty Zone that separated Empire form Fed. Fire Blossom was named for an incident in the youth of its captain, Kaden vestai-Oparai. Kaden had been an ensign, helmsman board a B-5 destroyer in one of the Wars of Internal Dissension. A lucky hit had pierced the destroyer’s screens and killed most of the bridge crew, including the captain. Kaden had seized command of small damaged ship, being hotly pursued by a light attack cruiser. Kaden broke formation and made for nearest sun, dodging cruiser’s fire. Deflectors began to shine with energy, the hull to heat despite them. The pursuer closed in. no practical chance of survival. The cruiser’s heavier screens could sustain approach almost to the photosphere. At the last moment Kaden ejected a survival pod on maximum drive and broke away at 90 degrees. Kaden calculated the cruiser’s captain would swing behind him, looking from light to darkness and take a moment to line up final shot. Pay no attention to the pod, doomed to vaporize. As the cruiser took aim the pod struck the star, cargo of four magnetic bottles of antimatter collapsed and even antiplasma reacts violently with normal matter. Eruption from solar surface engulfed cruiser. Kaden ordered breakfast from the messroom wall. That had been when life was really enjoyable. Now he commanded a D-7c, a heavy-enhanced battlecruiser much more powerful than little destroyer. There was not a deck officer in the entire Imperial Klingon Navy who would not have been excited to command a D-7c into battle against any foe of the Empire. Unfortunately, ever since the business with the Organians, there had been a real shortage of foes of the Empire. Try anything the least bit violent in one of the Treaty Zones and everything like a weapon on the ship, form main-battery controls to cutlery, got red hot and some disembodied voice lectured you on the Treaty provisions. Kaden had seen it happen, as an ensign. His squadron had run across a couple of Tellarite freighters, no armament, no escorts. Practically before thee cruisers were in attack formation you could have fried chops on the Weapons Control board. One of Kaden’s bunkmates Portside ratings’ head, disposal cubicle Busybody lightbulbs Command was about as thrilling as watching yeast grow. Kaden looked down at his battertoast, hot and crisp from the wall unit Glass of sweetened fruit juice. Rapid Klingon metabolism broke simple sugars down almost instantly, producing a thoroughly pleasant buzz. Just the thing to get started in the morning. Arizhel, nickname Rish. Female. Admirable hull design. Splendid computing equipment, very sophisticated defensive systems, precluded any direct sensor analysis, never mind tractors and boarding. Punched buttons on the meal console. Oh, well, Kaden thought, maybe in the Black Fleet. Don’t dial up the battertoast. The control bell rang and the tray slid from the slot. G’day’t Chief Engineer Askade, tall, slender for an Imperial race Klingon Security Officer Maglus. Build like a stormwalker and just as dangerous. Came into the messroom and punched for meals. A slab of rare steak, four fried eggs, liter mug of juice, hot sauce on the eggs. Maybe a couple of feed pipes got crossed Undress-tunic green Recycling used laundry The food synths Communications Officer Aperokei, voice bright and eager enough to put ice in one’s blood. Nickname Proke. Fondness for Federation films, terms in his language. That youth was raised wrong. Kaden – I suppose we should take a look at the Fed ship. Pay our respects, smile at them. Maglus – carefully. P25 Deneva mining propaganda - the warlike Klingons are always on the prowl for dilithium, to drive their war machines, power their warships. The Klingon empire’s ruthless hunger for dilithium. Today’s innocent unexplored frontier world is tomorrow’s Klingon slave outpost. P28 spectrum analysis indicates iraltu cha’puj, dilithium. There wasn’t a ship of either empire that wasn’t always sniffing for the very particular dilithium radiation Askade was an expert on dilithium. I think the Fed surveyor has found crystal ore. How sad for the surveyor’s crew that we have found them. Pick up the sensor trace With respect, Chief Engineer, no I didn’t. Zan Korth, ready forward tractors. There is enough room in holds for the Fed surveyor ship Pursuit, maximum velocity Prepare to jam subspace if the one signals Then only the naked stars will see this one, not the Fed, especially not the Organians The Klingon D-7c is capable of destroying Fed surveyor in 8.4 seconds using secondary weapons only Fire Blossom does not acknowledge ship Jefferson Randolph Smith’s hail P36 any deeper on the gravity well of the planet and the tractors won’t be reliable. Then it’s their choice, Zan Korth, switch to disruptors. No local starships on record for this world, planet Direidi, population 15,000 I have lock-on Kai the pilot, alive or dead! Kai the captain, Maglus said, chuckling deep, tossing a salute to Kaden We still have to catch the one. P41 a Klingon heavy-enhanced cruiser I have another sensor trace, small planetoid or large ship. Here in the middle of nothing Maglus swore colorfully. One could live for Keth’s years and not have luck like that. Khest’na div’ya’chigh Breaking thrust! Kill our velocity! P43 Open a channel, Kaden said. We’d better say hello, before the lightbulbs cook us. If there’s half the dilithium here that sensors indicate, the Klingon will mine those hills flat for it. Starfleet will come in and mine the place naked P48 the terms of the Organian Treaty between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire are as follows: Upon the discovery of a new and usable planet within the confines of the Treaty Zone (defined as per the map in Appendix A of this document), each party to the Treaty shall have the option to voluntarily cede the world to the other for development. Failing this, both parties to the Treaty shall send envoys to the disputed planet, prepared to demonstrate to the indigenous population (if any) the respective party’s ability to develop the world in a peaceful and useful manner. Rights of development shall be granted to the party that best shows said ability. Failure to abide by the terms of this agreement shall be met with physical interdiction of the party or parties in violation from the planet. In plainer language, the Treaty terms are : Don’t get grabby or you’ll get your fingers burned. Popular opinion in the Klingon Empire concerning the Treaty, while perhaps less important than in the more politically liberal Fed, may be summarized as follows: 4% If the Emperor says it’s okay, it’s fine with me 4% This is a trick question, right? 11% The Federation made the whole thing up. 81% Who do they think they are, anyway? P50 Imperial Supply Base 27, just inward from Organian Treaty Zone. Freight shuttles and service units surrounded the big cruiser Fire Blossom. Her cargo doors were wide open, force curtains holding the atmosphere in. A flare of light from the passenger transporter Force Leader Memeth, 251 st Engineers. Stocky Imperial in Marine uniform, carrying a flight bag You are welcome aboard Fire Blossom. I am Kaden, captain. This is Maglus, security officer, and Askade, chief engineer. He will be directing your unit. The one is the ship’s engineer Askade – I am an Accredited Specialist in the mechanics of dilithium. Force leader is perhaps familiar with the Manual of Crystalline Ores Handling? Memeth – Ah. The vestai-Eletai. It is an honor to work with you. Survey vehicles, ore shuttles with portable navigation lines Tagra-X mass excavators, big. It’s a major commitment of equipment. Obviously the Emperor doesn’t just want us to get this world, he expects it. We need not be formal. I am Askade. And I Memeth. A lift car It’s his battalion; trying to commands it without his cooperation would be like bailing a swamp Waiting for me to say something about the average intelligence of Marine Officers? The one saw only a leader practicing his art. P53 Fed Admiral Pilchard of Starfleet Resources Command – At least the Klingons are not going to dive out of the sun with some crazy new political two-step in their teeth. P71 At Direidi, Sulu – Klingon vessel located, range one million kilometers and steady. Kirk – Send our respects. Uhura – I’ve just received a message of goodwill from Fire Blossom, Kaden vestai-Oparai commanding. The wording of the message was a bit unusual. Klingon message – Knock, knock! Who’s there in the other devil’s name? [Orson Wells] Faith, here’s an equivocator, that could swear in both the scales against either scale, who committed treason enough for god’s sake, yet could not equivocate to heaven: O come in, equivocator! Kirk sighed, bad enough they had Klingons, now it looked like they had crazy Klingons. Klingons landing parties are always armed, even on diplomatic missions. Quote from MacBeth, Act 2, scene 3. P73 Maglus had Aperokei’s throat in his fist. Dropped him into his chair behind the communications console. Bridge crew relaxed with mixed relief and disappointment. At least one small bet changed hands. Kaden – This vessel has for some time been at a state of less than full alert. I believe that young officers do their best when they are free to act in their own ways. Our cruise has not been without honor. Yes Captain, Proke said, squeaking a little. Aperokei’s message was intended to make our Fed opposites feel comfortable and at ease. I did not mean it as a statement of imperial policy. The text is a piece of classical poetry. Proke said it so earnestly that he had to be lying. Kaden – If this message indeed puts the Feds off their guard, you may expect rewards, Lieutenant. Nothing scared junior officers quite so badly as the promise of rewards from senior officers. Arizhel, nickname Rish. Transporters are synchronized. At standard separation, Enterprise will not be able to detect second transport beam Landing party, equip and meet on the Transporter stage. Direidi Klingon transport platform decorated with red and gold bunting and little flags with Klingon trefoils. P77 Direidian Flyter has prepared Klingon greeting – Kai, kai kassai, duymey. Flyter sutai-Direidi jikh- P81 Flyter went over to greet the Klingons, spoke Klingonese. Kaden looked violent for a moment, and then gave the wary half-bow that Klingons gave to those they respected. Kirk had no idea what Klingons did before those they trusted. Direidi has archaeological sculptures carved of dilithium. Dilithium wears out rather slowly. Arizhel – We have excellent historical analysts for matters such as this. History is of great importance to the Klingon Empire. Memeth rose slightly from his chair, one hand tight on his steak knife. The Klingons looked ready to jump, Force Leader Memeth in particular. Kirk makes a joke about Klingon first Battalion, Combat Archeologists. P96 Arizhel has brandy in Fed Ambassador Charlotte Sanchez’s quarters, with Direidian Princess Deedee. Arizhel – My father was like this. He would say, You, with the tactical genius of a hundred generations in your line, wish to turn over stones and listen to stray radiations? He thought I should be a Commando Force Leader like my uncles, or perhaps command a fighter wing as he had. Rish – Our Aperokei has been know to use the old earth term black-shoe bastard, referring to high command. Fortunately for him it means nothing to most Klingon officers. Rish and Sanchez agree, starship captains are swaggering, tin-plated dictators with delusions of godhood. Rish – a woman could always work passage on a freighter. You look like you would make a splendid, our word is agaantwikh, one who works in the small access areas. A Fed Jeffries jockey. Stowing away should not be attempted on an Imperial vessel. Aack, an expression of disgust. Sliketh, they live in unmonitored areas of the larger freighters. They are about between half a meter to two meters in size. very big teeth, when they find organic material, aaack. Rish – I do not think that you have come to us merely to speak of troubles, Princess D’di. I think that you seek assistance. I believe that I comprehend your purpose, but Klingons do not attest to false things. We bleed those who swear false oaths for medical supplies. If the captains give a true report, it seems no fraud to me. Rish – If love is a duty, it is a duty that allies us, ael kai the alliance. Excuse me. I was quoting. Arizhel said patiently – I am establishing our warrior’s capabilities before incorporating them into a tactical plan. Sanchez – What kind of heroic act do we need? Rish – There will be a vast fire in the hotel, consuming it utterly, but you Pete boldly saves a few from the flames. Sanchez – A little extreme, what about the people he doesn’t save? Rish – I thought you desired this to be convincing. Rish – And under torture he reveals a plot to overthrow D’di’s parents. No, this will not do. When the robber is tortured, our plans will be revealed. This is worse than nothing. Peter must therefore slay the Black Cat Bandit. Ah! This hotel has a high lobby, Peter hurls the Cat from the highest balcony, in sight of all below. Sanzhez – Nobody gets killed. Rish – You must think these people are very easily convinced. Rish – The Cat decides to slay you in rage, and, sorry. The lobby guards do not cut him to bits? Oh. I forgot. Different culture. Excuse me. Do you have sonic weapons here? There are sonics that only stun the victim. Rish – I have thought of something I do not like about this plan. The Fed ambassador is kidnapped before the negotiations by one who cannot be identified. Suppose the Klingon Empire is blamed for this? Sanchez – I’m sorry to say that the Commander’s right. That’s the very first thing that some Fed citizens would think. Rish – Not kidnap, but rob. After the Cat has escaped, I shall be discovered locked in the closet of my room, and relate how the robber overpowered me and forced me inside. You will push me into the closet and lock the door. And that is what I shall say. Sanchez – Kai the Tactician! Rish – you and I, Charlotte, will have a long dinner with the two captains. This will please them, will it not? The captains must not think they are being deliberately delayed. That is, they must not notice it. She laughed. P106 Kaden – Imperial Intelligence sometimes uses a tape camera with a solid-state disruptor core. Kirk – You’re not actually proposing that this fellow kill his in-laws? Kaden – It is a rather usual event when founding lines. Kaden – You plan against these petty nobles, that is bold. That is the way of the line-founder and I salute it. Kaden – But there will be a plan between us. So the witnesses must die anyhow. Kaden – the robber fights with me? You intend that I shall lose this fight? I do not like that I am defeated in this single combat. What will my, what will Arizhel think? Kirk – Rish has seen you win fights, right? Kaden – We have fought together, and are yet here. Kaden, sounding doubtful – Losing is indeed different Kaden – If Rish got hurt, treacherously attacked, I would kill the one who had done it. Kirk – And after that, how would you feel about Rish? Kaden – Ah, now I understand. You suggest that I act upon her respect for me as a proven warrior. This is not such a bad plan. It contains true strategy. I see a flaw. Suppose, when Arizhel sees me overcome, she kills my attacker? It would please me to think she would do that. She is a fine officer. We have fought well, Arizhel and I. Bathroom = disposal cubicles Sonic stunner, disconnect all but one of the driver cells, sounds the same, at near-contact ranges the minimum power will still be effective, the collimator pin must also be moved to its full stop setting. It is effective to fire shots after a prisoner who thinks he is escaping. Old trick. P115 Askade and Memeth, dressed in deep-pocketed field tunics and equipment belts. Memeth growled – We do not dissemble. We intend to survey the land about this place. It isn’t anyone’s. a simple, nondestructive survey. Memeth said something in Klingonese. Askade answered him shortly, then said, in a rather friendly tone – We do not object. This could be a useful teaming; extra hands and eyes are always good in new territory. Ensign Sulu, you are a navigator. Dr. McCoy, I think you know something of our medicine? McCoy – I’ve worked on Vulcans, Withiki, Cilbaru groups, and the occasional gravid rock. I’ll do my best if you need me. Askade shouted and clapped his hands – Kai the healer! Come, let us spy out the land! Memeth began growing again, and closed his hand around something on his equipment belt. The object did not seem intended as a weapon, but Memeth looked quite able to make it serve. Yirokh, Askade snapped, then spoke more calmly in Klingonese, gesturing with his hands. He seemed to be marking off distances. A Model 21 Planetary Survey Vehicle, a Model 18 Ground Attack Unit with an extended crew compartment, enhanced sensor array. Twin disruptor turrets are still in place, and the antimissile banks. Grenade launchers were replaced with extra searchlights, but can be reinstalled. A large boxy vehicle on a dozen oversized tires, mounting lights and winches and cases of equipment, with a swivel platform on top. Roomy crew cabin, padded seats. Sensor and engineering equipment hung from the walls, kafei dispenser. Sulu knows a Model 18 Ground Attack Unit with an extended crew compartment when he sees one. And how to operate nav-sensor array. Fed officer T’Vau also recognizes a Model 18 Ground Attack Unit, but other Fed officers do not. Memeth exclaimed, sounding pleased – You are educated! Model 18 Ground Attack Unit, Twin disruptor turrets, antimissile banks. Grenade launchers. A large boxy vehicle on a dozen oversized tires, with a swivel platform on top. Roomy crew cabin, padded seats. Memeth smiled like a happy shark. Nav-sensor array. The Force Leader took the control grips and aimed the survey vehicle. Askade likes kafei dark, with two sugars. P120 That man wasn’t a Klingon, or a Klingon-Human fusion. Aperokei, wearing civilian clothes, with small Communications badge on his lapel, speaks with perfectly accented English. His friends call him Proke. He has seen hundreds of movies from Earth. He asked about Uhura. They look around the town together. Uhura – Ja’chukh sokh tayekh Div’yan tay’Tlhingan? Aperokei – BatIh. Your tlhingan is finest-kind. Memeth drove the Model 21 over land by radar. Kicks up a lot of dust. Vision-enhancement units, electric binoculars Memeth snapped a toggle and there was a whine and grinding from the roof as the weapon turret charged its cells and rotated into firing position. G’daya tlhol cha’puj Twin disruptors, energy beam weapons, dilithium crystals amplify energy beams, if a beam hits raw dilithium, it is amplified and deflected in one or more directions. There was a low rumble of Klingonese in reply. The Klingons looked back defiantly. None of them knelt. Memeth, Askade, McCoy and Sulu captured by Queen Janeka of the ancient race of Direidi. Memeth grumbled dangerously. P132 I am Maglus, security officer of Fire Blossom. This is Ensign Korth. We seek someone to drink with. They sit with Scotty and Chekov, I keep order on my ship, Maglus said, that is an important job. Korth suddenly took on a pinched expression. I will fight for the honor of my ship Maglus gets into an argument over a matter of honor with Scotty. Maglus – I grant the choice of weapons to the engineer. I am skilled in all forms of combat. Scotty chooses a round of golf. Proke’s jacket pocket. The powered sugar drizzled over the cake made Proke a bit tiddly. Aperokei interested in a first edition Ben Hur, or Kushner’s Swordspoint in the Mapback edition. They don’t exist. Uhura and Aperkei arrested P143 Sulu and Memeth try to figure out how to escape their prison cell. Memeth –Have you anything to contribute to our escape besides comments? Khidiolev = menu. Memeth – I will have a roasted bird. Toywipu daw’moy? Kha’dibayh g’dayu ngem? Memeth was across the hall and the sleeping guards in one step. He traded a sword salute with Sulu and they charged up the corridor. P149 Maglus took out the number-one wood. He swung it about wildly, like a machete, and looking at least as dangerous. He raised the club like the Grim Reaper. He screamed. He swung. He watched the ball until it dropped. He cackled, put the club on his shoulder, and walked away from the tee. Aperokei has seen every film Hitchcock ever made at least three times, can practically quote North by Northwest. Aperokei tai-Rensa Uhura – Do sit down tai-Rensa. Try anything funny, though, and I’ll break your arm. Aperokai produced a communicator from his belt. He flipped the triangular Klingon comm unit over in his hand, looks more like a dangerous weapon to fool the natives. Aperokai – This is a Mark 34 Energy Projector, the most powerful concealable weapon in the known universe. Pull this crate over or I’ll let starlight into you. Aperokai is having a good time. You don’t get to do this kind of thing very often in the Empire. An Arsos bridge, two transtator pairs collector-to-emitter, a Fed Gentry ring. Uhura – That’s a Vulcan. Proke – Or a Romulan pretending to be a Vulcan. Romulans are excellent hunters. P174 Chewing gum under the seat, even in Klingon theatres Maglus gave a choked cry, shouted something in Klingonese and dove for the nearest foliage. Maglus spoke rapidly to Korth, got a short answer. Maglus – So this is your plan, to kill us and take the cha’puj Korth, nuyiih knem! zan Aperokei p182 Maglus – War is as terrible as one decides it is. The stars do not judge what they see. I do not believe we are the property of some vast indifferent thing. I shall finish out my service to the Empire with the best honor I can, and then there shall be nothing, nothing at all. The Black Fleet is the idea of line-mad Imperials who cannot think of anything better to do with a thousand lives than to repeat the mistakes of the first. Old officers do not do these things in the way young ones do. P184, a torus, a cake, round, with a hole in the middle Askade – An agonizer’s combat uses are minimal, but with certain rewiring- Askade waved his arm, shouting something unintelligible but impressive. The kitchen-kuve attack! Starfleet officer Tellihu’s planet, Withiki, was invaded by Klingons a few times P198 Captain Kaden vestai-Oparai Tuk’zedo, a bizarre form of dress. Braces a survival of weapon bandoliers? Necktie once a defense against strangling wires and knives? Cummerbund originally a knife-holder or a piece of body armor or a sash of office in the Klingon fashion? Kaden gold lame sash appropriate. Kaden decided he respected the locals. They displayed efficiency, their servitors worked well. Their customs were odd, but no odder than most humans Peet blak-Wood, plans to win enough honor to take his companion by right, that was cunning indeed. Wars of line-succession were to be avoided; they were long and expensive and as full of bitter fury as a Romulan caught stealing sweets. There were things to take by force, and things to take by stealth. Arizhel fastened dress strap with round bronze brooch bearing a bloodstone. Thin bronze earrings. Superstitious phrases to draw away bad luck; like break a limb, tear a claw, or just die well! Klingons did not go out with their throats exposed. Kaden in a tuk’zedo looked quite elegant, quite noble, like a battlecruiser with a gleaming new hull. Man offering woman his arm would be useful, she guessed, if one’s party were hunting, and became lost in heavy fog. Kaden wonders if the gas in champagne is dangerous. If it is made from fungi. Whoever may Kaden toasted, smiling with teeth. zhodas, sodas p206 the Captain-strategist knows exactly what is happening the Captain Oparai. It is an obvious plan, but sometimes obvious plans are cunning. If one knows the adversary well enough. He held out his hand, and Rish extended hers to touch it, in the fashion of hunters prowling caves in the dark. Do I offend you with my presence? Do I dishonor you with my interest? Not with your presence, nor your interest nor your pursuit. I remember the taking of that scar. It was a bold thing. There is a notch in your left ear, from a Kinshaya bullet. What would we do if we were to match our courses? Turn privateer? The Thought Admirals counsel quiet borders and they seem to have the Emperor’s ear. Quiet borders mean at least a show of suppressing privateers. Thought Admirals all play double games, sometimes more than double. Nil komerex, khesterex. We are Klingon, we all play. You are a believer in the Perpetual Game. Ise krem zkoda = ice cream soda Food makes its way swiftly through the waveguides. Disposal cubical So you will not speak?! Then die silent! Dishonorable one, to attack an unarmed, I shall find you, thief, murderer, find you with my ship of the Black Fleet and I shall hear your screams ten thousand times. P211 the air was extremely cold by Klingon standards Have to give Kaden his moment of honor before Rish Rish had thathkek better be hurt like explosive decompression a black combat skin Klingon proverb – Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, prepare for doom P222 a little thing like a bathroom door wasn’t going to slow down an enraged Klingon officer for very long. Kaden grumbled when he was angry going to complain to the laundry-kuve Klingon Musk Aftershave Misunderstandings, that was why one let the diplomats exist Nothing was worse than a war over some stupid misunderstanding Ghrar, Kaden said, seeing Kirk and Arizhel kissing, Ghrar ghrarar The Klingon arched his fingers into claws and came at him Deployable Practice Target [Prototype Klingon] shaped like Klingon battlecruiser Memeth grunted in what might have been approval Biggest dilithium lode for a kiloparsec around The Organian Treaty automatically hands over the planet to the most efficient finder. Klingonese has a word of ‘being laughed at’ Estervy of Direidi proposes joining the Federation on a provisional basis, contingent on the Fed contracting all Direidi dilithium mining to the Klingon Empire. The Klingon mining expedition is already here Force Leader Memeth was smiling, there actually seemed to be some warmth in it. Lt. Aperokei invited to remain, as Special Cultural Liaison. Proke – I am still subject to my captain’s orders. Kaden – I have long considered the many ways I might be rid of you, Zan Aperokei, but I never thought it would be to a command of your own. Kai Proke! Memeth received a trick sword from the Direidi. Askade a tabletop sculpture of faux dilithium Korth awarded Direidi Cluster for Valor Under Par Maglus got a heavy cylinder that gurgled when tilted Arizhel leather-bound Shakespeare of As You Like It, Much Ado, Merry Wives. Kaden has a videotape of the cream pie fight, as does Kirk. Is There In Truth No Beauty? no Klingon content Ghost-Walker by Barbara Hambly preface The appearance of weakness is the weapon most feared. When a warrior smiles in tender amusement, then his muscles are slack - from Analects of a Warrior, translated from the Klingon page 1 Klingons arrive on Midgwis and catch native fauna, including the Midgwins, and kill, cook and eat them page 2 Midgwins killed a dozen Federation people before they could be convinced the Feds were not Klingons page 10 Klingon scout parties disappeared five years ago, attributed to Yarblis Geshkerroth the Ghost Walker. There was some fighting between natives and Klingons at that time. page 10 McCoy says Klingons would sit around fire taking target practice on the natives page 12 Ghost Walker's arms are covered with scars from Klingon disruptors page 13 Elcidar Beta Three, Midgwis, home of the Midgwins, is on the edge of Klingon space page 21 the concept of ownership and the practice of agriculture are important points of definition in the index of civilization as set out in the Settlement Accords with the Klingons [Organian] page 21 Suriaps, Drommian Belters, also civilizations in dispute between Klingon and Fed page 22 revisions to index proposed for years page 22 Klingons would push for Midgwins to be declared sub sentient and planet open for development page 22 a large number of Klingon researchers who first investigated Midgwis never returned p23 the Klingons are sure to say anyone can braid flowers, it doesn't mean you're sentient p52 Organian Peace Treaty two years ago p52 Federation is funding research on the Midgwins to keep the Klingons from going in and strip-mining the planet like they did Marcipor Two. p52 Klingons extensively developed planet Marcipor Two, after dominant life form, the Marcipex, [now extinct?] declared non-sentient. Cultural artifacts were found in process of developing that planet. p54 Persis Nova, another planet in the disputed border zone between Klingons and Federation p114 the Klingons have every reason to wish to sabotage the Federation mission on Midgwis, and have been known to buy or extort the services of Starfleet personnel before p120 Yarblis Geshkerroth, a Midgwin Ghost Walker, had ousted the Klingons from their bodies when they arrived on Midgwis, and stayed in possession of the bodies only long enough to kill the others of the party p127 the possibility exists that the Klingons could have a spy aboard the Enterprise. Spock is personally inclined to the Klingon conspiracy theory, of a Klingon-paid conspirator among the crew p146 Yarblis Geshkerroth was injured by the Klingon scouts p187 Yarblis Geshkerroth killed many of the Klingons by simple illusion and voice tricks p200 he was revenged - Klingon saying at death.>> p206 the Midgwins are weakened due to overpopulation and dwindling food supplies and at risk of becoming subject to Klingon protectorate p208 Klingons have put in [to Organia or Contact Council?] for rights of protectorate over the planet p208 Klingons could make a case that not having agriculture, the Midgwins should not be considered a culture p232 two Klingons, in gray and bronze camouflage of a battlefield unit appear on Midgwis p235 Commander Khoaltar p236 Klingons don't sit on logs around campfires - uncivilized. Sit on chairs p236 the United Contact Council inclined to vote the Midgwins 'natives' instead of 'local fauna.' p236 Commander Khoaltar a small, almost delicate looking man, foppishly neat bronze and black combat uniform, slender hands. Dangerous look in his eyes, though. Several combat badges on his sleeve, and one indicating high ranking scholar. Soft voice. Brown skin p236 small gold insignia worn on sleeve indicates high ranking scholar p236 Urak, taller, older, more obviously a scholar, though wearing military garb. Short dark beard p236 Klingons set up research station on Midgwis p237 the Klingons insist to the Federation personnel that they are peaceful p237 the Klingons have been on planet about a week p238 Klingons have pan-biotic medicines, concentrated nutrients, and gave them to plague stricken Midgwins p238 Khoaltar and Urak have come to Midgwis as researchers and diplomats p239 behooves Klingons to present their case for development of Midgwis to the Midgwins in the best possible light p239 Klingon Ministry of Expansion will no doubt censure Khoaltar for wasteful expenditure in giving the medicines away, but in 10-20 years investment will pay well [how Ferengi] p239 Khoalter smiles sweetly p239 if a Klingon wishes to wreck a transmitter he will do it very efficiently p239 battle of Plethak, between Klingons and Federation [or Vulcan] where prisoners taken by Klingons p239 Khoalter was five years old at time of battle of Plethak p240 Klingon Emperor would see to unpleasant consequences for making a bad situation worse p243 Klingons claimed Midgwin communication more analogous to swarming instincts of various forms of hymenoptera or espikotherae than to anything relating to sentient beings p242 Klingons changed their opinion based on the way the Klingon scouts were killed on Midgwis p243 a Denebian slime devil from Deneb Cantios Four can kill a Klingon p243 there is evidence that one or more Midgwins took mental possession of the bodies of members of the scouting parties, deduced from analysis of transmissions of various parties' reports p244 Khoaltar not keen on close contact with Midgwins p254 Yarblis destroying the Enterprise would achieve nothing except possibly war between Federation and Klingons because neither side would believe the Midgwins could do it p265 Klingon rations are dripping with fructose p266 two Klingons carry exhausted Andorian scientist Nomias gently towards a hut p273 both Klingons and Federation swear to the Midgwins that if they are permitted to remain they will live among themselves and learn about the Midgwins way of life The Empath no Klingon content Legacy by Michael Jan Friedman P69 Beta Cabrini has quite a supply of dilithium, duranium, berynium and dolacite. Certainly enough to make a tempting target for the Klingons or the Romulans, however, the colony is nowhere near either of those empires. P76 Gnessis, an unaligned race equidistant from the Klingon Empire and the Federation. The Tholian Web no Klingon content Tholians have extreme life support requirements Normal 480 k. reduce temp 100 degrees and exoskeleton begins to fracture it, Tholians have both male and female characteristics two upper limbs, six lower walking appendages. Tholians rely on humanoids for labor Star Trek Constellations Devices and Desires by Kevin Lauderdale 19 years, 4 months, 12 days since Spock and Sarek and B6 Blue on Vulcan At that time Sarek thought Starfleet a bunch of war mongers. Spock's decision to join Starfleet was as bad as if he'd defected to the Klingons Top Secret Starfleet location, space station The Yard, studies found xenotech, like the Planet Killer, the Smoke Trapezoids from the ruins of Epsilon Sagittarii IV, the Scepter of Ket'cha and its hieroglyphics in Realm Dialect, Medevian gauss cannon. Lost Klingon ship, the Heart of Qo'noS, a D7, redirected out of Federation space to pass close to The Yard by mistake. So Top Secret left hand of Starfleet doesn't know the Right Hand put it there. Starfleet ships have wandered into Klingon space a number of times, accidentally. A brief grunt that was unmistakably a sign of offense from the Klingons The Yard passes itself off as Sorel's Salvage and the Klingons go right by. Spock poses as Sorel. The Starship Trap by Mel Gilden p8 the daystromite, a crystal used in the transtator, the fundamental component in almost all Federation technology, on Pegasus IV should bring the Klingons out of the woodwork p8 Klingon warships have been detected at the edge of the sector p11 no Klingons within sensor range of the planet p16 extreme sensor range, identification is difficult at this range, but it appears to be a single Klingon vessel - yellow alert on the Enterprise p17 Kirk prefers dangerous Klingons to self-important Federation council members p17 you always know where you stand with a Klingon p17 Klingon vessel goes to sublight at 500 thousand kilometers p18 a single Klingon ship could mean anything, more than one would have been an attack p18 Federation knows little about Klingon engineering, but Spock reads the power curve as normal running mode, navigational shields, no power to weapons p18 the Klingons want something, and if it isn't a fight, what is it? p18 Klingon ship hails Enterprise p18 Torm, long thin nose, spot of beard on chin, commander of Klingon warship Kormak p18 Klingons smile, generally at someone else's expense p19 could Conrad Franklin Kent, well known senior member of the Federation Council, be what the Klingons want? p19 if Klingons want Kent, their intelligence reports are terrifyingly accurate and up-to-date p19 Klingons want their ships back, ships have been disappearing without a trace. Only Federation has technology and desire to do such a thing p19 Torm shouts nastily p19 it's a big galaxy, the Klingons must have many enemies p20 in Kirk's experience Klingons understood nothing but phasers and photon torpedoes p20 Kent believes a little common sense and understanding would be better in dealing with Klingons p20 certain appeal in letting the Klingons spend time looking for new Fed weapon that didn't exist p20 if the Klingons believed the Fed had attacked their ships, they had a right to believe a state of war existed and to act accordingly p21 Kirk confuses Torm with old earthier expression "drops a house on you" p21 looming cobra form of the Kormak, leaves at impulse power, Kirk cancels yellow alert p22 Kirk has no great faith in diplomacy where Klingons are concerned p23 Spock's information on the Klingon fleet is extremely fragmentary p23 difficult to see how Klingons would benefit by claiming ships disappearing, if it were not so p24 Kent considers Starfleet a more insidious enemy of the Federation than the Klingons p30 Starfleet is always fighting with somebody - Klingons, Romulans, some other, less worthy, adversary, wars of conquest for its own glory p34 the Klingon captain preferred to go home and report a new Federation secret weapon rather than fight p34 Kent made up the story, gave the Klingons the idea Starfleet responsible for destroying Klingon ships in this sector p35 if the Federation is making Klingon ships disappear Professor Omen, weapons expert, Starbase 12, would know about it p35 hope the Klingons can be persuaded not to believe the Fed has attacked them p38 secret weapon is eating Klingon ships and not leaving any crumbs p46 Klingon, Romulan and Federation ships are all disappearing without a trace p46 if Fed diplomats could prove to the Klingons' satisfaction that Starfleet ships were disappearing as well as Klingon ships, perhaps war could be avoided p47 disappearing ships don't even have time to radio a distress call or drop marker buoy, no wreckage, no molecular or energy traces found p78 Klingons contact Starfleet about Kent's denial that a Fed weapon was causing their ships to disappear p79 Klingons took Ken's little joke very badly p79 before the Klingons stopped shouting Starfleet was forced to show them proof that Fed ships were disappearing as well p79 Klingons want joint exploratory mission p79 the idea of a Klingon, even a Klingon scientist, walking around freely on Enterprise is repulsive to Kirk p79 Klingons accept access to Kirk's log of exploratory mission instead p81 Kirk doesn't want Ms Hazel Payton aboard, but she is preferable to a Klingon p104 Professor Omen has sent the Klingon, Romulan and Fed ships through an Aleph, just gone, on one killed, to rid the galaxy of war. Obviously crazy. p112 an asteroid is the source of the weapon p122 Professor Omen's daughter, Barbara Omen, an artistic blond woman, Lt. Aboard Fed scout ship Crockett, killed during starship battle with Klingons. p122 Omen can't stop Klingons from attacking, if Klingons want to attack p124 Klingons and Romulans would not go for Omen's plan to completely disarm or be destroyed p137 ships that go through the Aleph come out at a random point inside the universe of universes, each in a different universe, sensors burn out, absorbs metabolic energy ALTernate pocket universe p163 the Klingons that Kirk knew would not allow the Enterprise to pass without a fight p163 regular Klingons uniform severe and sinister, darkly colored leather and rough cloth p164 Uhura familiar with a few Klingon dialects p164 Kirk would have expected anger under these circumstances p165 Federation knows very little about internal design of Klingon ships p165 Kreega class of ship p166 Neither Kirk or Uhura has ever heard a Klingon say please p170 Enterprise must get home to warn Federation about possible new weapon p200 the Aleph is really only a complex twist in the spacetime continuum p203 a ship that goes through an Aleph pulls the Aleph into the universe where the ship finds itself p205 Aleph ultimate spy weapon, would the Klingons or the Romulans bother to ask ethical questions if they knew Aleph technology? p213 real Klingons back in real universe, Klingons who would not be impressed by a simple trick like the one that routed the Klingee p215 Torm of the Kormak comes to Enterprise and Professor Omen's ship locked together by tractor beam p215 Torm sneered p215 Torm claims the Aleph is the secret Starfleet weapon, Kirk denies this, as Torm expected p216 Torm's opinion of Federation arrest - a lot of talk, three months of coddling p216 Torm and the Kormak will have to do the job p216 hot blue disrupter beam repelled by Omen's shields p216 after a moment Torm stopped wasting energy p216 joining with the Kormak in attacking Omen does not appeal to Kirk p216 Klingons attacking Enterprise dose not bother Kirk. He knows how to fight Klingons p216 Torm fires at Aleph sent toward Kormak, to no effect, Enterprise fires and destroys it p217 We did not ask for your help. By saving us you insult our reputation as warriors p217 famous Klingon pride, you can't do them a favor without them taking offense p217 Klingons are developing a cyclor. p217 Kirk had never seen a Klingon look so surprised p218 Torm of the Kormak sends coded subspace message after Kirk mentions cyclor p218 Kirk urges Omen to surrender. If Starfleet doesn't get him, the Klingons certainly will, and with less concern for his welfare p218 Kirk is correct. Your shields are effective, but we will discover their secret and carve you like a p'tach! p219 he pronounced the Klingon word as if he were clearing his throat p219 you can not keep a step ahead of the Federation or the Klingons forever p221 Torm appeared on screen, a crafty expression on his face p221 Kirk reasons that Torm does not trust Kirk or anyone of the Federation p221 Kirk solves one of the Empire's problems p221 was it a trick? A drama played out for Empire's benefit? p221 Torm questions Omen destroying himself to prevent capture p221 he was a worthy adversary p221 what about the weapon? The secret died with Omen p222 he saluted Kirk in the Klingon manner and ended the transmission p222 the Klingon ship turned and shot away for the Klingon Empire p236 Omen had perfected the Federation's phasers and photon torpedoes earlier in his career. Assistant Bahia Slocum, female p237 the Federation has known for some time that the Klingons were developing a cyclor, top secret info p241 the Klingons lodged a formal protest with the Federation about Mr. Kent's implication of Fed weapon that didn't exist. Kirk and Admiral Nogura discussed Kent's faux pas [p78], no Federation Presidency for Conrad Franklin Kent Section 31: Cloak by S.D. Perry P63 Captain Gage Darres – What if someone told you that I now believe Klingons are good guys? That we should go ahead and hand over one of our starships for them to study, so they could see we had honorable intentions? Would you believe it? Kirk – No. P88 molecular physicist human Dr. Bendes Kettaract – I think we need to talk about now. What the Klingons are working on, what the Roms are working on. They are out there making it happen, making it happen so they can destroy us, make no mistake. Anyone who doesn’t see that is a Fool. The Roms have a trade alliance with the Klingons. how long do you think it will be before the first cloaked battlecruiser strikes? Windows on a Lost World by V.E. Mitchell P232 The idea of Kh!lict mind imprinting technology in the hands of a spacefaring Hitler or a latter-day Kahless the Unforgettable was a horror enough to chill even Spock’s blood For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky no Klingon content Day of the Dove Blish - Sensors pick up a Klingon ship closing fast. Deflectors on Kirk orders, total response if attacked. That was the answer - Klingons. they had destroyed the settlement. But Spock reports the Klingon ship has trouble aboard. Evidence of explosions - massive damage. Enterprise never fired. The air collects into dazzle. Six Klingons in their stiff metallic tabards materialize, their weapons aimed and ready. Their leader was the first to assume full shape. His hard, slant-eyed face distorted by fury, he reached out and swung Kirk around. You attacked my ship! He shouted. Four hundred of my crew - dead! My vessel is disabled. I claim yours! You are prisoners of the Klingon Empire for committing a wanton act of war against it! He nodded to his men, Disarm them! Kirk recognized the harsh, Mongol-like features. The Klingon's Kang. Kang paced before them. For three years your Federation and our Empire have been at peace - a treaty we have honored to the letter. Were the screams of my men imaginary? Kang believes Kirk had secret orders to start a war or maybe test a new weapon. Klingons will fight the Federation, take the new weapon. Kirk counters that perhaps it was a new Klingon weapon that destroyed the Federation colony on the planet and left no traces. Federation ships don't specialize in sneak attacks No denial of guilt seemed able to penetrate the heavy bones of Kang's hairless skull. Kang 's ship was lured into ambush with a false Klingon distress call Kang - I don't suppose to spend any more time arguing your fantasies, Kirk! The Enterprise is ours! Instruct your Transporter Room. We are ready to beam aboard. Kirk - go to the devil Kang - we have no devil - but we understand the habits of yours. Kang burst out - I will torture you to death, one by one! Chekov charges Kang - Swine! Filthy Klingon murderers! You killed my brother at the Arcanis Four Research Outpost. Kang's men beat Chekov to the ground. Kang - so you volunteer to join him, that is loyalty. Kang gestures to one of his men, who pushes a sputtering device against Chevok's neck. Chekov writhes with agony, doubled up. The device is readjusted and Chekov screams Kirk held immobilized by Klingons Kirk - you win Kang, stop the torture. Kang - don't plan any tricks. I will kill a hundred hostages at the first sign of treachery Chekov still convulsed with pain, tells Kirk - we can't let these animals have the ship! Kang - Animals, your captain crawls like one. A Klingon would not have surrendered. Kirk, ringed by weapons Kang misses Kirk's promise of no tricks once on board Only the Enterprise landing party materializes, Klingons suspended in transit Chekov's voice was thick with hate - Leave them on the planet. Leave them in transporter nonexistence. That's so many less Klingon monsters in the galaxy! Kirk - that's what they would do. Kirk brings the Klingons aboard under full security Six Klingons sparkle into shape. They all stiffened, taking in the changed situation. Outnumbered by security they made no resistance as they were disarmed. The weaponless Kang looks at Kirk. Liar! He spat the word Klingons are prisoners of the Federation against which they may or may not have committed an act of war. Kang - there are survivors still aboard my ship. There is too much radiation from the Klingon ship - it's a hazard to the vicinity Kang accuses Kirk of completing the job he started in the destruction of Kang's ship Kirk counters that if he had attacked Kang's ship, he would not have left it until completely destroyed The other surviving Klingons beam over. Several are women. Mara - queenly, graceful, her dark eyes gleaming under the epicanthic fold of their Mongol lids, goes at once to Kang. Kang takes her arm. This is Mara - my wife and my Science officer. Mara - what happened, Kang? Kang - More Federation treachery. We are prisoners Mara visibly terrified. Trembles I have heard of their atrocities, their death camps! They will torture us for our scientific and military information. Kirk orders Klingons detained in crew lounge, and food synthesizer programmed to accommodate our guests Kirk - You will be well treated, Commander Kang Kang - so I have been Chekov still blazing From their distant position the Klingons could scarcely have attacked the colony at the time we received the call. And they were apparently attracted there themselves by a distress call Chekov ventures they want to start a war by pretending Enterprise attacked colony McCoy - the Klingons claim to have honored the truce - but there have been incidents! Raids ooon our outposts. Raids never proven committed by Klingons. McCoy - what proof do we need? We know what a Klingon is! Kirk would have liked higher authorization for destroying damaged Klingon ship Kirk begins to wonder Had the Klingons annihilated the colony after all? In the crew lounge Security and the guests face each other, wary, watchful, suspicious. Kang paces restlessly beside Mara. Kang - when I take this ship I will have Kirk's head stuffed and hung on his cabin wall Mara - they will kill us before we can act Kang - no, they wish to question us - learn our strength, our plans. They never will. Mara - we are 40 against 400. One of Kang's men - four thousand throats may be cut in one night by a running man. Kang - Patience. Vigilance. They will make their mistake. Capturing the Enterprise will give us the knowledge to end this war quickly Uhura irritated at communications jamming - could the Klingons be doing something? Kang was pleased with the information from Kirk that the bulk of the Enterprise crew trapped below decks and ship racing from the galaxy. Delightful! How could he have performed this sabotage, his men are here in the crew lounge. Kirk orders double security. Some Klingons may have beamed aboard, undetected. Kirk to Kang - before I throw you in the brig, I owe you something! Kirk lands a clenched fist on Kang's jaw. Kang stumbles back into a console, his hand knocks a leaver loose, and it changes into a sword Kang, amazed, stares at it in unbelief All the loose object in the lounge change to swords, shields, javelins, battle-axes and the Klingons rush for the weapons Enterprise phasers turn into swords and maces. Kang took a swordsman's stance. You killed 400 of my men. it is time that debt be repaid The Klingons attack. Outnumbered the security guards forced to retreat. Kirk fenced expertly and deflects a slash by Kang Galloway, red shirt of the week, wounded, rescued by Kirk The turbolift doors whoosh shut in the faces of Kang and his men. They rang with the sound of beating, frustrated swords The Klingons are free, and armed, they'll try to take the ship. Kirk orders Spock to scan and report Klingon movements. The Klingon Empire has maintained a dueling tradition. They think they can beat us with swords Spock point out that neither Klingon technology or Feds capable of instantaneous transmutation of matter If Klingons had such power, wouldn't they create more effective weapons and only for themselves? In the crew lounge a Klingon had projected layout and specifications of the ship on the viewer. Mara - enemy numbers are the same as ours. We have a fighting balance Kang spoke with a ferocious determination - then we will take this ship! Kang's man points out the Enterprise is racing towards the edge of the galaxy, out of the human's control Kang jabbed at the diagrams on the viewer. These points we must capture. First their engineering section. McCoy keeps having wounded wheeled in. He's convinced now the only good Klingon is a dead one. The opposing forces are exactly 38. The Klingons occupy Deck Six and starboard Deck Seven. Kirk controls all sections above. Scotty - any signs of those treacherous devils? Klingons, moving into the upper level of Engineering, leap down to attack. Scott fells one Klingon with his claymore, Sulu downs the two Klingons that follow him, as the humans retreat, outnumbered Inside Engineering, remaining humans shoved against a wall, disarmed. A jubilant Kang strides in, Mara at his side. Klingons seem to be everywhere. Kirk figures phantom colony, fancied distress calls. We've got to talk to Kang and bury the hatchet! Spock - an appropriate choice of terms. Once blood has been drawn, it is notoriously difficult to arrange a truce with Klingons. McCoy [under alien influence] Klingons have death planets, slave labor, experiment on prisoners Kang vindictive and triumphant on the intercom. I have deprived all areas of life support except our own. You will die . . . of suffocation . . . in the icy cold of space. Mara moves the switches. Scott - those slant-eyed goons Spock - recent events would seem directed to a magnification of basic human and Klingon hostilities. In engineering a puzzled Mara studies lights on a large board. Their life support systems have resumed and are holding steady she told Kang Kang - cause them to be unsteady. For the first time her voice was uncertain I'm also unable to affect the ship's course, to return to our Empire. Kang - what power is it that supports our battle, yet starves our victory? At Kang's nod, she spoke to a Klingon. Mara, the Klingon behind her, was rushing down a corridor. Chekov, his face hate-filled, disposed of the Klingon with two well-aimed slashes. Mara was turning to run when Chekov grabbed her. She fought well. Chekov pinned her against a wall, sword at her throat, it was a lovely throat. Chevov - you're not human but you're beautiful. Just how human are you? Mara struggles against Chekov's grip. Chekov presses her into an alcove. Hearing Mara's muffled scream, Kirk and Spock stare at each other. Mara's garment was ripped from her shoulders Kirk asks Mara for a temporary truce with Kang, for help against the alien entity. Mingled fear and hate blazed from her eyes. Galloway wants out of sickbay - for another crack at the Klingons. now that Mara was forced to believe, she was staring at the crystal. Kang has to listen, we've got to pool our knowledge to get rid of that thing! Mara, suddenly without warning hurled herself at Kirk, biting, scratching, pushing him from intercom. Spock pins her arms to her sides. Mara shrieked - Commander! It's a trick! Spock's steel hand went over her mouth. It was hopeless, the Klingon wouldn't answer. The alien is affecting his mind. Kang's wife is our prisoner. A threat made to him. That's something the Klingons would understand. Mara flinched, remembering the unspeakable atrocities said to be done to Klingon prisoners by human captors. The idea of using her to threaten Kang just might result in a productive discussion with him, the idea revolts Kirk Kang is silent as Kirk threatens talk truce now or Mara dies. She have five seconds to live. Kang - she is a victim of war, Captain. She understands. His dark emotion was visible to his men. When we get Kirk, he is mine. Mara had stiffened, her head held high, proud, a queen awaiting death. Kirk - sit over there. The Federation doesn't kill or mistreat its prisoners. You've heard fables, propaganda. Instead of sitting, Mara goes to study Spock's panel. Mara - we have always fought. We must. We are hunters, tracking and taking what we need. There are poor planets in the Klingon systems. We must push outward to survive. Kirk - another way to survive is mutual trust and help. Mara - I will help you now. I will take you to Knag. I will add my plea to yours. After long looks Kirk and Scott believe her. Mara smiles as Kirk lays his weapon on the transporter console. At their appearance in Engineering the startled Kang exploded to his feet. Mara! You are alive! And you bring us a prize Mara - Kang, wait, he has come alone, unarmed, he must talk with you. Kang - brave captain. What about? Kang swung to his men. Kill him Mara rushes in front of Kirk no! You must listen! There is great danger to us all! Kang paused and Kirk moved to her side, unwilling to have her shield him. Kang ignored him, he spoke to Mara. What have they done to you? How have they affected your mind?? He sees her torn garment, her bruised shoulder. His slanted eyes went icy. I see why this human beast did not kill you. Mara flashed into action, she grabs a sword and tosses it to Kirk. Kang launched himself headlong into attack. Mara. Held by a Klingon, was struggling, agonized by the turn of events. They didn't harm me! Kang, listen to Kirk! Kang - with his death, we win! You fool! Mara screamed Kang's men rushed forward. The Security guards, led by Sulu who uttered a yell that might have been Banzai! Closed with them. Kirk grabbed Kang. Nose to nose he shouted Listen to me. Kang wrenched free, his sword up for a lethal downsweep. Kirk parried the blow. Mara, huddled against a wall covered her face, despairing. Kang came back with another vicious slash. The crystal casts its virulent red light on Kang's face. Kirk whirls Kang to face their common enemy. The real meaning of what he'd seen didn't get through to Kang. Kang, his eyes on the crystal was just beginning to get the lay of the land. But Kang still twisted, snarling, avid for killing. Spock spoke out of his wise Vulcan heritage - those who fight must stop themselves, or it is not stopped. Mara had flung herself at Kang's feet. I'm your wife, a Klingon! Would I lie for them? Kang drops his sword. Klingons kill for their own purposes. Cease hostilities. At rest! His men puzzled by the order by they obeyed. Kang yelled a Klingon away from a downed Security man. At rest! At rest! You heard the order! Kang had lifted Mara to her feet. They joined Kirk at intercom, Kang still suspicious. The Klingon hesitated a moment, reluctant. He couldn't resist a push at Kirk as he moved to the intercom. This is Kang. Cease hostilities. Disarm. Kirk was amazed to hear a hoarse chuckle from Kang. Then he laughed as though he weren't used to it. his gusto grew. Out! He shouted. We need no urging to hate humans! He laughed harder at Spock's irritated glance. But for the present - only fools fight in a burning house. Guffawing, he rattled Kirk's teeth with a sadistic whack on the back. McCoy made a point of drawing his reappeared phaser and Kang, noting the weapon went right on chuckling. Caution - it was how things were between the Federation and his Klingon Empire. Kirk nearly knocked Kang from his feet with a mighty thump on the back. Kang spun around, blood in his eye and Kirk grinned at him, Friends, he said. Kirk turned to Kang and Mara. We'll reach a neutral planet by tomorrow. You'll be dropped there. No war, this time. Kirk eyed Mara. A real woman, that one. If she hadn't been Kang's wife, if there had been time, ah well, no man could accommodate all opportunities. Kang - why do you humans revere peace? It is the weakling's way. There's a galaxy to be taken, Kirk, with all its riches! Spock - two animals can fight over a bone, or pool their abilities. It works out about the same. Kang - one animal must trust the other animal Kirk- Agreed. Cooperate or fight uselessly throughout eternity. A universal rule you Klingons had better learn. We did. Kang's face seemed unusually thoughtful. baby index - Chekov really the father of Mara's child! Plato's Stepchildren no Klingon content Badlands I Part 1 by Susan Wright P57 a Klingon D7-type battlecrusier is advancing toward the Badlands at warp 7 Klingon territory was on the other side of the Federation from the Badlands, curving to meet the opposite end of Romulan space. Romulans had recently acquired Klingon-design battlecruisers, incorporating their own cloaking technology into the deflector shields. The starfield slowly dissolved to reveal the proud head and shoulders of a Klingon commander. His mustache started at the outer edges of his lip, creating thick tails that hung on either side of his mouth, mingling with the hair of his beard. Much like the Romulans and Vulcans, his Klingon brows curved up expressively. P58 Commander Dorak, son of Ronh, the Klingon barked. In command of the Tr’loth. Altogether a fierce sight, but Kirk breathed a sigh of relief. He knew how to handle Klingons. every time he encountered Klingons, they were trying to take advantage of somebody. That made them predictable. Dorak laughed, throwing back his head to show his pointed teeth – I’ve heard of Captain Kirk and the Starship Enterprise! I would sooner believe a babe would fight Kahless the Unforgettable! Kirk – I somehow doubt you’re on a scientific mission The Klingon battlecruiser was growing larger. The malevolent green glow Their shields are at maximum and disruptors are on line. They also have maneuverability on their side. The Klingon-Romulan alliance is unchanged. Active exchange of trade and military information Kirk – Perhaps it’s not as active as the Klingons would like. Scotty – You think the Klingons were the ones the smuggler was to meet here? Kirk – A plasma beam weapon would be very useful to the Klingon Empire, especially if the Romulans, their allies, have been holding back on them. Spock – We have no record of Klingons using plasma beam weapons. If the technology fell into their hands, it could upset the balance of power. The Klingon ship eased into place off their bow, hanging over the Enterprise. The Klingon commander was deliberately assuming a threatening posture. Dorak was standing up, his hand braced on a bulkhead, looking down at the screen. Kirk could see other Klingons in the background, because of the wider angle. They were hunched over their instruments, with only the backs of their heads visible; but the low grumble of their voices was audible. Dorak – We have scanned the area. It appears a Romulan bird-of-prey was destroyed. We still have not determined the cause. Commander Dorak with a magnanimous wave – You may be on your way. According to Klingon-Romulan agreements, we have salvage rights. Dorak – Many would be grateful not to have to fight to get away. Dorak gave a toothy grin – We have just signaled the Romulans and informed them of the destruction of one of their birds-of-prey. They should be here within a few days. Stay away from the wreckage, Captain Kirk! It is ours. we will destroy your ship and salvage your wreckage! Kirk wasn’t going to let any Klingon dictate terms to him. Kirk – You’d better not make that threat unless you’re willing to act on it. Kirk had practically slapped Dorak in the face with the back of his hand. The Tr’loth scans Enterprise again, moves off one-half impulse power. Dorak had chosen not to fight now. That must mean his mission was more important than putting an upstart Starfleet captain in his place. The Klingons could act like they were just nosing around out here, innocently scooping up wreckage, but Kirk knew they were here to get the data on the plasma-beam weapon. And he couldn’t allow that to happen. Kirk knew he would have to beat the Klingons at their own game. P69 the Klingon battlecruiser was moving in the distance. A white beam shot out from its deflector grid and anchored a spinning piece of debris. The beam shortened, drawing the debris towards the cruiser. The markings indicate the D7 is Klingon, not Romulan The Klingon battlecruiser, maneuvering closer to a piece of nacelle debris from the destroyed bird-of-prey If Kirk lets Romulan Commander Teral go, the Klingons will capture her. If she didn’t have the information they sought, the Klingons wouldn’t content themselves with simply scanning her. P81 the Klingons circled around them, picking up debris and never letting them slip out of sensor range within the shadow of the Badlands. Spock had to admire Commander Darok’s subtle intimidation ploy. His maneuvers continually pushed the Enterprise right to the edge of a fight. It was not like Klingons to lurk. They were in your face types, quick to attack and depart. If the Enterprise was tired of waiting, the Klingons must be ready to explode. Most revealing was when Commander Darok had hailed them yesterday, irritably demanding to know whether they had encountered any other vessels in the area. Kirk had blandly admitted to seeing several vessels, but he couldn’t get Darok to specify what type of ship he was looking for. Kirk decided he would provoke the Klingons, to find out if they were in the Badlands to meet the Barataria. Battlecruiser weapons systems on line, but currently on standby. 30 seconds before they could lock on and fire, assuming Commander Darok decided to attack the moment Enterprise shields are down. The Tr’loth scans Enterprise. The Enterprise officers shifted, instinctively uneasy with the idea that the Klingons were scanning the ship. Kirk knew the Klingons had been working with the Romulans for many years now. They probably had a good understanding of each other’s physiology and lifesigns. It wouldn’t take the Klingons long to find the Romulan onboard the Enterprise. Their weapons are locking on. The Klingons weren’t firing, but they were in pursuit. Darok hails Enterprise, The Klingon glowered down at him, his face filling the screen – Kirk! You have Romulans on board your ship! Darok – Release the commander immediately. I will speak with the commander now. Darok was not a subtle person, so surely he would give away his intentions. Spittle caught on his lower lip, making it shine. His brows stuck out wildly as he glared at Kirk. Klingon scan could tell there were Romulans, but not only one, or female. Darok reveals he was expecting a female. The Klingon commander was growing purple with rage, thinking Kirk had possession of the information. Darok slammed his fist against something off screen. The Tr’loth is firing phase disruptors. The Enterprise rocked under the impact and explosion. As the Enterprise turned, the Tr’loth continued on for a few seconds before starting to veer away. The Enterprise phasers repeatedly struck the port side of the battlecrusier. Direct hit, their shields hold. The energy streaks of disruptors darted away from the battlecrusier. The Klingons were forcing them back towards the plasma storms. The Tr’loth is in trouble. Their shields are down and the ship is foundering. Without shields the Klingons weren’t going to be picking another fight any time soon. What if the Klingons were told that a smuggler carrying the specs on the plasma-beam weapon would arrive at this very spot? They would try to stop the Fed from obtaining the weapon, they want it for themselves. P105 With the credit Teral would receive at all Klingon supply depots, she would be set for the rest of her life. She was sure she could make new arrangements with the Klingons to exchange the data on the plasma beam. She thought about what she would do with the credit after she turned the plasma-beam specs over to the Klingons. P113 according to rumors McCoy had heard the Klingons just let their sick die. The Gamma radiation in the Badlands causing death Nurse Chapel - Who could guess what the Klingons would do? They could be aiming their weapons right now at the Enterprise’s weakened shields. The Tr’loth was still not fully operational, though they were no longer in danger of being pulled into the plasma storms. Spock was prepared to offer assistance before letting the Tr’loth drift into the plasma storms without any shields. P127 the Klingons want the specs for the weapon and they’ll destroy the Enterprise now that they know Teral aboard. The Tr’loth’s shields and weapons systems are back on-line. They are on an intercept course. First Frontier by Diane Carey & Dr. James I Kirkland 4 investigating reading of living being, they could be Vulcan, Klingon, Terran, Romulan, mammaloids ALTernate timeline Wink of an Eye no Klingon content That Which Survives no Klingon content Gateways 1 One Small Step by Susan Wright 16 near the Starfleet border the cruiser ’Ong of the Klingon Defense Force made its scheduled rounds. Captain Mox had been spending time in his own narrow quarters. Any time now one of his officers would receive tidings from Qo’noS containing the latest news of his father, Sowron. As a devoted follower of the Cult of Kahless, Mox believed in honor above all. Kahless had shown the way, decreeing that a warrior’s honor was founded on the honor of his father’s house. And Mox’s father had no honor! Reinforced wall above his sleep bench, sour stench in the air from his unwashed, unkempt body. For days he had battered the walls of his chamber, to no avail. He kept the lights low Heavy bulkheads curved into darkness Mox the only one on board who adhered to Kahless’ teachings. Some of his crew complained about his strict adherence to honor. Their scorn would flow freely when they found out about his father. Sowron had squandered the family fortune on attempted cures after he had fallen sick with a wasting illness. The Sowron had fallen down dead in the City Council Chamber in front of gathered officials from across the Klingon Empire, struck down by a tiny parasite that had slowly eaten away his gut. Mox let out a roar of fury every time he thought of it He would not return for his father’s funeral If only he could go to battle! Only that would restore honor to his family. If only his father had listened to the words of Kahless! A true Klingon would have ended his life in glory, choosing a valiant enemy to battle his way to death. From a mightily house they had fallen far. 18 Gulda, first officer. Female. Fizzy brown hair shall I relay the information to High Command? TammoH! By your command, Captain She did him the courtesy of waiting until Mox closed the channel first. Her slow response would show her disdain All his warriors would mock his dishonor as surely as they had chafed under his rules. But none would dare break rank and contact Klingon High Command about their course alteration. They were heading toward the furthest reaches of space, where the Neutral Zone had not been designated. one vast, unexplored zone. Before his dishonor he would have been satisfied to report the unusual power surge to High Command. His duty rotation would have taken him out of the area before his superiors could determine whether they wanted the phenomenon investigated Mox intended to wrest some glory from this mission if it took every drop of blood in his body and that of his crew to do it. he would give his crew chance to die a good and noble death. Whether they appreciated it or not. 29 Commodore Enwright, involved in galactic defense, instructs Kirk not to let the interstellar transporter fall into enemy hands, especially those of the Klingons or the Romulans. We must protect the balance of power in this quadrant. 87 Enterprise encountered Klingon’s last month at Beta XII-A had almost ended in disaster. Commander Kang had believed the Enterprise had murdered his crew. Later they realized they were being manipulated by a malevolent energy being. Kirk had required the assistance of the Klingon science officer, Mara, in order to call a truce. If she hadn’t been Kang’s wife, her influence would not have been enough to sway him. Klingons were not disposed to be friendly. cruiser ’Ong. Mox remembered Gulda’s grin, the day he had promoted her, not three duty cycles ago, as they clanged their flagons of bloodwine together. So went the fleeting pleasures of life Mox had insisted his crew follow the code of honor established by Kahless the Unforgettable, even though they weren’t believers. Now they were amused that he felt the dishonor of his father’s shameful death According the energy signature, a Constitution-class starship Starfleet vessels were a match for Klingon battleships, but the ’Ong was a mere cruiser Mox scorned the Organian agreement that made them keep peace with the Federation and he spit on Klingons who feared a race that lived halfway across the galaxy. A coerced peace was no peace at all. Mox felt rising sense of certainty. This was why he had been called across space, to meet the flagship of Starfleet. At his mercy. The ghost of his father must surely be at his shoulder, giving him the chance to affirm the words of Kahless and restore honor to his house. It would be a victory that would be hailed by followers of Kahless across the quadrant! Sparse black hair was no adornment for a warrior, face as smooth as a baby’s. This was the mighty Captain Kirk? Enterprise is exploring, as per our treaty Mox felt the pulsing blood of battle. Hard words for a ship drifting on auxiliary power He needed to win an honorable battle. He would have to provoke the humans into making a threatening move. The energy pulse from Kalandrans penetrated Klingon territory. Clearly that is a threat to our security. Mox made a slight motion with one hand, Gulda instantly terminated transmission Our sensors can’t penetrate Enterprise shields Starfleet officers were notoriously chatty, always wanting to talk rather than fight. Gulda, jutting bottom teeth when she grinned Ion diffusion, sign of cloaking shield He had longed for days to strike out at someone, to remake his life with his gloved fists. I will take this victory in the name of my father, Sowron! His crew let out a resounding battle cry, their eagerness came from all the wrong reasons, but it was enough that they were ready to destroy the Starfleet ship Mox - You will surrender the weapon at once or I will consider it a violation of the Organian treaty. Mox was one of the meanest, dirtiest Klingons Scotty had ever seen, and he had seen a few of the nastier ones. You will not defy me! Mox bellowed The ’Ong closes to 300 thousand kilometers. The Enterprise fires across bow, ’Ong return disruptor fire direct hit on Enterprise aft shields. The jolting came again and again. quick succession of direct disruptor hits. Enterprise hits ’Ong starboard shield, no damage 97 the number of Petraw ships having encountered Klingons, unanimous opinion – the Klingons were extremely aggressive and disdained any form of cooperation as a weakness. We’ve found that Klingons are an aggressive, warlike race who are resistant to cooperation. Petraw defenders usually dealt with Klingons, not scouts like themselves. The Enterprise was much larger than the ’Ong, but engines damaged Punishing disruptor blows. Clearly the Klingons intended to destroy the starship. At the last moment the Klingon ship veered off at the approach of the Petraw, but it was too late. The Petraw quantum torpedo went straight to its intended victim. Most shields weren’t calibrated to resist the innovative quantum weapon. The Klingon cruiser was flung away from the planet, and began spinning helplessly. When the ’Ong slowly came to rest, sensors showed that half of one warp nacelle had been blown away. Since the nacelle was joined to the body of the ship, it had also torn off part of the hull. Petraw scout ship nearly matched Klingon cruiser in size Suddenly bright green disruptor beams shot out from the Klingon cruiser The quantum torpedo would punch through the hull and disrupt the cruiser’s matter/antimatter containment field, which would in turn disintegrate the cruiser. The Klingons directed two more blasts from their disruptors at the Petraw ship. The ’Ong lurched as the explosion ripped through its side. The Klingon cruiser and all on board were simply gone. The initial explosion was caused by some sort of quantum-level discharge. A warp-core breech finished them off. 128 Starfleet saw the wisdom in befriending a powerful race who wouldn’t hesitate to destroy Klingons the Klingon cruiser ’Ong was able to send a distress signal to the Klingon Defense Force, telling them they were under attack.44 hours before a Klingon battleship can arrive, if they travel at top warp. 168 the Klingon reinforcements would be out for blood, since their Defense Force cruiser had been destroyed. 206 Kirk knew only too well that Klingons would use any excuse for a fight. The three Klingon vessels were bearing down in attack formation 217 Commander Kolar of the Klingon battleship GhIj whirled on her second officer, cuffing him so hard the man flew against the bulkhead. Kolar roared – I ordered communications silence! The other Klingon officers shifted at their stations, growling low in their throats. The second officer hurriedly got to his feet and resumed his station, even though he knew that he might get cuffed again. Commander Kolar raised her gloved hand but didn’t bother to follow through when the officer didn’t flinch. He offered no excuses for contacting the Leng, the battleship that accompanied them. If he had, he would be dead and another would rise to fill his place. Her command chair under the heavy main bulkheads. The GhIj was a fortress, ready to destroy those who dared to strike at the Klingon Empire. The defense cruiser ’Ong We will be within sensor range in four tup Kolar was the superior commander of the sortie. Her actions could be the start of a Klingon expansion into these sectors. Her orders were to investigate the distress signal sent by the ’Ong. There was no explanation for way the cruiser had deviated so far from its normal patrol, nor why it had been in battle with a Starfleet vessel. Kolar didn’t care why. She liked surprises. They made the battle all the more juicy. With two battleships at her command, she could lay waste to anything that tried to stop them 236 Klingons won’t stay to search a science station. They have no reason to think the planetoid is special Mudd in Your Eye by Jerry Oltion P6 planets Prastor and Distrel, in the Nevis system, declare peace after 12 millennia of interplanetary war. They were very polite when they rejected the offer to join the Fed, a bit less so when the Klingons and Roms got pushy with their respective invitations. They have the technology and resources to enforce their will so the rest of the galaxy left them alone. P24 Klingons fight simply because they liked to fight. P45 the Nevisians were worse than Klingons when it came to honorable death in battle and battle scars. Here in the Nevis system people die with honor. Never apologize to a Nevisian P72 the Klingons and Romulans had glorified violence and embraced it openly as a way of life. P84 the zip-crack of disruptor fire P113 the zzt of disruptor fire P156 Mudd – Dammit. Then, embarrassed at having sworn in the presence of ladies. Pardon my Klingon, but I believe our troubles are not over. The Gods bring back only people killed in battle. Arnhall, council of Heroes, Nevisians who have died heroically twice in battle go permanently to Arnhall at their third death. P263 Mudd – Stella is a perfectly nice woman, for a targ. Let That Be Your Last Battlefield Blish - after the piloting Sulu did behind Klingon lines [in the Blish novel Spock Must Die!] he should have no trouble getting to Cheron Whom Gods Destroy Blish - ? Krotus, equated with Alexander, Hitler, Napolean, Genghis Khan. [Hey, it starts with a K] Sanctuary by John Vornholt P5 Klingon charts list a planet Sanctuary, a place where fugitives from all over the galaxy can go to escape their persecutors. Just and unjustly accused. The Klingons believe it exists. P13 a Klingon ship is in orbit of planet. The threatening figure of a Klingon warship popped onto the viewscreen. The Klingon commander was an older Klingon, with bumps that undulated down his forehead and gray hair that hung to his shoulders in a haphazard tangle. His face looked thin and wiry and was graced with a slim patrician nose. But beneath his short-sleeved leather armor. Huge biceps bulged and forearms rippled with tough sinew. Earth Captain, I salute your bravery! Magnanimously the Klingon flung his arms open - I have always heard that humans are cowardly. But this was a magnificent act! I have orbited this planet for many years, I have no idea how many in your reckoning, and I have never seen such devotion to duty. I salute those brave warriors who pursued the fugitives to the surface of the planet. May they live to catch them and disembowel them in the public square! The Klingon roared with laughter so fierce he dissolved into tears - That is a rich jest. The other scum here are bounty hunters, we two are the only representatives of imperial powers. My orders are to intercept and prevent Klingon fugitives from reaching Sanctuary, so I will chose to ignore the hostilities between us for the moment. P31 there were two Klingons with long hair and unkempt beards, and they glowered at the captive Kirk and McCoy with pure hatred. One of the Klingons kept twisting a crude knife in his belt as if he was anxious to use it. Klingon - I don't like the looks of those uniforms. I say we kill them. The Klingon hissed - Enterprise, Captain James T Kirrk. He said the name as if it were one of the vilest curses in the galaxy. P39 to think that a Klingon was perhaps the most civilized of their partners in their futile orbit was hardly reassuring. Uhura could hardly imagine feeling sympathy for a Klingon but she did for this one, a dutiful officer at the end of his career, stuck orbiting this planet year after year, stuck in the most dead-end of assignments. The Klingon rubbed the back of his neck with a towel - You must excuse me for being winded. I have just come form my exercise period. It is my only pleasure. P39 I am Commander Garvak of the bird of prey cruiser Rak'hon, from the Klingon Empire. Garvak - You earthlings will lose my respect with such foolish schemes. Perhaps what I've heard is correct, you are an inferior species. We attacked Sanctuary with an entire fleet. We were unsuccessful, but we did learn the extent of their protective devices. Since then, I have been stationed here, guarding and watching. if I have sufficient warning I can leave orbit and destroy a ship that is trying to elude Klingon justice. Otherwise I am powerless. Some time ago we succeeded in destroying a ship before it reached the protective shield, and the Senites contacted me. they offered a considerable reward for me to leave orbit forever. I refused and have not heard from them since. P131 Captain Garvak was dressed incongruously in a formal green uniform plastered with insignias and decorations, instead of his usual short-sleeved leather tunic. I come to bid you farewell. It seems my superiors finally read my dispatches. They have reached a conclusion I reached years ago: Sanctuary is the most effective prison in the galaxy. No one who goes there is ever seen or heard form again. Why in Kronos should we try to stop our enemies from reaching that pesthole? My days of futility are over. Henceforth there will be no imperial Klingon vessel stationed at Sanctuary. We are rid of most of those who flee there. The sleek Klingon warship eased out of orbit. As if in salute it tilted a gull-like wing at them for a moment, then achieved warp speed with a flash of light and was gone. The Mark of Gideon no Klingon content The Lights of Zetar no Klingon content The Cloud Minders no Klingon content Star Trek: The New Voyages Visit To A Weird Planet Revisited no P87 the Klingons have tried to warn the Enterprise away from planet. P87 Shatner comments that that doesn’t seem a very Klingon thing to do. Kelley mentions the treaty, and Sulu and Chekov nod in agreement. Uhura comments that the Klingons have still not made a claim on the planet. P87 Chekov asks if there was anything on the planet’s surface to explain Klingon interest. Shatner can’t answer. P88 Shatner tires to distract himself with thoughts of the Klingon menace. It occurs to him that he could actually get killed by Klingon phaser banks or photon torpedoes, or other equally improbable gadgets. Shatner asks Uhura to try hailing the Klingon captain. P88 viewscreen shows the familiar gray, armorial uniforms, and familiar face of Commander Kor. P88 Kor’s rank is now equivalent to commodore. Perhaps the Federation does not appreciate Captain Kirk’s worth. P88 Shatner distracted by sight of Kor’s aide. Kor has common dark skin and bifurcated eyebrows, but the officer behind him has light skin and unbranched eyebrows. Two different races of the same species. Shatner’s aside to Kelley about Fred Phillips leads Kor to believe Phillips an inactive spy. P89 Mr. Phillips was a friend of yours, gentlemen? Kor said with mock sympathy. P89 Shatner asks if Klingons generally use peaceful vessels for target practice? You fired at us, I believe? P89 Kor calls it a salute. They have both been exploring the planet. Kor has reported it to the Empire under the name of Kahless. Perhaps the Federation could adopt this name, too. P89 translation devices footnote Shatner’s pun for the Klingons. P89 Kor – Hostility can be a spur to endeavor. My scientists have found nothing of value on Kahless, I admit, but your interest in it has caused me to report to our governments that I claim it for the Klingon Empire. If you wish to dispute the claim, of course we must arrange for arbitration. Unless you care to return my fire? P89 Shatner detects real enthusiasm for battle in the Klingon’s offers and ends transmission P89 the Klingons arrived at planet first, but did not exercise right to claim P90 Nimoy covers for Kelley, saying he is helping investigate the current Klingon problem P91 Scott would not normally carry a phaser aboard ship, but ship had been on yellow alert since discovering the Klingon ship P91 Scott thinks Shatner, Kelley and Nimoy are Klingon spies. P92 the Klingons have found a star system. It isn’t much of a system for anything the Feds can see, no strategic importance, one star, one planet, no satellites, no minerals to speak of, no people. But the Klingons are not budging. And they didn’t claim it until it looked like if Feds might. P92 Scott had to deal with the Klingons while Kirk’s landing party reports were coming in. P93 Shatner asks what should be done if Kor wants to speak to the Captain again. P94 Nimoy uncovers possibility of invisible moon, Uhura remembers Klingons, though not known for cloaking device, have an alliance with the Romulans, who have been improving their cloaking devices P95 Klingons had to claim the planet to get the Feds to move along and not discover the invisible moon. Star Trek: The New Voyages 2 The Sleeping God p207 Federation scout vessel Cody transmits to Star Base Two report that spherical black-blue ship has attacked Federation planets, and Cody has also picked up cryptic signals from a Klingon expeditionary ship. There is a rumor that several worlds in the Klingon Empire have also been attacked and destroyed by enemy vessels. The Way to Eden no Klingon content Requiem For Methuselah no Klingon content The Savage Curtain Kahless stands to far side, with Genghis Khan, Green, Zora. Kahless, the unforgettable, the Klingon who set the pattern for his planet’s tyrannies. Very dark, mustache. Notoriously evil. Wears no sash, no decoration of any kind, black turtleneck, metallic top, belt and pants. Green, Surak, and Abe wear period costume. Theme is simple life and death, survival. Col. Green comes across to talk with Kirk, Kahless, silent in the background. His associates are in full agreement with Green’s plan to halt Excalbian’s plan and find some way out of their difficulties, common cause, the alien is their enemy. Three ‘evil’ encircle while Green in negotiations – his famous ploy. Kahless tangles with Abe. Kahless runs off and Abe wrestles Genghis out of the arena Kahless sets traps. Kahless reports the Feds do nothing, they have not armed themselves or prepared for any kind of defense. I say attack now and finish them. Kahless always on the alert, watchful Greene doesn’t want to attack until their strength is overwhelming, odds in their favor. Kahless sees Surak approaching. Surak –“one of those peace lovers.” Kahless lets Green do the talking. Whispers after a while – why don’t we kill him? Green sends Kahless and Genghis around to attack Surak from behind and kill him. Kahless does a good imitation of Surak, except a Vulcan would not cry out so. Kahless scouts two approaching Green and Kahless come across Lincoln trying to free dead Surak. Kahless demonstrates his vocal impersonations. Does Abe, to lure Kirk. Kahless in staff battle with Kirk. Ends up on the sidelines, runs off. Kahless, others, were offered power, what they most wanted, if he and his side won the Excalbian contest Excalbians trying this on Kang or Kor would be interesting - Blish Green wears uniform of a 21 st century Colonel, Genghis Khan wears 13 th century Mongol costume. The Klingon is ugly-looking. While Green is negotiating Kahless looks around curiously at the slopes. Green says they all were tricked into coming here. Khan and Green watch Kirk approach after hearing Surak’s screams. Zora and Kahless appear, weapons at the ready. Brief battle. Then the ‘evil’ bunch retreat out of sight. The voice had been Surak’s, but it was coming from Kahless. He and Green were standing in the direction from which Lincoln had just come, grinning, spears ready. Kahless jumps upon Kirk. The struggle was a violent, kaleidoscopic, head-banging eternity. When it stopped, very suddenly, it took Kirk several seconds to realize that he had killed the Klingon. Kirk also spears Green. All Our Yesterdays no Klingon content The Price of the Phoenix by Marshak & Culbreath P119 Omne’s cloning process would buy the galaxy, the Romulans, The Federation, the Klingons, any species capable of personal loyalties and loves. What about the Romulans, Federation, Klingons? Who is to be trusted with immortality as a weapon? The Fate of the Phoenix by Marshak & Culbreath P26 Federation Director of Interworld Affairs R.A. Roblein announcement of Federation reconsidering Prime Directive expected to have repercussions as far as Romulan and Klingon Empires. The Voran Dynasty Hegemony, the largest group of planets in the Federation, influential, near the border of the Romulan neutral zone, the new regent is known to favor secession from the Federation, if they allied with the Romulans or Klingons it would be civil war, the end of the Federation. The Klingons are restless. P117 on Capella, the Fed object to Klingon interference but keep a medical mission there and use their dilithium. P159 The Federation calls it the Anomaly, the Romulans the Null Maelstrom, the Klingons call it simply the Mouth. if Omne has made the space Anomaly his hideout, no one, Fed, Rom or Klingon, could reach him there. Turnabout Intruder no Klingon content