Where I Fell Before My Enemy, Strange New Worlds I
page 247    Worf reads Defiant's sensors 
page 251    The victory can still be ours - in favor of strong response to unknown ship's act of aggression 
page 289    Worf sent by Sisko to personally secure cargo - the Metron legacy 
page 262    Worf points out that the Federation always treats other, primitive, cultures, like science projects 
  Out of the Box, Thinking, Strange New Worlds III
Two Klingon birds of prey, a Romulan warbird, a Cardassian ship, and various other ships attack Enterprise. Deanna is able to defeat Taraga – hand to hand combat training by Worf
Flashback
B on the bridge at her side station.
Excelsior, Sulu, Cmdr. Rand, Valtane. SD 9521. 80 years ago. Fighting the Klingons. 
Three days earlier, Praxis about to explode. Primary source of energy for Klingon homeworld. 
It’s destruction would have lasting consequences throughout the quadrant. Lead to first Fed Klingon peace treaty. Huge energy wave. Subspace shock wave.
Excelsior warned off from going to Praxis. Continued survey.
Two days later heard of Kirk and McCoy’s arrest.
Sulu plots rescue course through Azure Nebula. Tuvok formally protests Sulu’s violations of Starfleet regulations. Rand relieves him. 
Era of Kirk and Sulu, on verge of war with Klingons.
Five hours to traverse nebula. Sulu sends shift off duty.
Several hours after Excelsior entered nebula ambushed by Klingons, battle ensues, forced to abandon rescue mission.
Klingon vessel uncloaks, fires percussive charges across bow.
Kang – Mr. Sulu, I see they have finally given you the captaincy you deserve. Do not let it end prematurely. We’d be happy to escort you back to Fed space. I insist. Come about, bearing 1 8 1 mark 2. 
The Klingons have their forward disruptors trained on Excelsior
Igniting the sirillium gas wouldn’t hurt Klingon shields, but sensors and tactical systems would be disrupted for several seconds.
Excelsior fires just as Kang’s ship exits nebula. Thrown about. Disabled, not pursuing Excelsior.
Excelsior heads back to Kronos.
Long range Sensors detect three Klingon battlecrusiers on intercept course. They’re arming torpedoes.
Two torpedoes knock out targeting scanners. 
Sulu orders return fire.
Excelsior forced to retreat back to Fed space.
Novelization by Diane Carey
83 Excelsior assignment to conduct scientific research near the Klingon Neutral Zone and provide a strong presence in the Beta Quadrant. Tension is high. One more attack form either side will result in confrontation. To mask the military purpose of Excelsior’s mission, involved in scientific analysis and mapping.
relations between the Fed and the Klingons are presently strained, after the Kudao massacre.
The Klingon moon Praxis is about to explode. During this period it was the primary source of energy for the Klingon homeworld. Its destruction would have lasting repercussions throughout the quadrant, and lead to first Fed-Klingon peace treaty. Over mining, bad safety standards, a reactor exploded, a massive chain reaction rocked the homeworld and contaminated the atmosphere. Violent weather changes nearly decimated agriculture over the long term, on top of a big loss in energy production and dilithium. 
Excelsior warned off by Klingons, resumed survey mission. The Klingons started lobbying for a treaty with the Fed. For the first time in their long and rocky history, the spiteful aggressive Klingons had to admit that they just plain needed help. they simply couldn’t afford to remain hostile. The Fed had sent Kirk and Enterprise to reach out to the Klingon chancellor as a symbolic gesture. 
Two days after Praxis, Excelsior learned that two Starfleet officers had been accused of murdering the Klingon chancellor. They were brought to the Klingon homeworld to stand trial.
Sulu to Uhura – We both know how Klingon justice works. They’ll end up in prison for the rest of their lives, or worse. 
There are rather interesting gaseous anomalies in the Klingon Empire.
118 Rura Penthe, Janeway knew about that place. the rumors were more mild than the facts, evidently. 
Chancellor Gorkon assassinated during the Klingons’ attempt to make peace for their own sakes.
Nobody actually survived Rura Penthe. The keepers there controlled their criminal pollution by tossing incorrigibles out into the deadly frozen waste of the planetoid’s surface to die under the heatless glow of three distant suns. Almost everybody became incorrigible eventually. Leg irons, jackal-type watch dogs, a snowy wasteland dotted with mummified corpses. 
122 the journals of Captain Christopher Pike or the logs of the USS Horizon and the Fed’s first experiences in deep space tell of an era when humanity was on the verge of war with the Klingons, Romulans hiding behind every nebula.
126 Excelsior hits the lead battle cruiser drive system. it drops out of warp. 
Sulu orders Excelsior shut down primary systems. Nearly dead, act dead. surrounded by Klingons. close to 50 kilometers. Janeway wondered what the hell Sulu was waiting or, to be able to smell the Klingons’ armpits before he took action? 50 kilometers was spitting distance. Excelsior goes to high warp, escapes. Sulu used the fact that the Klingons had no technology with which to read another ship’s warp power-up. 
Captain Sulu expected it would take approximately 5 hours to traverse the nebula and enter Klingon space. 
134 a Klingon cruiser has decloaked inside the nebula, firing concussive charges across Excelsior bow
Kang said intolerantly – You’ve been found. We’d be happy to escort you back to Fed space. It was not an offer, but an order.
Kang – I insist. Janeway knew that tone. This Klingon wasn’t backing down. 
Janeway not familiar with Klingon vessels’ firepower from 80 years ago.
The Klingon ship following Excelsior at slightly less than respectful distance. They have forward disruptors trained on Excelsior. 
Janeway finds it interesting that Sulu considered the survival of his enemies, who obviously wouldn’t return the favor. Or perhaps he was being even more practical, avoiding destroying Klingon nationals just to untwist a twisted moment. Janeway lauded his precedence as much as his boldness. The violent escape would virtually prove that he wasn’t here because of any nav malfunction. Of course, Kang already knew that. 
An energy beam vaulted from the Excelsior’s stern into the gushing blue nebula, a few degrees sideways from where the Klingon ship was just becoming visible. The gaseous cloud gulped the energy, began glowing a weird yellow-green right where the beam penetrated, then lit up with a fabulous explosive flash made mostly of glowing white and blue particles. The Klingon ship was jarred severely and fell off its course, wobbling on a wing and sinking some against its own axis. 
Sulu orders course for Kronos. 
Long range sensors detect three Klingon battle cruisers on an intercept course, arming torpedoes.
152 Sulu didn’t seem surprised that Klingons had appeared. Was Sulu actually expecting to beat back three Klingon cruisers? Sulu had given Kang plenty of time to send off communication to these three. now four of the Klingon’s main fleet vessels were involved with Excelsior, instead of somewhere else. If Janeway remembered correctly, the whole Klingon fleet was only about ten heavy cruisers.
The Excelsior went into warp maneuvering at almost the same instant the Klingon ships started firing volleys of torpedoes. Sulu creating a diversion. Holding course straight back toward depths of Klingon space, ensuring that these Klingons would be nice and mad, and concentrating right here, right now. Three more vessels are coming within sensor range. Seven Klingon vessels!
With direct torpedo hit to port side, Excelsior loses atmosphere on decks five, six and seven.
76 Excelsior under attack by Klingons. thrum after thrum of firing impact sounded against the vessel’s shields. The ship was spinning. Hull breach on deck twelve. 19 wounded. The ship vibrated fiercely under impact of disruptor fire. This battle began with an incident that took place three days before.
154 lead battle cruiser drops out of warp
194 direct hit on Excelsior port bow, shields down to 20 percent, warp core overload, may have to eject the core. the Klingons are closing to two thousand kilometers. 
247 Khitomer in Klingon space near the Romulan border.
Sulu – We’re heading at high warp to Khitomer on the Klingon-Romulan border. There’s going to be another assassination attempt on Khitomer. These people want to disrupt the peace process between the Fed and the Empire now that the Klingons need help to survive. This bird of prey will likely be running silent, with weapons hot. Once they fire. It’ll take too much time to trace the shot back to the ship. They’ll be changing position even before their own hits detonate. They’ll probably be using photon torpedoes instead of phasers, to avoid letting us get any straight-line visual references. 
Jamming from cloaked ship cuts off Enterprise message to Excelsior. Chang’s modified bird of prey is a strong match even for a starship. We have no way of knowing whether or not he will have summoned any other support ships. Kirk has figured out a way to tease the cloaked ship into revealing itself.
Janeway drew her breath, she’d never seen a Klingon bird of prey in person. Arched wings and a broad cyclopean head growled out of the darkness. What a stealthy, mean-looking ship! Of course, the Klingons designed it that way. A plume of sparks blew from the spine of the foam-green ship. She was shocked at the power-packed nature of that vessel. It must have been nothing but engines and weapons, with maybe a little air to breath.
263 Azetbur fought to think past her own fears as she anchored herself in Kirk’s eyes, the eyes of a man who had fought Klingons all his life and now was fighting to save them. Perhaps it was unthinkable to these people, back then, that one civilization should stick its neck out for another, even if they’d been enemies for as long as anyone could remember. 
268 The conspirators have been remanded to Starfleet Headquarters to be charged with the assassination of Gorkon and attempted assassination of the president. The peace accords are progressing with renewed vigor. 
142 B annoyed that Chakotay wasn’t reading her desire to mine a rich vein of sirillium in the Delta quadrant nebula so well. Go in with shuttlecraft. Torres kept the annoyance out of her voice on purpose, because she knew Chakotay was tightropping her on purpose. 
B crossed her arms and her Klingon defiance bubbled to the top. She needs Paris to be her quick fingered pilot. She’s already modified the shuttle, she presumed Chakotay would agree. 
As Torres went without a backward glance to the turbolift, Paris followed. They go on very rough shuttle ride together to scoop up sirillium. 
166 Tom and B tossed about in shuttlecraft willed with explosive sirillium.
Tom to B – Warm and tender as ever. 
B shoved a hand under his neck and pushed him upward into a sitting position, even with his broken ribs.
Both B and Tom had Maquis experience, working as rebels aboard les than perfect ships. They could handle shabby machinery and scary moments. They couldn’t attitude away a contaminated atmosphere. 
B to Chakotay – If we live through this, remind me to hurt you later. You’d better have your spirit guide with you when I get back.
B tried to kill her own spirit guide because it was ugly. 
Tom – When we get back maybe you could introduce me to B’s spirit guide animal. Bet it’ll be a hell of a night out.
179 B – I’m an engineer. I should be able to come up with alternatives. A mechanical problem becomes my fault. That’s how it is.
Tom – In Starfleet, you mean?
B – I guess that’s what I mean
She came to life for one more instant and threw the scanner into the bulkhead, then settled back again. 
Activity was therapeutic. Torres had always feared drowning, and death by poisoned atmosphere was the same thing.
B - I guess if we survive this, I’m going to have to show you a lot more respect.
Tom batted his eyelashes at her – Oh, really?
B – Well, for a while anyway.
Tom – I’ll take it
B – Nobody should have to die bleeding
Tom – That makes no sense!
B – Maybe not, but it’s probably in a Klingon proverb book somewhere.
205 B pointed at Paris and started to speak, but was clutched by a fit of coughing and her face cramped with frustration at not getting a barb in when she had a chance.
216 Janeway has phantom memory of B trying to train Amelia Earhart to the helm
244 Janeway thought of Captain Sulu and how he had tampered with Klingon relations, and held off a half-dozen Klingon ships, giving the Enterprise its chance to slip into enemy territory. 
Excelsior was forced to retreat back to Fed space. Played a pivotal role in battle at Khitomer. 
Vulcan coffee would paralyze human nervous system and atrophy your pancreas.
The Chute
B – We have to go back for Harry and Tom
The Swarm
Tom and B investigate intermittent sensor readings. Klingon bodies weren’t meant to sit in cockpit for 5 hours
Ens. Freddy Bristow is a child. B played one game of Parrisses squares with him, whipped him. She knows he had a crush on her. None of Tom’s business.
Tom interested in B, for someone with Klingon blood she seems to be a monk. He has a holodeck program she might enjoy. She’d rather take her chances with Freddie Bristow.
Attacked by Swarm, return to Voyager.
B fine, Tom more seriously injured
B installed safety buffers, but they seem to be breaking down.
B works to repair Doctor’s program. The Doctor questions B’s bedside manner. She’s rude.
B gets second opinion from EMH designer Zimmerman, Jupiter station.
B also does refraction pulse.
B has to do a dilithium realignment on the fly without killing everyone. 
3 percent hydrocortilene cures B’s headache.
Apocalypse Rising
Worf impatient for return of Sisko and Dax in runabout to Starfleet Command, travel through area crawling with Klingon ships. Worf should have insisted they take the Defiant. Kira reminds him that he did insist, but that Sisko wanted the Defiant at DS 9 to defend it.
O’Brien – I’d hate to be dodging Klingon raiding parties in nothing but a runabout.
Worf – It would take a fleet of Klingon ships to breach the station’s defenses. 
Worf suggests to Kira that they take the Defiant and go look. O’Brien agrees, Kira does not.
Kira is in charge of the station, but Worf commands the Defiant. The runabout returns before things can come to a head.
Runabout Rio Grande had a run in with some Klingons. Weapons systems, shields and comm. systems shot up. 
The meeting at Starfleet command; the war isn’t going very well. The Klingons are pouring everything they have at us. Starfleet’s been able to slow them down, but that’s about all. Starfleet is sending infiltration team into Klingon territory, with orders to do whatever it takes to prove that Gowron is a changeling. Sisko, Worf, O’Brien and Odo, disguised at Klingons.
Odo – What you need is someone who can turn into Gowron’s pet targ.
According to Starfleet intelligence, Gowron has relocated Klingon Military HQ to Ty’Gokor. Located in an asteroid field deep in Klingon space. Probably the most heavily fortified installation in the empire. at least 30 warships stationed there at any given time. Entire asteroid field protected by a tachyon detection grid. No cloaked ship within transporter range. Even inside, getting close to Gowron will not be easy. Guarded around the clock by his personal security force, the Yan-Isleth. The brotherhood of the sword. How are they to prove to the Klingons Gowron is a changeling? Klingons are obsessive about blood screenings. Changeling Gowron must have found a way around them. 
Worf – there is another option. We could kill him. 
Sisko – Our orders are to expose Gowron, not assassinate him.
Modified poleron emitters will have a destabilizing effect on Changeling physiology. 
Worf – If we succeed there will be many songs sung in our honor.
Dukat arrives in his bird of prey. Red underwings. Dukat wears a sash over his right shoulder. Silver. 
Damar is in favor of orbital assault, a full spread of photon torpedoes taking care of everyone within a few hundred kilometers. He’s willing to shed a little Klingon blood to get the job done. O’Brien counters that shelling won’t get the job done. You’d be lucky to get one torpedo before they shot you down. Besides, even a dozen won’t penetrate shielding abound the command center. 
Dukat working on Klingon identity files to plant in central computer system
Worf – Our names should be added to the list of candidates for Order of Bat’leth. They will be inducting some new members in a few days, and Chancellor Gowron will be presiding over the ceremony. 
Worf’s Lesson in Being Klingon 101
Are you a Klingon warrior or Alverian dung beetle? Do not look away from me. I called you a dung beetle, and what is your response? It is not enough to look like a Klingon, one must act like one. 
Worf comes over to Sisko with doubts, Sisko belts him backhanded across the face. Challenge to a battle to the death, when striking with the back of the hand. Use your fist. 
You stand so far away, you speak so softly. Insults. Are you afraid of me or just disgusted by my presence? Klingon warriors speak loudly to each other, they do not whisper or keep their distance.
Another bird of prey hails Dukat. It happens all the time. They request visual contact. Dukat has holoimage to project over comm. system. He makes quite an imposing Klingon. Dukat blows other ship up, button on the left of grid of red and orange triangles. 
Various ships and various orbital platforms at Ty’GoKor.
O’Brien  - It’s not easy being funny wearing these teeth.
Dukat is leaving Ty’Gokor after beaming them down, not staying. Too difficult to remain undetected.
Sisko - Jodmos, son of Kobar; Odo – Kodrak; O’Brien – Pahash, of the House of Konjah; Worf – 
Hall of Warriors, lower red bays, upper white lights. Trefoil high on end wall. Generic statues against wall facing into room. Slightly raised platform with lit trefoil triangle on floor. four high braziers around platform. Stone Cauldrons of bloodwine. Warriors, male and female, gnaw on joins of roast chicken. Head butting competitions. Sing. Bat’leths around. Flaming braziers shoulder high. A lot of history in these stones. The gathering is an endurance test, as much as it is a celebration, part of the initiation rite for Order of Bat’leth. The idea is to eat, drink, stay awake all night, and still be clear eyed when Gowron arrives for the ceremony.
Warrior – first to board the ship, beheaded helmsman with one blow of bat’leth, a Tellerite. The pig didn’t even have time to raise his weapon. Then turned his attention to the captain, a Benzanite named Laporin, he put up a valiant struggle. But in the end I ripped the breathing tubes from his head and . Sisko knocks the guy out, classmate of Sisko’s.
Whatever you do, don’t get between me and the bloodwine.
Gowron not due until tomorrow morning. 
O’Brien and Odo develop a taste for bloodwine. Sisko engages in some wrestling, he was captain of the Academy wrestling team. 
Martok arrives, two guards precede him. He raises his right arm in salute. Warriors call his name and cheer. Qapla. If Martok is here Gowron will not be far behind.
Statue with straight sword held in left hand down across knees. Gauntleted hand.
Statue in ceremonial robes.
Statue cradling bat’leth in left arm.
Statue in warrior garb, with staff like Gorkon
Martok, guards behind him, clamps O’Brien on the shoulder – Hold on there. Don’t I know you?
O’Brien – I would be honored to think so. I am Pahash, of the House of Konjah
Martok – I know we have met. The name is not familiar to me but there is something about you. 
O’Brien – Perhaps we met on the battlefield. My regiment fought at Mempa. 
Martok – Mempa? Many noble deeds were done on that dark day. 
O’Brien – And yours have become legend. After the ceremony, would you honor me with a drink?
Martok – We will salute the fallen. 
Worf saves the plan by explaining that the poleron emitter is a tinghamut, a Vulcan toy.
Gowron enters to loose skin kettle drum beating. Ornate robe covered in badges.
Long live Gowron, long live the empire. Martok leads chant.
Gowron – Klingon warriors I salute you, at least those of you still on your feet. This is a great day for the empire. a day when we honor you who have brought us glory, whose deeds of valor are in song and story. And so now, here, in this hallowed hall, gaze of your greatest heroes, you will receive the highest honor that can be bestowed on a Klingon. The Order of the Bat’leth! 
Martok calls out names from small padd
H’Ta son of Kahmar, inducted into the Order of the Bat’leth by Chancellor Gowron, 2373. H’Ta has bat’leth with him. H’Ta hand to chest over heart.
T’Vis, son of Barot, inducted into the Order of the Bat’leth by Chancellor Gowron, 2373.
Huss, daughter of A’trom, inducted into the Order of the Bat’leth by Chancellor Gowron, 2373. gets lots of cheering, Glory to her house, middle aged woman swaggers up. 
Glory to you, and your house. 
Sisko, as Jodmos, son of Kobar, is called up. Worf hand to disruptor. Gowron takes medal from tray to his left, pins in to chest. Sisko hand to chest over heart.
Martok bat’leth’s him from behind as he’s leaving the platform. He recognized that face. Orders the room sealed.
The Four are imprisoned in metal barred cage in stone walled room. Grill ceiling lighting throughout. Their plan is revealed. Their equipment is destroyed. Martok visits them with guards. He orders the guards to leave, they don’t, he shouts You heard me! and they depart.
Martok – Captain, you have no idea how much I’ve looked forward to killing you in battle. And now your foolishness has cheated me. did you really think you could fool us into believing that Chancellor Gowron was a Dominion spy? Captain, your mission was a failure, for that you deserve to die. I am a loyal officer of the empire. 
Sisko – You think we’re right. You believe Gowron is a changeling, too.
Martok – That would be treason.
Worf – Since when is it treasonous to act in the best interests of the empire?
Sisko – How long have you suspected?
Martok – Months. I’ve known Gowron a long time. And it is no secret that we have not always agreed on the way he runs the empire. he is a politician. Too eager to compromise, too eager to talk. Last year he stopped the attack on DS 9 instead of going to war with the Federation. Then he changed. Suddenly he was the one calling for war. At first it did make me happy. But after the war began he started ignoring the council of his generals, throwing aside all wisdom in his pursuit of victory. Our losses continue to mount, and still he listens to no one. There is only one certain way to expose Gowron for what he really is, to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is a changeling. Gowron must die.
Worf – You could challenge him to honorable combat.
Martok – There will be no honorable combat, no formal challenges. I will release you, then help you will reach the Hall of Warriors, and then, you will kill him.
Sisko and Worf have no problem with plan, Odo looks suspicious.
Pounding on door, guards press code into panel to open double sliding door. Guards stand with backs to the door, disruptor rifles raised on hip.
Martok steps out, hand on hilt – The prisoners will come with me for further interrogation. 
Guard 1 – General, I have strict orders from Gowron himself, the prisoners are not to leave this cell.
Martok walks away while speaking to guard – I see, well we wouldn’t want to disobey the chancellor. Pulls disruptor and shoots Guard 1. Sisko takes Guard 2 and throws him to the floor. Worf is the last one out of the cell. Walking down dim hall to Hall entrance, past two guards at narrow support juncture, they stand straighter as Martok approaches. Martok takes dagger in each hand from belt and stabs guards in abdomen. They’re down.
Martok presses the Hall door open – For the empire.
The others go in, Martok pulls disruptor from holster and stops Odo – Not you. There’s no telling where your loyalties lie. 
Gowron leading the party in the Hall of Warriors – What, another toast? Let us salute Rurik the Damned, conqueror of the Zora Fel, liberator of Vrax.
Worf, Sisko and O’Brien barge up to Gowron on raised platform.
Gowron – What is this?
Worf pulls single blade – It is your death.
Gowron fights with bat’leth to Worf’s blade. Sisko disruptors warrior pulling ?disruptor. everyone else pulls d’k taghs on Sisko and O’Brien. Another warrior tries to assist Gowron, Gowron bat’leths him in the chin, off the platform – No, lower your weapons. if this traitor wants a fight I will give him one. You want to kill me Worf, you’re welcome to try. 
Klingon honor won’t allow Gowron to let his bodyguards just kill Worf. Everyone cheers as Gowron and Worf battle, evenly matched physically. Worf breaks Gowron’s bat’leth, trips Gowron so he lands on his back on the floor. Worf raises for the death blow.
Odo figures Martok is a traitor from his dishonorable plan. The founders have no concerns about honor. Their fighting stops Worf and Gowron. Odo gets out that Martok is the changeling, then Martok wraps extension around Odo to strangle him. Sisko fires disruptor at Martok, then so does every other disruptor in the place. Martok reverts, withstands the barrage for a while, then explodes outward. 
Gowron surprised Martok a changeling.
Gowron, back in robes, bloodwine in one hand, talks with Sisko and others in trashed Hall of Warriors. 
Gowron – So the Founders mislead Odo into thinking I was a spy, hoping you’d eliminate me, and pave the way for that thing impersonating Martok to take over the Empire. 
Sisko – that way, the war between the Fed and the Klingons continue until both sides were destroyed. 
Gowron – Leaving the Alpha Quadrant wide open for a Dominion invasion. But they sorely underestimated Odo here. [Big pat on the back for Odo from Gowron.]
Sisko – If we really want to strike a blow against the Founders we have to find a way to end this war. 
Gowron – That may not be possible. 
Worf – Why not? You told us that the Martok changeling was the one who pushed for the attack on the Fed. 
Gowron – True. But if your Klingon blood wasn’t so thin you’d know that once battle has begun there can be no turning back. You want the war to end? The Fed must allow us to annex Archanis and the other worlds we’ve seized. 
Sisko – I wouldn’t count on it. But if the fighting stops, negotiations begin.
Gowron – Ah, yes, talk. 
Odo – Yes, talk, the last thing the Dominion wants.
Gowron considers – I’ll call a meeting of the High Council, advise a temporary cease fire. 
Sisko – Where Gowron leads, the council will follow.
Gowron – Perhaps. I’ll see to it that you’re safely delivered back to that space station of yours. [quietly to Sisko] You’ve done a great service to the Empire. for that I thank you. [Sisko gets to keep Order of Bat’leth medal][to Worf] As for you, you should have killed me when you had the chance. I promise you won’t get another. 
Everyone on DS 9 can feel the Klingons breathing down their necks.
Armstrong and the Drake were ambushed by Klingon battle group. Arrive at DS 9 with heavy casualties. 
Sisko – I could do without the ridges, but I kind of miss the fangs.
False Profits
no Klingon content
The Ship
Worf with Sisko and crew survey planet for mining cormaline.
Worf – Strategically the planet’s location would make it difficult to maintain adequate supply lines, but not impossible. Three weeks from Dominion.
Worf ID’s a Jem’Hadar warship crashed on the planet. Worf takes point investigating interior upside down ship. Secures the area. Worf and Dax bury bodies found in ship. 42 Jem’Hadar, 1 Vorta, he takes DNA readings from them. 
Worf assists wounded Muniz into wreck while under attack. 
Worf escorts Sisko to talk with Vorta Kilana. 
Worf recognizes that Muniz will die, he will not see tomorrow. It doesn’t no good to shield him from the truth, let him prepare for death. 
This upsets O’Brien.
Worf finds part of computer core, rips it out of the wall and brings it to Jadzia.
Jadzia – Very nice. What do we do with it now? Use it for a doorstop?
Worf hands it to her, upset at her sarcasm. She apologizes, it was a good idea.
Jem’Hadar shelling is getting on people’s nerves.
Worf – I have a game I would like to play with them. If only I could leave this prison and meet them face to face on a field of battle. 
Worf commiserates with O’Brien about Muniz suffering – That is no way for anyone to die. If you truly were his friend you would consider the option of killing severely wounded person. it would be a more honorable death than the one he’s enduring.
O’Brien – I’m not some bloodthirsty Klingon looking for an excuse to murder my friend. 
Worf – No, you are just another weak human, afraid to face death.
O’Brien tries to hit Worf, Worf gets O’Brien instantly in a strangle hold. Sisko reminds them they are Starfleet officers. Sends Worf to work on weapons turret.
Worf comes to O’Brien chatting with Muniz’s casket in Defiant hold. O’Brien is performing Ak’voh for his friend. 
Ak’voh, old Klingon tradition, when a warrior dies in battle his comrades stay with the body to keep away predators. This allowed the spirit to leave the body when it was time to make the long journey to Sto’vo’kor.
O’Brien – That’s a fine tradition.
Worf sits beside O’Brien – We will both keep the predators away.
Everyone gets a medal for the mission. Moral and Ethical Issues of Command, class at Academy.
Remember
B’Elanna insisted she was fine, and finished the hoverball championships, even through she had a broken ankle.
Enaran woman Korenna Mirell gives B’E her memories because B'E won’t deny the truth.
Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places
Written by Ronald D Moore
Dax and Worf at replimat, arguing opera. 
Worf – the strength of his intonation that make Barak-Kadan a great singer. There are none like him.
Dax – None as boring anyway. He never varies his performance. Not even by a half-tone.
Worf – I prefer traditional opera performed in the traditional manner. 
Dax – For a Klingon who was raised by humans, wears a Starfleet uniform, and drinks prune juice, you’re pretty attached to tradition. But that’s ok. I like a man riddled with contradictions. 
Klingon warrior Thopok, elderly Tumek, and Grilka come out of airlock near replimat. Grilka in green dress. Tumek in ruddy colored leather tunic with matching leather collar and long sleeved undershirt, below knee pleated skirt, leggings, boots. Worf notices them. Notices her. Dax notices him noticing her. 
Dax – That’s a welcome sight. The peace talks must be going well if the Klingons are back on the station
Worf walks after Grilka, ignoring Dax.
Worf whispers – Did you see her? She was glorious. 
Grilka and co go straight to Quark’s and take a table. Tumek holds the chair for Grilka. Thopok continues to stand by table, Tumek stands behind Grilka. 
Dax – Her? She’s ok.
Worf – I have never seen such a woman. Who is she? What house is she from? I do not recognize her family crest.
Grilka gets up and greets Quark, mock hostility. She threaten to pull knife from left hip, he protects himself with tray. She takes tray and gives Quark a big hug. They laugh. 
Worf is very disappointed – She is a friend of the Ferengi. 
Dax – Now I remember who she is, her name is Grilka. And she’s not just Quark’s friend, she’s his ex-wife.
Worf screws up his face. 
Quark remembers Grilka drinks Malporian ale with a hint of additive pazafer. Tumek stands over them. Thopok sits, disinterested.
You remembered, I’m honored.
Grilka the only Klingon Quark knows who doesn’t drink blood wine, or prune juice. 
To the House of Grilka, may it continue to be as strong and as proud as its lady is beautiful.
You may not have been the ideal husband but you are an excellent bartender
Grilka looks to Tumek before broaching sensitive subject to Quark. The recent hostilities between the Federation and the Empire have been very costly to my family. We have suffered great losses in ships, lands, warriors. The financial cost was significant. 
Quark offers to take a look at financial records. I know that’s not why you’re here. I’m sure it’s simply a social visit. But maybe I could help.
Grilka – Very well. If it pleases you, I will allow you access to the records. 
Grilka stands, Thopok stands, coming behind Quark. He slaps his hands down on happy Quark’s shoulders – Here this, Ferengi. Help Grilka and you live. Fail, and I will kill you myself. 
Dax fills Worf in on the Quark Grilka episode in the turbolift on the way to Ops. Even though it was an accident, Quark took credit for killing Grilka’s husband. As a way of boosting business at the bar. And it worked. But then Grilka kidnapped Quark and took him back to the Klingon homeworld and married him. As a woman, Grilka was forbidden to lead her House. By marrying Quark she could retain control through him. Eventually she convinced the council to give her control and she divorced quark on the spot. 
Worf – A marriage of convenience. Quark is unworthy of such a prize as she. 
Dax – It sounds like you have a bad case of par’Mach.
Worf jolts sternly when she says this.
par’Mach is the Klingon word for love. But with more aggressive overtones. 
Sisko – Love? Worf? stranger things have happened.
Worf comes up to Morn at the bar, says softly I will apologize for this at a later time. Loudly declares You are in my seat! And throws poor Mornie to the floor. slams his fist on the bar Bartender Bloodwine!
Thopok, Grilka and Tumek are sitting at table behind, quietly. 
Worf smells something – What is that smell? Is there a pile of rotting forshak in here? Or is it you?
Swivels on Thopok. The three at the table shift uneasily, Tumek looks to Thopok.
Worf – Stand when I talk to you! Or do you think it is funny?
Thopok draws back but remains calm. Then he gets up as Worf approaches.
Tumek jumps up – Mev’yap!
Grilka on her feet too. 
Tumek steps in – Worf, son of Mogh, come, join me. 
They walk off to corner.
Tumek – Challenging Thopok to a fight is a waste of time. Grilka cannot mate with you, now or ever. Your house is dishonored. Your name is a curse. 
Worf – I meant no disrespect.
Tumek – You showed none. I’m sure your motives were honorable. Do not let it trouble you too much. In truth I doubt it would have been a good match. Why? Have you ever pursued a Klingon woman? No. there is no shame in that. You were raised by humans, you wear their uniform, you accept their values. How could you know anything about our women?
Worf – You’d be surprised what I know.
Tumek – Perhaps. But we will not find out here. It is the wish of the Lady Grilka that you leave us now, son of Mogh and do not return. 
Worf looks longingly at the object of his affections. Bows head slightly to Tumek, walks off.
Worf commiserates with Jadzia in Defiant mess hall – I am a fool.
Jadzia – You are in love. Which I suppose is the same thing. You’re making too much of this, Worf. Tumek said Grilka wasn’t offended. She was probably flattered.
Worf – there is no flattery in a great lady being courted by a traitor. 
Jadzia – it that what’s really bothering you? Or is it that Tumek said that you didn’t know anything about Klingon women and you’re afraid he’s right?
Quark comes in. needs help from Jadzia. Grilka invited Quark to dinner and Quark comes to her to brush up on Klingon manners and protocol. In her quarters. A very private dinner. Worf if incensed and disgusted. When Grilka and Quark were married there wasn’t a lot of um affection involved. So, what does a Klingon woman expect from a man? Are there any secret Klingon phrases to know or do they just leap on each other like a pair of crazed voles?
Jadzia – Klingon mating rituals are very involved. It’s not just a one night affair. 
Quark – I’m serious. Grilka and I have something. I want to pursue it. For sex, but more, she’s glorious. 
Jadzia looks a little down – So I hear. You have to take it slow at dinner. Talk, ask her about her family’s history and their accomplishments. She’ll consider this a great sign of respect. 
Worf sulks but has an idea – Grilka is from the Mekro’vak region. It is customary among her people that the man brings the leg of a lingta to the first courtship dinner. Make sure it’s fresh, as if you have just killed it, then use it to sweep aside everything on the table and declare in a loud voice I have brought you this! for I wish to provide food for you and your house. All I ask is to share your company and do honor to your name. 
Jadzia affected by Worf’s words – Either she accepts your offer or she has her bodyguard shatter every bone in your body. 
On the Defiant bridge Worf plays opera
Klingon opera [cc] Female - Boooow-cha-daaay
Worf joins male voice – Keeey-cha-daaay
Female – Me-yo-ca-been-evaaa-kaa-mooooor
Worf and male and female – Liiing-tomaaa Oh-ma-do-vee-kos zoooooo!
Oh-ma-do-vee-kos zoo
Quark just walks on to the Defiant bridge to thank Worf for last night. Grilka loved it, all of it. Everything Quark did. Everything Quark said was perfect. 
Worf mutters – So, I know nothing about Klingon women.
Quark – She said I had the heart of a Basai Master.
Worf – It is a poet. 
Quark – She responded perfectly. You really have the key to this woman’s heart. Can you help me unlock it?
Worf – Yes I can. We have work to do.
Grilka spent about an hour talking about her family history. A rather long and bloody tale. Then they ate the lingta, which tasted really bad to Quark. Then they listened to some noise which Grilka called Klingon music. Then Quark left. Worf calls this a perfect evening.
Thopok was giving Quark threatening looks all night.
Worf – That is to be expected. The idea of a Ferengi courting a great lady is offensive.
Quark – You know, it’s attitudes like that that keep you people for getting invited to the really great parties.
Worf walks the sidelines while quark and Jadzia participate in holoprogram Kahless and Lukara, the greatest love story in Klingon history. A thousand years ago, the dawn of the Empire, 500 warriors stormed the great hall at Qam-Chee. The city garrison fled before them. Only the Emperor Kahless and the Lady Lukara stood their ground. It was here that they began the greatest romance in Klingon history. Corpses everywhere, blood everywhere. Later that night Kahless and Lukara jumped on each other like a pair of crazed voles. Jadzia in ancient leather and fur outfit bests warrior with bat’leth. Quark yells a lot battling his warrior with bat’leth. Jadzia freezes program for a moment to give Quark pointer to stab at exposed midsection. Quark bests his man. 
Jadzia exclaims, waving her arms – MoVas ah-kee rustak!
Worf supplies the male response for Quark – Kosh tomah ehpaq Lukara kaveir.
Jadzia – Ish-tovee chuch thling nuq?
Quark – Besh-opar gree urchun omah the-doq maugh-shta.
Worf is getting a headache. Quark is saying the words but there is no feeling, no passion behind them. Jadzia is very moved by the setting, the drama.
Tumek and Thopok wait in Quark’s while Grilka and Quark in holosuite. Thopok paces while Tumek sits calmly.
Thopok – This consorting with a Ferengi is outrageous.
Tumek – You forget yourself Thopok. You are the Commander of the Lady’s guard, nothing more. Do not presume to judge her. 
Quark and Grilka come down, laughing, in costume. Grilka jumps down the last steps.
Grilka – Tumek, Maparian ale for two!
Tumek rises and bows respectfully – Mistress.
Grilka flops in chair opposite Quark – you are an interesting man. Not much as a fighter, of course. Fortunately for you, they were only holo-warriors. It is the thought that counts. and what are your thoughts, Quark? Why play out one of the most romantic scenes in Klingon literature for me? why learn to speak Klingon and observe our customs? Why do you pursue me? 
Grilka moved by Quark’s declaration that she may be worth more than all the latinum in the quadrant – My Kahless. She raises her goblet.
Quark – My Lukara.
This is too much for Thopok, who yells and overturns the table. 
Grilka – Mev’yap, Thopok!
Thopok stands over fallen Quark – Forgive me, mistress but I cannot watch this any longer. I will not protect a House where you are welcome, Ferengi. You are a coward. And a liar. And you have no honor. So tomorrow, you will kill me, or I will kill you.
Thopok storms off. Quark goes to Defiant, to consult with Worf and Jadzia.
Worf - The only reason Quark’s strategy of humiliating Klingons into not killing a defenseless Ferengi was because Gowron stepped in and restrained your opponent before he was able to kill you. No one will stop Thopok. Dax and I aren’t even able to attend. 
Quark – So my choices are to not show up and be branded a coward and lose Grilka or die.
Worf – Yes.
Quark – you people have rituals for everything except waste extraction. You must have a ceremony or a secret handshake or something I can do. 
Worf is not forthcoming but Jadzia has an idea. 
In holosuite one Jadzia battles Quark, beside them Worf directs Quark’s bat’leth moves wearing optronic relay device
Worf complains to Jadzia – I cannot believes the lengths I’m going to for that Ferengi. I’m practically giving him Grilka. 
Jadzia – What is it you see in her, anyway? She’s attractive, but other than that?
Worf – It is everything about her, the way she carries herself, confident and strong. She commands those around her. The proud tilt of her head. the way her face betrays none of her true feelings. The power of her voice. And her eyes, as hard as separ gemstones, and twice as sharp. 
Jadzia – It sounds like you’re describing a statue. What would you do with a woman like that – put her on a pedestal and clean her every week? 
Worf – You do not understand.
Jadzia – If I were in your shoes I would be looking for someone a little more entertaining, a little more fun and maybe even a little more attainable.
Clueless Worf – You are not in my shoes. 
Jadzia – Too bad. You’d be amazed at what I can do in a pair of size 18 boots.
In holosuite one, Grilka paces while Tumek and Thopok stand off to one side. Quark enters in warrior gear. In holosuite two Worf is ready, Jadzia has his bandoleer over her arm. 
Tumek – Quark, son of Keldar. Why are you here?
Quark under the influence of Worf – To answer the challenge of Thopok. To prove my honor and to win the favor of the Lady Grilka.
Tumek – The challenge has been given and accepted. Let no one interfere! Mok!
Thopok, after not killing Quark instantly – Where did you learn to fight with a bat’leth?
Fancy bat’leth swinging knocks optronic relay device off Worf. Jadzia works to repair it. Quark claims Ferengi Right of Proclamation, as part of his own proud heritage. Everybody looks to Tumek for advice.
Grilka – He has shown respect to our traditions. We will do the same.
Jadzia repairs device – No showing off this time, Worf, just get it over with.
Worf grunts – I was not showing off!
Worf/Quark knocks Thopok to the ground on his back.
Thopok – End it!
Worf cannot bring himself to deliver the death blow. He/Quark picks up Thopok’s fallen bat’leth, walks over to Grilka, kneels, lays his own sword down, flips Thopok’s bat’leth to offer handle to Grilka. Bat’leth rests on his outstretched arms, hands clear.
Grilka take it – Thopok, your honor is satisfied. I return your weapon and discharge you from my house.
She throws bat’leth to him, it flips in the air so Thopok catches the handle end. He holds it upright in his right arm, bows slightly to Grilka and leaves. Tumek also exits, with a My Lady. 
Grilka grabs Quark’s upper arms – Do-mach ah chee ghos eh-pagh?
Quark, under the influence of Worf, grunts, jerks his arms to release her grip, grabs Grilka’s neck. They fall to the floor like a pair of crazed voles.
In holosuite two Jadzia disconnects Worf
Worf – what does she see in that parasite?
Jadzia – Who knows? But they’re on the same wavelength. And at least Quark can see an opportunity when it’s standing in front of him. 
Worf – He would have to be blind not to see it.
Jadzia – Movas ah-kee rustak
Worf turns in surprise. Jadzia calls for a bat’leth and calls again Movas ah-kee rustak, taking up a fighting stance. 
Worf raises his bat’leth – Kosh tomah, empaq kaveir Lukara
Jadzia – Ish-tovee chuch thling huq?
Worf - Meklo boh ka mech
Jadzia – The-doq roos ka mech-toh!
Worf attempts to swing bat’leth, but Jadzia throws her bat’leth aside and catches Worf’s arm and throws him over her shoulder to the ground. She straddles him, encircling his neck with her hands. Worf reaches up to encircle her neck with his hands. She removes her hands to attempt to pull his hands away. Grunting by both parties. Worf slowly brings Jadzia’s face closer to his.
Post Grilka, Dr. Bashir finds Quark has a compound fracture of the right radius, two fractured ribs, torn ligaments, trained tendons, numerous contusions, bruises and scratches. Grilka is still standing. 
Worf and Jadzia enter, Worf leaning on Jadzia, hair loose, Jadzia has his bandoleer on her arm again, scratch on her forehead. Well, um, if you must know. They hobble to biobed. Jadzia rubs left side. 
Worf – You do realize that according to Klingon tradition 
Jadzia – According to tradition we have to get married.
Worf – But as you keep insisting, you are not a traditional woman. 
Jadzia – The truth is, Worf, at heart, you’re not much of a traditional man
Worf – You might be right. How do you wish to proceed? You must have some idea, you were the aggressor. And now there are questions that must be answered. 
Jadzia puts her back up against Worf, wraps his arms around herself – I don’t feel like answering questions. Why don’t we just take it one day at a time and see what happens?
Worf turns her in his arms – I do not like the uncertainty of that arrangement. 
Jadzia – One thing’s for certain. You’ve stopped thinking about Grilka. 
They both laugh. Worf laughs loudly.
Nor the Battle to the Strong
Distress call from Fed colony on Ajilon Prime. They’re under attack, the Klingons have landed troops. Main hospital has been destroyed, running low on supplies. Front line of fighting. An hour away from the shuttle. Three days at best from DS 9, a sector away in war zone. the Farragut will get there the day after tomorrow. 
Jake – So much for the cease fire.
Klingon ground forces have captured two settlements in the northern hemisphere.
Worf – Half the colonists are still trapped on the planet and there are no ships in the area to evacuate them.
Bashir talks with Sisko about their aiding Ajilon. Bashir and Jake planning to be home after Farragut arrives, by Thursday. 
There’s no stopping the Klingons. difference between disruptor and phaser wounds. Klingons had group pinned down, some Starfleet soldiers ran, were hit. 
Wounded pour in to hospital, body bags pile up
The Klingons intercepted and destroyed the Farragut near the Lembatta cluster. Defiant leaves to relieve Ajilon Prime.
Last Dr. Kalandra had heard, Starfleet had pulled out of the Archanis sector. Bashir informs her the fleet’s regrouping for a counter attack, lead by the Rutledge, the Tecumseh. Captain Raymond of the Tecumseh experienced soldier from Cardassian Wars. 
Klingons have been jamming the subspace traffic. 
Ground war is just what the Klingons want. They have so many transport scrambles on line Fed can’t beam troops anywhere. Klingons have been shooting hoppers out of the sky left and right. The Klingons may take the settlement the day after tomorrow. 
When Klingons get mad they forget a bout their disruptors, go hand to hand. Bat’leth wounds. Possibly looking to get even for retreat on Ganalda IV. Klingons had to retreat, thy hate that. 
Medical personal are fair game as far as Klingons are concerned. They’ll even kill wounded right in their beds, think they’re giving them a honorable death.
In the medical ward Jake spent all day seeing what the Klingons are capable of. 
Boom, the Klingons must have taken out the reactor. Hospital power out.
Using portable generators to keep the shields up around the settlement,
Jake and Bashir come under fire at entrance to east tunnel, beyond perimeter.
Little smoky explosions all around them. 
Running scared, Jake stumbles over dead Klingon, bat’leth at his side. Various dead bodies, bat’leth’s sticking up. Fed soldiers in black uniforms. 
Klingons patrols vs. Starfleet patrols.
Klingons had Fed platoon pinned down, couldn’t beam out because Klingons had transporter scrambler running. Feds called for a hopper. As soon as it set down the Klingons came after Feds. Two Feds laid down cover so others could get up the ramp. Klingons kept coming. Hopper was taking such a pounding difficult to get off the ground. 
After shelling stopped a group from the hospital went looking for missing Jake, almost nothing left of runabout. Wounded Bashir carried generator back by himself. Jake makes it back to hospital on his own.
Word is the Klingons are massing to attack the compound.
Jake feels a coward, if the Klingons attack he’s afraid he’ll run and hide, again. 
Just a matter of time before the Klingons reach the compound.
Disruptor vaporizes every molecule in your body in a flash.
Jake – This whole stupid war is such a waste.
Evacuate 70 patients through 2km north tunnel, hoppers down peninsula to Tanandra Bay. 
Klingons enter hospital, firing disruptors. Jake fires phaser rifle, knocking ceiling down on two. Seals entrance, allows patients time to get out.
The ceasefire reinstated, Klingons are pulling out.
O’Brien asked Quark to come up with a decaffeinated raktajino for pregnant Kira. Worf and Jadzia stand by for the taste testing. Quarktajino. Kira has maybe two raktajinos a day. 
Worf – Kira is carrying O’Brien’s child, he should have some say in what she does. 
The Assignment
Worf comes to ask O’Brien about Keiko’s accident. If there is anything I can do. 
Jadzia goes to O’Brien’s surprise birthday party, late, bottle of something. Likes Q’parol.
  DOH Honor Bound by Diana G. Gallagher,
P1 Alexander Rozhenko one quarter human, three quarters Klingon. He considers Sergey and Helena Rozhenko his human grandparents. Worf is taking special leave from DS 9 to come to earth and celebrate the Klingon Day of Honor with Alexander. Alexander was so upset when Worf cancelled his vacation plans to visit Earth earlier. 
Alexander ‘s upper lip curled in a snarl, a low guttural expression of displeasure that was distinctly Klingon.  It was the kind of Klingon trait he usually struggled to suppress. Alexander not happy to see Worf – Worf is taking emergency leave not because he want to celebrate his sacred Klingon holiday with Alexander. Worf is coming because Rozhenkos asked him to. Lt. Comdr Worf, Strategic Operations Officer on DS 9, the only Klingon in Starfleet. 
K’Ehleyr had been the Fed ambassador to the K’mpec government in the Klingon Empire. She and Alexander embraced human behavior and customs heart and soul. Now Alex’s human value system and code-of-conduct was being threatened by a passion for violence that surged though his veins like a virus. Alexander suddenly prone to enraged fits of temper.  Alexander terrified someday he won’t be able to control himself and someone will get hurt, perhaps his grandparents. His disruptive behavior has already caused his grandparents heartache and worry. The Rozs don’t talk much about Worf’s teen years either. 
Earth Station Bobruisk nearest shuttle terminal to Rozs. 
Being forgiven and accepted by his father when he first went to live on Enterprise had given Alexander the stability he needed to resolve his emotional problems and explore his mixed heritage.
Worf – tall and muscular with an expression that always seemed grim. Everyone at the terminal gives him a wide berth. The Starfleet uniform he wore with such fierce pride, evidence of his loyalty to the Federation, could not negate Worf’s genetic heritage. 
Hostilities had broken out between the Federation and the Klingon Empire after decades of peace. Gowron led a Klingon attack against Cardassia, believing it had been infiltrated by Dominion. Starfleet had defended the Cardassians, an insult and breach of faith the Klingon empire could not ignore even though Gowron started the conflict because he was afraid and misinformed.
Hostile shunning of Klingons on earth. Since the beginning of the break Alexander’s life at school and in the neighborhood had become a nightmare. Tantrums provoked by cruel and unjust actions and attitudes of his peers. 
No warmth in Worf’s hard eyes meeting Alex’s equally hard stare. 
Klingon lover a boy shouts as Sergey greets Worf
Worf’s lip quivered in a silent snarl, every muscle poised to strike, but a fraction of a second to calm himself
Alex’s clawed hands sprang at the fragile human throat, roaring, fury coursing through him in pure Klingon rage. Infused with strength as the savagery locked in his Klingon genes erupted. His own blood pounding in his ears. Totally focused on fleeing panicked boy. The stench of human fear flooded his nostrils, feeding the hunter frenzy that drove him. 
The calm commanding voice of his father broke through the fury
Worf’s face softened with relief and worry and a tight-lipped smile of reassurance
Worf would never forgive him for this embarrassment
The sins of the father brought dishonor to the child in Klingon society, the sins of the child dishonored the father. 
Alexander going through a phase that is difficult for a young Klingon under ordinary circumstances
Alexander doesn’t think of himself as Klingon, the idea that he might not be able to stop acting like one was very disturbing
A Klingon’s word is his bond. Without it he is nothing
Worf would rather die than break an oath.
Alexander doesn’t understand why Worf clings so feverishly to Klingon traditions
In Klingon society a reckless accusation that Worf would not do as he promised would have triggered an attack that might have cost the imprudent man his life
Alexander fears Worf is going to make him pay in some horrible Klingon ritual far worse than anything Federation law would demand. He had seen that frustrated frown too often when they were on the Enterprise
Sergey has never acquired a taste for rokeg blood pie
Mirnee Doleena – a small town, Roz modest residence within walking distance, rosebushes. At edge of expansive forest. Deer trails. 
Alexander had chosen to embrace his humanity in spite of his predominately Klingon heritage
Alexander destroys Helena’s prized Butter Beauty Rose bush in a rage
The thunder of a waterfall called to the savage essence of his Klingon blood
Klingons are always mad and want to fight all the time
A race that was always mad and fought all the time would not survive
Even the Klingon empire needs farmers and craftsmen. If everyone fought constantly nothing would get done. We would still be prowling the forest with wooded spears. We are a highly aggressive race. It is in our blood, the core of who we are. 
Alex’s body is going though some intense physical changes and that is causing the violent outbursts. 
Every young Klingon experiences difficulty controlling the impulses that make them great warriors
The violent tantrums began a few weeks ago
One thing Alexander has always been sure of – he does not want to be a warrior
His blood burned hotter, enhancing his senses – vision in sharp focus and every nuance of sound, keenly aware of every subtle scent
The scent of fear, from a rabbit, was irresistible
Alexander savored the anticipation coursing through his hunter veins
With a quickness and agility he did not know he had he catches the rabbit in his hand
If we were on a ritual hunt I would be very proud of your prowess
The instinct to hunt and kill
Alexander trembled as reason battled with genetic instincts within him
We are not on a ritual hunt designed to test your skills
There is no feast being planned to make use of the kill
There is no honor in taking a life without purpose. Killing to vent anger or frustration is meaningless. 
Alexander afraid to move because his Klingon blood might overwhelm his desire to let the rabbit go
Beads of sweat broke out on his ridged forehead as he concentrated to keep his killing hold in check
By letting the rabbit go Alexander has proven that he is the master of his actions, his Klingon blood cannot control you
The Klingon warrior impulses were powerful than he imagined and they were getting steadily stronger
The Rozs have a replicator, but Helena still cooks the old fashioned way
Alexander liked to go to holoflicks, play soccer, or just sit around the Galactic Café in town stuffing himself. None of his friends are talking to him
Alexander had made a habit of rejecting most of Worf’s attempts to teach him anything Klingon.
Worf and Alexander do Mok’bara workout
Basic loosening up exercises before intensive rigorous ritual. 
Helena very wise, knows Worf and Alexander better than they know themselves
The Mok’bara is one of the most effective disciplines young Klingons use to control the violence of adolescence, if they want to control it
It is Klingon nature to fight, difficult to resist
When Worf was at Boreth after Enterprise destroyed Master Lourn tried to convince him that the violent Klingon nature could not be conquered, that Klingons will deliberately create conflict when there is none because of our innate aggressive tendencies. Worf knows this is not true. Klingons can rise above their instincts if they want to. Alexander challenges this statement. Worf is proof, he eventually rose above his instincts. Discovering the Mok’bara helped him. If Alexander had gone to a Klingon school he would have learned these techniques years ago. It appears Worf did not teach Alexander many of the things he needs to know.
Alexander had not been interested in the discipline of Mok’bara before – it was so Klingon.
There is no honor in attacking those weaker than yourself because you can not leash your anger
Fighting to settle grievances is acceptable in Klingon society
Alexander admits Worf tried but Alexander wouldn’t cooperate
Slow deliberate powerful graceful movements
Fruit trees at Rozs, stone birdbaths, jungle gym Sergey built out of logs. No close neighbors, large shade trees
The form clears the mind. As the movements become ingrained, connecting mind and body in a natural flow, feel more in control
Alexander used to pretend he was a Cossack fighting off European invaders in the Roz backyard
Mok’bara a discipline of mind and body, can be done anywhere
Intricate pattern of quick thrusts and turns
Worf roared with Klingon approval and shook his fist in the air
Alexander has learned that showing off his superior prowess in sports was not the way to make friends
Worf often wished he had had the strength of character to overcome his competitive nature
During their times together Worf was always saying or doing something that caught Alexander off guard
The confession that he holds back out of cowardice hurt Alexander to the very core of his human-Klingon soul, but he had made a vow never to lie to his father again. Afraid all the kids would gang up on him
There are far more dishonorable things than losing an unfair fight
P37 soccer game on Gault. Worf was captain of school soccer team at age 13. Because the score was tied in a game he desperately wanted to win, Worf pushed a teammate to intercept a play that was rightfully his. He shoved Michail so hard he broke his neck and died the next day. The intense pain was evident in Worf’s eyes
That was when Worf realized that because he was bigger and stronger, he had to learn how to harness his aggressive nature. He does not want Alexander to learn that lesson the hard way
The oath on word of honor was a bond stronger than any restraint or potential punishment and it was absolutely necessary to protect himself and those around him. Life his father and all Klingons he would rather die than break his given word
One week before Day of Honor celebrations
Worf arrived on a Friday
Worf will teach Alexander some ancient meditations that have helped him 
Having denied his Klingon heritage most of his life now Alexander has to acknowledge and accept his genetic inclinations in order to reject the, without knowledge of his nature and proper training in Klingon methods he would be fighting blind and unarmed with no way to win. 
School kids call Alexander lumphead
Alexander has become uncomfortably aware of classmate Suzanne Milton, long brown hair and freckles
Alexander smiles at her and is appalled when it turns into a guttural snarl
He had snarled in her face, no wonder humans despised Klingons!
Last week Alexander almost smashed a computer screen in the school library when it failed to respond to a simple voice command. He roared and kicked the desk
P43 Batlh Jaj = Day of Honor, two days away
The significance of the Batlh Jaj went far beyond a holiday that celebrated the Klingons’ unwavering dedication to honor. It was the oath itself. The belief that a person was only as trustworthy and strong as his given word was the one Klingon tradition he agreed with without reservation. it was the first lesson Worf had taught him on the Enterprise. Swearing to abide by it had been the first solid tread binding them together
Alexander would rather suffer horrible punishment than disgrace himself and his father by breaking his promise
Sensing that his oath was about to be tested, Alexander reinforced the heavy metal door imprisoning the imaginary lion in his mind with a huge padlock and several duranium bars
Stereotypical image - The only thing Klingons are good at iiis hunting and killing
Kim Ho’s uncle was killed in a Klingon raid near the Cardassian border.
Alexander is a Federation citizen. Klingons are savages
His lip curled in a snarl, revealing sharp canine teeth
P49 Worf not immediately available when called to come to the school
No human understood the degree to which a Klingon valued his honor. In this, Alexander realized he was truly Klingon
Even dressed in loose pants and boos with his long hair clipped at the base of his neck Worf is an imposing and impressive sight, deep commanding bass voice
Aside from the fear all Klingons evoked because of their appearance and reputation, Worf has a way of sounding intimidating even when it wasn’t his intention
Few beside Alexander had experienced the unique sensitivity Worf hid so well
Alexander determined to conduct himself with dignity
Worf had killed someone accidentally, as strong and confident as Worf was even he couldn’t exorcise the guilt that haunted him. If Alexander snitched on the three boys who tormented him, he might kill them when they came after him for snitching. 
School principle says there is still a General lack of understanding between human and Klingon cultures
Worf’s unemotional calm was worse than the flustered displays of annoyance and furious lectures he had exhibited on the Enterprise. Worf had been completely out of his element when he first accepted the responsibility of fatherhood. Young Alexander reduced Worf to sputtering bewildered frustration. Alexander knew Deanna found Alex’s effect on Worf fascinating and amusing.
When a Klingon boy snarls at a girl it is a compliment, an expression of affection, a complimentary Klingon snarl
Worf rectifies Suzanne Milton’s impression of Alex’s snarls
Worf - human females are unpredictable, almost without exception, and many of them are not as fragile as they look
The Starfleet officer with the Klingon soul would not accept a dishonorable act in patient, unaffected silence
P59 as part of the Day of Honor celebration tomorrow evening, Worf and Alexander were going to stage an Honor Combat for his grandparents. When one Klingon challenged the honor of another, they fought the Suv’batlh to decide whose honor would be preserved. It was similar to the medieval practice of trial by combat between knights in that a warrior’s character and courage were thought to determine victory as much as his skill. Wielding bat’leths and wearing full Klingon armor, Worf and Alexander would battle it out in the backyard, hopefully to the delighted horror of the elderly Rozs. Although Worf wouldn’t admit it, he had not quite outgrown mischievous delight in trying to shake his adopted parents’ unruffled acceptance of his ‘brutal’ Klingon nature.
Kim Ho – My uncle was killed by a bunch of no-good rotten Klingon cowards. 
Every cell in Alex’s Klingon body screamed for blood, urging him to yank the frail human arm out of its socket. 
Alexander throws Kim aside, and is stricken as he recalls the soccer player because Worf had been careless with his superior strength. 
His reflexes engaged before the attack registered in his mind
The Klingon rage exploded from the depths of every gene, demanding its innate right to fight
Sweat glistened on Alex’s brow from duel exertion of controlling the rage and fending off the boys' assault. Even though it was three against one, if the Klingon fury got out, the fury would win
Retreat was not a maneuver any Klingon considered except as a last resort
Even though a fleeing Bird-of-prey survived to fight again, many Klingon commanders preferred to die. 
Salty taste of his own blood amplified the rage
Would Worf believe a rebellious son who had challenged his ideals and brought him more trouble than joy over the years?
P67 Worf had gone to Starfleet HQ to attend a research and development briefing about new security technologies. He would probably not leave early
Alexander knows a certain, painful peace in that his mother’s killer is dead. Worf had risked his Starfleet career to claim the right of revenge under Klingon law and had killed the murdering traitor
Worf believes it would be more beneficial for Federation and Klingons to settle their differences peacefully
Hard gleam in Worf’s eye
Alexander astounded by Worf’s blind belief that he has kept his given word
Alex’s eyes flashed with Klingon fire
He doesn’t want to be a Klingon, he wants to be like Worf, make Worf proud.
Alex’s ability to control his temper under trying circumstances is impressive
There is no dishonor in not fighting back when the decision is made in the interest of a greater good.
After Worf avenged K’Ehleyr by killing Duras, I made a decision not to challenge the High Council to clear our family’s name for the good of the Empire. The entire High Council had supported the lie that Mogh betrayed Khitomer to the Romulans, not Duras’s father, and shared the dishonor that went with it. To expose them would have thrown the Empire into chaos.
When the Duras family challenged Gowron’s right to lead the High Council the result was civil war. Worf’s silence only delayed the inevitable, but it bought Gowron valuable time
Truth does not stay buried forever. The Duras lie was exposed and our honor was restored by Gowron when he emerged victorious in the civil war. But then Gowron kicked us out of the Empire again. He wanted Worf to join him when the Empire broke the alliance with the Federation. He did not understand that being truly Klingon, Worf’s oath of allegiance to the Federation was just as binding as if he had sworn to be loyal to Gowron.
Fleeting sadness clouded Worf’s eyes
Gowron had robbed them of their place on the High council, their lands, their titles and evicted them from the Klingon Empire. Worf had even lost his brother.
Kurn’s memories erased and replaced with a new identity, Kurn no longer remembered Worf, but despised and reviled him
Alexander realizes all they had left of their Klingon heritage was each other and their honor, which Worf had never compromised.
Gowron had to set aside Worf’s discommendation because his honor would not allow him to ignore the truth about Mogh’s loyalty to the Empire at Khitomer. And Worf believes that someday he will pay highly for dismissing my oath to the Federation as irrelevant. 
Honor does prevail. When you’re dealing with Klingons. 
Alex’s word doesn’t mean anything here because humans don’t understand the importance of a Klingon’s oath
In Starfleet, tolerance and understanding of alien cultures was imperative.
By lying the other boys have challenged Alex’s honor. 
Worf has never understood the human tendency to beat around the bush. By getting directly to the point it gave him an immediate insight into the attitudes of the other people 
Sullivan – we are all aware that Klingons are savagely aggressive. Humans have lived together without caring about our differences for so long, they don’t recognize prejudice
In spite of the long alliance between the Federation and the Empire, Earth knows very little about Klingon culture and values. Ignorance breeds misunderstanding
Mrs. Ho’s brother was the one killed by Klingons
Worf’s narrowed, piercing stare and proud stance were unmistakable signs he had shifted into pure Klingon-mode
The other adults have expressions so grim and foreboding, it is as if Worf ha been giving them lessons
Batlh Jaj, the Klingon Day of Honor, the only day non-Klingons are allowed to participate in the Suv’batlh
Alexander put on his most ferocious Klingon face and snarled softly – Because you’ve accused me with a lie, I challenge you to fight the Honor Combat.
normally the Suv’batlh was fought three on three
traditionally the Suv’batlh takes place in the territory of the one whose honor has been challenged
honor is just as important to most humans as it is to Klingons. They just do not advertise it as loudly or constantly as Klingons do
Alexander has been practicing with the bat’leth for years
an honorable observation
metal bat’leth racks, large red banner with gold symbol of the empire made by Helena for Worf a long time ago
flaming torches
pole fitted with metal balls alternating with curved and spiked, metal Klingon symbols, small metal plates attached to chains handing from the curved pieces jangle when the pole is shaken
ordinarily there are specific moments during the ritual when the standard bearer makes the staff sing
Alexander in black pants and shirt, knee-high boots, belted, plated metal chest armor, buckled, metal-studded leather combat gloves. Long hair teased into wild disarray. Wrist gauntlets.
Ancient family bat’leth
Mr. Marconi and Mr. Cunningham participate in ceremony, wearing long Klingon robes, one of large blue, silver and brown patches with wide silver belt, other of green and gold patches with gold belt. 
The Klingon Empire would not approve of including non-Klingons quite so liberally in the ceremonial proceedings
Worf’s willingness to deviate from acceptable Klingon tradition is encouraging
The raw power of being Klingon
P89 Alexander remembers K’mtar, the trusted family advisor who arrived to prevent Worf’s assassination at a Kot’baval festival on a remote Klingon outpost. K’mtar had tried to force Alexander to become a warrior with more fervent determination that Worf. Alexander resisted, just as stubbornly as he always rejected Worf’s attempts. Then K’mtar vanished, without saying good-bye. Worf stopped pressurizing Alexander after K’mtar. At destruction of Enterprise Alexander went back to Earth, Worf went to DS 9. 
Alex’s ignorance of Klingon control methods was partially responsible for his fits of violent temper
Alexander explores the power of the Klingon self
Alex, if he focuses his thought, can keep the fire within from running wild, call upon it and use as he directed, not a slave to the savage in his genes.
Worf recites a brief explanation of the holiday’s origin in sharp staccato Klingon-
Jatlh ta’ tlhIngan Du yoQ! Nob’ta Wo’ che –
Alexander wouldn’t have understood except he had memorized the recitation in English the night before
Declared on the Klingon Farm World Soch! A planet awarded to the Empire under the terms of the Organian Treaty of 2267. Where enemies with wounds still raw from war united to repel the invading Narr.
To honor Captain James T Kirk, who fought for a world he was not sworn to defend
To honor Commander Kor, who recognized honor in an enemy and had the courage to risk his own for victory!
Batlh hoch yIn vI’tak je pol qaHegh ‘Ip!
To honor all who live by truth and uphold to the death their given word!
The Federation’s most notorious and honored starship captain James T Kirk responsible for the Klingon Empire’s most respected holiday
The Suv’batlh is fought when a warrior’s honor is challenged by another. The ancient Honor Combat tests the courage of a warrior’s heart as well as his skill. A Klingon warrior never resorts to deception when fighting the Suv’batlh. To evade by any devious means or trick would be dishonorable. The Suv’batlh is never conceded. It is always fought to the finish.
A heart without honor is hollow. To live without honor is to forsake self. To die without honor is to be forever reviled. 
Worf states that one his word of honor Alexander is not the one who destroyed the bookcase or started the fight. He has not told who did, because it would not be honorable to deny anyone their right to do the honorable thing and confess. 
You will come forward now and face the challenger!
Honor will be restored to the victor and any request he makes will be granted.
Challenger! Choose your weapons and let the Suv’batlh begin!
Batlh Daqawlu’jlH!
Qab jlH nagil 
I will be remembered with honor! Face me if you dare!
Alexander felt the overwhelming desire of the Klingon predator to draw blood. 
Alexander uses the Mok’bara to calm rage, and clear his mind of everything except the task of jumping the pommel horse
Alexander flipped the cutting edge toward himself and offered the bat’leth to Worf
The Suv’batlh must be fought fairly if honor is to be served.
The weapons Alexander chooses is a gymnastics contest
Worf’s not-quiet smile warmed Alexander to the core, for Worf it was an ear-to-ear grin
Worf roared with unabashed Klingon pride
Alexander blinks back tears
Alexander made sure not to shake hands with the full power of his Klingon grip
Worf has the bat’leth ceremoniously cradled in his arm
The Suv’batlh has been fought and won!
Alexander Rozhenko’s honor has been avenged and restored.
Any request you make will be granted! Alexander wants to join the school gymnastics team
Yay’lIj! Victory is yours
Worf told Helena that Alexander said he wanted to be just like Worf, it made Worf so proud, and made Helena think Alexander wanted to go to Starfleet Academy. 
Alexander has never had the idea to join Starfleet. For a long time he thought he wanted to be a diplomat like his mother. They shared the mixed human and Klingon heritage that had allowed her to be so effective in trying to bridge the gap between the Federation and the Empire. Recently, though, he realized he was interested in that as a counter to Worf’s stubborn determination to turn him into a Klingon warrior. In truth Alexander knew that K’Ehleyr wouldn’t want him to be a diplomat for her sake any more than she would want him to be a warrior to please Worf. To make his mother truly proud, he would have to find his own path. Right now he just wants to be a mostly Klingon kid living in a human world, never free of the savage rage that lurked in his Klingon blood. For the rest of his life he would have to guard and struggle against his natural tendency to fight first and think later. Now he knows he can conquer those powerful warrior impulses, just as his father had.
Alexander snarls, then smiles, at Suzanne Milton
Cover illustration of Worf and young Alexander
P3 illustration of Worf and young Alexander
P19 illustration of Alexander ripping up roses
P25 illustration of Worf, Alexander and rabbit
P33 illustration of Worf and Alexander doing Mok’bara
P48 illustration of Alexander and bookcases
P56 illustration of Worf, Suzanne Milton, and Alexander
P71 illustration of Worf in uniform
P80 illustration of Worf meeting parents
P91 illustration of Alexander as Klingon warrior, Klingon banner, Klingon Suv’batlh pole.
P105 illustration of Alexander on pommel horse
Sacred Ground
no Klingon content
Trials and Tribble-ations
Orb of Time returned by Cardassians to Bajor. 
Defiant took on passenger –Worf escorts Mr. Barry Waddle [Darvin], posing as human merchant trapped on Cardassia. Orders raktajino. After 6 months I was hoping the Klingons would invade, at least they know how to make coffee, even if they are foul smelling barbarians. 
Worf eyes him
Bashir – I rather like the way you smell.
O’Brien – Yeah, a sort of earthy, peaty aroma.
Bashir – With a touch of lilac. 
O’Brien tries to get Jadzia to tease Worf by sniffing the air for lilac scent.
Jadzia – Find somebody else. I have my own ways of torturing Worf.
Darvin uses Orb of Time, drops Defiant cloak, transports off to Space Station K-7 on SD 4523.7. a Friday. Wipes transporter logs when he beams.
K-7 near Klingon border. 
Odo and Worf find info that Arne Darvin was a Klingon altered to look human. 
The original arrest ended Darvin’s career. Klingon intelligence turned their back on him. He became an outcast. Spent the next 100 years posing as a human merchant. Was trapped in |Cardassian space by Klingon invasion. Heard about Orb of Time, chance to alter history.
Worf and Odo dress up as traders, Worf with concealing hat. Bushier eyebrows.
Most of K-7 storage and industrial fabrication. Security isn’t as tight as it is on a starship. 
Waitress – Odo is the second person to order raktajino today. What is it? We don’t have any Klingon beverages. 
Worf comes into bar after searching primary habitat level. Notes trilling sound.
Odo hands out a tribble. The tribble reacts. Worf reacts. A tribble. He knows it. He sits at table anyway.
Worf – Where did you get that thing?
Odo – This one doesn’t seem to like you.
Worf strongly – The feeling’s mutual. They are detestable creatures. They do nothing but consume food and breed. If you feed that thing more than the smallest morsel in a few hours you’ll have 10 tribbles, then 100 then a thousand. They were once considered mortal enemies of the Klingon Empire. 
Odo – This? Mortal enemy of the empire? 
Worf – they were an ecological menace, a plague to be wiped out.
Odo – wiped out? 
Worf – Hundreds of warriors were sent to track them down throughout the galaxy. An armada obliterated the tribble homeworld. By the end of the 23 rd century they had been eradicated. 
Odo – Another glorious chapter of Klingon history. Do they still sing songs of the great tribble hunt?
A Klingon D-7 battlecruiser just drops out of warp. IKS Gr’oth, Koloth’s ship. Curzon’s old friend. Jadzia knows Koloth isn’t going to attack. Koloth once told Dax [J or C?] that he once traded insults with Kirk on a space station near the Fed border. Koloth always regretted never getting a chance to face Kirk in battle. 
Jadzia would love to see Koloth in his prime.
Odo and Worf have been stuck at the bar for three hours, waiting for Darvin’s possible return.
Worf – It would be an honor to meet Kirk.
The Klingons from Gr’oth ordered raktajino. Two groups of Klingons are sitting behind Odo and Worf, in uniform. 
Bashir – Those are Klingons?
Odo, O’Brien and Bashir look questioningly at Worf.
Worf – they are Klingons. and it is a long story. 
O’Brien – What happened, some kind of genetic engineering?
Bashir – Viral mutation?
Worf- We do not discuss it with outsiders. 
Worf battles Klingons on bar. Violation of Starfleet Reg 157, sec 3 para 18 take precautions to minimize participation in historical events.
But Worf and Odo capture Darvin and transport him back to Defiant.
Darvin has been thinking about his statue in the hall of warriors, after he become one of the greatest heroes of the empire. Darvin has put a bomb in a tribble, to kill Kirk.
Klingon statues can be so generic.
Worf has to stay on Defiant, he’s allergic to tribbles.
Kira returns Defiant to present. DS 9 overrun with tribbles.
  Strange New Worlds 9 The Tribbles' Pagh by Ryan M Williams
Tribbles infest Bajor
Bashir finds Klingon pheromones stop tribbles, won't cross line
Worf's pheromones sprayed around Bajor's fields
Three Klingon battle cruisers come to Bajor. Tribbles are considered enemies of the Empire. Gowron sent them to sterilize all areas
Page 178 Captain Nolath. We come to sterilize. Consider it a gift to the Bajoran people from Gowron and the Council.
Just the mention of tribbles makes Worf surly. More surly than usual.
Future's End Part I
no Klingon content
Let He Who Is Without Sin . . .
Jadzia Dax 7 muscle pulls, 2 contusions, 3 cracked ribs, but Worf in infirmary more than Dax
injure themselves making love, Dax neck. Part of the fun
Worf suggested earth, Dax changed his mind to go to Risa for vacation
prune juice, extra large
Worf looking forward to spending time alone together
Dax had lunch with Captain Boday, that upset Worf. “It is not proper for you to have lunch with an ex-lover while we are together.” Worf trusts Dax, he does not trust Captain Boday. 
Worf is sure Dax will tell everybody about their trip. Worf does not see why Dax has need to talk about personal lives
Dax feels Worf tries to control her
Share runabout to Risa with Bashir and Leeta and Quark. Leeta hugs Worf
DO not hug me - to Quark
Worf hangs his head “Jadzia”
Tell the Ferengi to return to his cabin . . . now. Worf threatens to turn around and go home
Worf beams down in uniform. Worf determined not to enjoy Risa
Jadzia in a bathing suit 
A few months ago while Worf was commanding Defiant in Gamma Quadrant he admired the beauty of a glowing proto star cluster, most beautiful thing he’s ever seen until Jadiza now
Worf not very nice to Arandis, Curzon’s lover
Worf is angry because Jadzia does not take their relationship seriously. The symbiont and Jadzia have all theses other relationships
“If you were a Klingon woman we would already be married.”
Worf has been loyal to Jadzia
Worf knows Jadzia allergic to icoberry juice
Worf goes to room to change, as Jadzia wishes
Pascal Fullerton comes to visit Worf in room – self indulgence eroding Federation. Worf finds Fullerton’s analysis insightful and disturbing. Worf plans to attend rally rather than see the sights
“This place is a bad influence on people.”
Kahless fought off an entire army at Three Turn Bridge, and he was only one man. A determined man can do things
Klingons, Borg, Romulans, Dominion, could see Federation as easy prey
The Klingons would never have attacked if they did not believe the Federation was vulnerable
Even though Changeling found on council, Klingons continue to call for war because they think they can win
Worf considers Bashir and Leeta are dishonoring each other with their actions – seeing others – they are separating
Terminating a relationship should not be taken so frivolously
Not every relationship has to end like a Klingon opera
Worf understands Fullerton’s attempt to warn the Federation of internal weakness
Worf has lists of things Jadzia is doing wrong – acts without thinking, no self-control
Jadzia is Worf’s parMachkai, and that means everything she does reflects on him
Worf needs to know Jadzia takes relationship as seriously as he does
Jadzia wants Worf to just relax
Neither of them are going to change who they are
Jadzia has never known a Klingon who has tougher time enjoying himself
Worf comes to Fullerton with a way to get people to leave Risa – deactivate weather grid. If Federation citizens can’t handle a little bad weather how will they handle the Dominion
Jadzia wants Worf – he has the courage of a berserker cat, the heart of a poet
Worf has inspired Fullerton, good luck to him
Worf doesn’t expect Jadzia to understand – she understands what he did was about her and him. Jadzia frivolous. Worf didn’t trust her.
“A Klingon woman would not have given me grounds for suspicion.”
“How would Worf  know? Curzon spent more time with Klingons than Worf ever did.”
“Curzon lived among Klingons, but Worf IS a Klingon."
Worf not like any Klingon Dax has ever met – Worf is a paragon of Klingon honor and discipline. But he is constantly holding himself back. Exuberance and passion for life and the moment missing
Raised on Gault from age of 7 – farm world. Worf was the uncontrollable Klingon child, biggest, strongest, fierce, fought hard, played hard, did as he pleased.
Age 13, captain of soccer team, Worf determined to win. Score tied, Worf killed human boy named Mikel – heads had collided, Worf broke his neck. 
Compared to Klingons, humans are fragile creatures, Worf realized he must restrain himself. Restraint is now a part of himself. If he looses control someone he cares about might be hurt. 
Worf believes the Federation will survive Dominion and Fullerton. Traditional Federation value is trust.
Worf does as he pleases, he is on vacation
Worf and Jadzia go skinny dipping in Risean ocean as the suns set
Future's End Part II
B’E knows Chakotay trained in North America as shuttle pilot. It sounds like he had a whole lot more fun at the Academy than she did. I remember dodging a few punches in the lab. 
Chakotay – Only B’E could start a brawl in Astrotheory 101.
B’E – I guess I was just a little more enthusiastic in those days. 
B’E in late 20 th century – Highly qualified Klingon seeks position as engineer.
What’s that thing on B’E’s head? She snarls at him.
  Ambassador at Large, Strange New Worlds I
page 302    irritable Torres jabbing at buttons
page 310    Bailey, from Corbomite Maneuver, concerned about Klingons when he meets Voyager
  The Bottom Line, Strange New Worlds III
Nog pictures face of angry Klingon to motivate himself in self-defense class, gives out a Klingon yell, only to embarrass himself in self-defense class 
Things Past
Worf in charge while Sisko, Odo, Dax and Garek away at conference
Warlord
B’E, in a racer back bathing suit, doesn’t display double spine
  Distant Shores Winds of Change by Kim Sheard
B'Elanna not sure she handles her Klingon side successfully. She uses physical activity to keep herself on an even keel. She plays sports, lifts weights, runs the decks.
B'Elanna does anbo-jytsu, hoverball
Kahless, no! Thank Kahless.
B'Elanna did an eighth grade history presentation on building windmills. She liked the engineering aspects of the assignment.
B'Elanna loved it when she and Janeway operated at the same wavelength.
The Ascent
Academy sophomore year field study
Worf and the Defiant responds to Quark’s rescue signal.
  Section 31 Rogue by Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin 
36 the Fed has expanded greatly in every direction over the past century. 150 worlds. What you cannot conquer with starships you take by subversion. You subtly change the cultures you encounter to suit yourselves. Your alliance with the Klingon Empire is a shining example. You've remade them in your own image. Why, thanks to the Fed, the Klingons are practically housebroken.
67 Chiaros IV population is a warrior race and reportedly as tough and unyielding as Klingons. 
123 the Chiarosans follow such a strict code of warrior ethics that I don't think they have capacity to mount and maintain a deception. Grelun's warriors seem every bit as bound by honor as Klingons - Deanna.
254 Grelun smelled faintly of freshly turned earth and lilacs. The aroma as well as Grelun's fierce mien reminded Riker of Worf.
296 the titanic explosion that had devastated the Klingon moon Praxis 80 years ago
318 Hakton VII, a planet in Fed - Cardassian demilitarized zone. Cardassia raided Fed settlement a few months after it was abandoned by Fed in 2370 treaty.
The Q and the Grey
Q could have chosen to mate with a Klingon targ
B’E stands up to female Q
Female Q has always liked Klingons, they’ve got such spunk
Star Trek First Contact
Novelization by J. Dillard
P17 All Enterprise bridge crew all shared a single unspoken thought - Worf, when listening to mention of Defiant battling Borg at Earth.
Worf watched the effects of recently ordered photon blasts with a grim warrior's smile of satisfaction. Weapons officer Tutu, dark male.
Conn Lt. Kizilbash, lean human female with Klingon-intense eyes.
Word harbored no false hopes about his chances of surviving the battle. Such a death would be supremely honorable and he did not fear it. indeed he would embrace such a fate. Worf had decided when he first saw Picard as Locutus, that he would die rather than submit to crime against freedom called assimilation. He fought today with special fervor, remembering. Worf would fight to his last breath against such an evil but his secret fear was that he would die and the Borg would be undefeated, and assimilate all beings, including those Klingon warriors too unfortunate to die.
When the Defiant had first arrived at battlefront Worf had asked Starfleet Command why Enterprise-E not there. 
In Lt. Kizilbash's gaze he found an unflinching determination that filled him with pride. Ramming speed.
P31 Worf's stance was straight and strong, as it had been the last time Picard saw him and his eyes as clear and fierce.
Worf snarled, revealing a glimpse of particularly fearsome looking yellowed teeth.
Picard noted how much they had all missed the Klingon.
Troi and Data both grinning broadly.
P91 Worf turned, thick red-brown eyebrows rushing together beneath his skull ridges.
The Klingon gave of his abrupt nods of approval accompanied by a stern grunt.
P101 Worf's one regret was that the Borg were indeed powerful but utterly lacking in honor.
Worf reigned in his thoughts, forcing his mind to clear and renew its intent focus on every sight, every sound.
Worf wondered how unsettling it would be for someone to step from a war-ravaged earth onto a Borg- besieged Enterprise.  He gave the thought no longer than it took to draw a single breath then motioned his guards to follow him onward to the inevitable encounter with the enemy.
At last the Klingon said, his voice lethally determined, Fine.
P165 Beneath Lily's gaping scrutiny Worf shifted uncomfortably, then offered I am Klingon.
Cool, she said, nodding.
Worf swallowed hard, as if trying to keep the unpleasant memory of his zero-g combat training down. Worf's dark brown complexion had faded to taupe and the line of his pressed together lips, once straight, was now distinctly wavy.
P183 Picard  - Worf, you are not going to vomit in ttthere. That's an order. 
The curving bat'leth sliced off the Borg drone's forearm. 
With a warrior's will he forced his attention away from the hole in his leg, away from all panic, and instead focused everything on his weapon and his foe. 
Worf's expression was one of somber satisfaction to have freed a companion from a dishonorable fate.
P195 strong heart, weak stomach
On the Klingon's deeply sculpted face anger warred with friendship. Worf drew a breath and visibly calmed himself. Worf in favor of destroying Enterprise to destroy the Borg. Picard calls him a coward.
The Klingon grew visibly taller where he stood, and broadened as if the heat of anger had caused him physically to expand. In his dark eyes fire burned, a sight to evoke fear in any human being.
Worf - If you were any other man I would kill you where you stand. 
P212 Worf gives his part of the autodestruct code in a voice as subdued as Picard had ever heard. Worf three three gamma
If Worf still harbored any resentment at Picard's attack upon his personal honor, his alert, open expression gave no sign. Picard met his gaze directly - I regret some of the things I said to you earlier.
Some? Worf cocked an eyebrow in surprise but one corner of his lips quirked upward dimpling one cheek in a very un-Klingon like display of humor.
  A Private Victory, Strange New Worlds III
no Klingon content
Macrocosm
The Delta Quadrant Tak Tak make the Klingons look sedate
B’E is the first to be infected by macrovirus and may never look at food again.
Paris – I though Klingons didn’t get nauseous, you have a redundant stomach. 
B’E – right now, they’re both unhappy
Rapture
Jake prepared a lingta roast for his dad and himself.
Kasidy Yates out after 6 months in prison for helping the Maquis.
Worf and Jadzia at Quark’s celebration of Bajor joining Fed. banner unrolling, which says ‘Welcome Klingons’ Yellow trefoil on red background. Writing under and on either side of trefoil.
Ancient Klingon proverb from Worf – You cannot loosen a man’s tongue with root beer.
With all the dignitaries coming to DS 9 for the ceremony Worf and Odo have to assign quarters.
Worf – These quarters are not appropriate for Adm. Colti. She outranks Adm. Veta. Captain Rifkin commands a starship, protocol requires he be given equal quarters. It is naval tradition. 
Worf to Kira – Your gods have granted the Captain a powerful vision. 
Worf defends Bajorans’ faith against Jadzia and O’Brien – Do not attempt to convince them, Major. They cannot understand. 
Jadzia – Since when did you believe in the prophets?
Worf - What I believe in is faith, without it there could be no victory. If the captain’s faith is strong, he will prevail.
  The First, Strange New Worlds I
no Klingon content
  Almost . . . But Not Quite, Strange New Worlds II
no Klingon content
The Darkness and the Light
Worf and Jadzia are returning from SB 63. 
Jadzia – You’re smirking
Worf – I do not smirk, but if I did, this would be a good opportunity. 
Jadzia – How was I supposed to know Captain Ramirez was a three time tongo champion?
Worf- You might have asked, before mocking him and allowing him to up the stakes to a no limit game. 
Jadzia – I didn’t loose that much
Worf – Two bars of latinum. I hope you have it.
Jadzia – I have it, most of it.    Worf,
Worf – No. 
Jadzia – Fine, I’ll borrow it from Quark. He likes me. 
Worf – Quark may lend you the money, but remember Rule of Acquisition Number 111 – Treat those in your debt like family, exploit them. 
Jadzia – You know the rules of Acquisition?
Worf – I am a graduate of Starfleet Academy. I know many things.
Kira reroutes them to pick up her friend Trentin Fala on Bajor. They can’t beam her up. She dies in the transport.
A remat detonator, a device Worf knows is usually used by the Romulans, but is also sold on the black market, that scrambles a transporter beam.
Worf informs Sisko of the difficulties Kira placed in their way to follow her.
Cardassian Silaran Prin lived on planet near DMZ.
Fair Trade
B’E missed Neelix’s special Klingon breakfast buffet. A bowl of cold gagh is not B’E’s idea of how to start a morning.
She’s not alone; none of the crew seemed especially enthusiastic about it.
Alter Ego
Vorik has reserved a table with a lake vista at the Resort holoprogram. 5 days ago B’E told him she liked the view when they were discussing holodeck programs. 
Summer dress no B’E Klingon spine.
   Star Trek The Amazing Stories  A Night At Sandrine's  by Christie Golden
In Nekrit Expanse
Tom has relations with Sandrine, and always programs Ricky, adoring girl.
Almost absently, Paris acknowledged that B'Elanna looked great, in fact, in period costume
Richenda Masterson, founder of Interplanetary Art Exchange program, mathematical art theory. Tom met her at Sandrine's. involved for a while. Human artist who impressed both Vulcans and Klingons. Tom treated her badly. She walked out. Tom programs her in to always be submissive.
Harry and B decided to play a trick on Tom and make Ricky character not like him. They made her like her real self by accident.
B smiled. A solf sweet smile that he'd never seen from her before, that gentled her edgy Klingon features. He liked that smile.
Tom deletes Ricky permanently
B suggests Pirates
Tom - You know, B'Elanna. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. 
The Begotten
Prune juice, and relaxing, helped Odo’s little problem
Bashir - Worf’s morning exercise class should be just the thing to help Odo’s back problems. A good stretching regimen.
Worf comes upon Odo talking to his beverage, the baby changeling in a glass.
Worf is nowhere around when the O’Brien’s second baby is born.
The O’Briens have a party after the birth of their son.
  Promises Made Strange New Worlds 8
Klingon raiding party with Kira to Lazon II prison camp with Defiant
Damn the Klingons and their penchant for overkill
Uridium on Lazon
Lazon, a red-brown planet of dust and rock that barely qualified as M-class. Frequent intense flare-ups of the system's sun
Two Klingon Vor'cha-class cruisers hung in orbit and several birds of prey were making suborbital strafing runs closer to the surface
At warp 5, some 30 minutes to clear Cardassian space from Lazon system
Tom Riker plans to join Maquis with Klingons against Cardies. The Maquis have agreed to join their fight against the Cardassians. Our goals are the same.
Half-dozen Klingon Vor'cha and k't'inga-class ships shimmered into view. Centered in the flotilla was a single Maquis raider
Ceremonial Bajoran dagger
Klingons engage Cardassian, 3 Galor-class, 2 Hideki-class patrol ships
Maquis and Tom Riker escape
Defiant and crew go home
  Badlands II Part 4 by Susan Wright
P133 The Maquis had been running free in the Badlands sector after the Klingons had attacked the Cardassian Empire. After Eddington, promises of amnesty and resettlement had convinced captured Maquis to reveal hidden bases. Eddington capture meant end of dreams of the Maquis. Certainly the situation had improved since they had discovered General Martok was a changeling and the Klingons had joined forces with the Fed again.
P153 the Changelings infiltrated Alpha Quadrant cultures, human, Bajoran, Klingon, and amassed medical knowledge they needed to duplicate. Pose as doctors. 
P159 Dominion Internment Camp 371 has Romulans, Klingons, humans, Ferengi prisoners. Varak, Romulan woman. Janok, other Romulan in the cell.
Jem’Hadar drag General Martok back to cell after he lost a match. Bashir could tell Martok’s arm was broken. 
Martok wheezed – Honor demands that I fight
Martok’s eyes rolled back. Even Klingons had a level beyond which they could not tolerate pain. Martok had been physically abused for nearly two years. Martok protested the entire time but the old warrior was nearing the end of his strength. 
Martok exclaimed in disgust from his prone position – Rest! Worf harder Cardassian! As usual Tain ignored the Klingon.
P163 Bashir – I’m a doctor, it’s my job to save lives.
Tain retorted – Not mine.
Marok suddenly agreed form across the room – Nor mine.
Then the two old men began to chuckle through their pain. Bashir was beginning to see there was a deep respect between them though they were barely civil to one another.
P166 the Klingons had attacked Cardassia and the Maquis had taken over the Badlands sector. No Starfleet science ships had ventured into the region.
Dax smiled at Worf but he was in Officer mode and didn’t return her grin. Worf preferred being on the Defiant and he took any excuse for ship duty. Dax didn’t mind when Worf was sometimes too serious about his work. It was just the way he dealt with life. Like Torias, her fifth host. Intense. That was what Worf wanted, while Dax, she just wanted Worf. She winked at him. His expression softened. That’s my Klingon, she thought. Life was good right now.
P184 Worf felt his blood grow hotter in response. The Romulan intended to fight! Worf felt disappointed the volatile situation had been defused too easily. Worf  was very interested in seeing the interior of an advanced Romulan scout ship. Worf was not pleased with his away team. Rom’s mouth was hanging open stupidly and Jadzia was almost laughing. Worf glared at her – You must take this seriously. It could be dangerous. Rom stopped in his tracks – Dangerous! Irritated Worf realized Rom had overheard him even though he had only meant to speak to Jadzia. He must learn not to underestimate those huge Ferengi ears.
Worf had never boarded a Romulan vessel. [while on DS9]
Worf had fought with Jadzia a few weeks ago when she claimed she could tell which lifeforms crewed a vessel simply by smell. Worf had argued that it was impossible due to modern air purification methods, but he had to agree there was a pungent tang in the air that he had never encountered before. Grimly Worf kept his mind on duty. He noted the interior layout of Bokra. Much like Defiant. Worf tired to look everywhere. Worf noted the military precision of Romulan interaction even on a non-military science vessel. Worf ordered Rom to close his mouth.
Worf knew that he didn’t want to leave Jadzia without security simply because she was his par’machkai. Yet he couldn’t allow his feelings to interfere with his duty. Worf growled low in his throat as he dematerialized.
P196 the Jem’Hadar ships trajectory took them in the general direction of Klingon territory. Kira alert the Klingons to watch out for Jem’Hadar.
P204 Romulan Seylok enjoyed conversing with Jadzia and amused that the big Klingon was aggressively overprotective. Even now Worf was on the other side of the power conduit watching them.
Seylok was torn between admiring Jadzia’s loyalty to Worf and enjoying the barely suppressed fury on the Klingon’s face.
As Worf came over to speak to Dax a small wrinkle of concern appeared between his brows. 
Worf – I must return to the Defiant
Dax nodded and a look of understanding passed between them. Worf held her gaze a few moments too long for military protocol. Seylok wondered why she had chosen that angry hairy Klingon.
P218 Dax felt bad, remember how provoked Worf had been by Seylok. She had thought at the time Worf was overreacting. She didn’t want him to think he could curtail her interactions with other people.
Dax – I’m sorry.
Worf – You always say that. Yet you do it again.
Dax – I’m a social person. I have to talk to people.
Worf kept his voice low – You know what I mean, Jadzia. It has been half a year. When will you truly give yourself to me?
Dax’s mouth opened. He was serious about this. And he deeply loved her. Soon, she whispered.
His eyes widened then the barest hint of a smile brightened his face. Dax felt such love for him that she leaned her brow against his, knowing that he wouldn’t allow her to do anything more intimate on the bridge. She was truly lucky to have met Worf. Despite their differences they were perfect for one another. She knew her Worf, he would want high drama and romance. And she loved him enough to give him what he wanted.
P236 Weyoun felt Dukat was far too demanding for a people whose empire had been invaded and destroyed by the Klingons.
P244 the outer segment of the spiral arm of the Milky Way appeared. Fed territory encompassed vast distances in space. It would take nearly 10 years to cross it at warp 8. Cardassian boarder at top and at the bottom the border of the Klingon Empire. Badlands curved down the center of the screen.
Worf made a deep rumbling noise deep in his throat as map projected course of artificial Quantum singularity slice into his people’s territory.
  Captain's Table The Mist by D. W. Smith and K. K. Rusch
An unusually empty section of space, no planetary system, near the Klingon Federation border Dominion ships engage Defiant and Klingon battle cruiser Hutlh. Four Dominion ships destroyed. Hold the line for one more day.
9 Sotugh meets Sisko in The Captain’s Table bar. Sotugh, head of the House of DachoH, commanded a large percentage of the Klingon fleet under Gowron. He was loyal to the Empire almost to a fault and made clear his disgust at the current alliance between the Fed and the Klingon Empire against the Dominion. Yet he had fought many brilliant battles in the course of the war. The last Sisko had heard Sotugh and his ships were patrolling a sector of the Cardassian border. A large man, even for a Klingon. Graying hair. Rarely out of uniform.
Sotugh mad at Sisko for Mist incident, the Mist would be members of the Empire if not for Sisko. Their weapons would help us fight the Cardassian and Dominion scum.
Only a coward draws on an unarmed man.
Mug of blood wine for Sotugh
A number of years since Mist incident, nothing secret, but not widely known since shortly after it happened the Klingons invaded Cardassia. Cadet Nog and Worf on station.
Klingons are legendary for their ability to tell a story. Klingons tell stories of honor. This story has no honor for anyone. You tell it, I will correct your errors.
Period of tension between Klingon Empire and the Fed, just before the problems with the Dominion began. 
Staff knows not to disturb Sisko until he has finished his first and only glass of raktajino in the morning. Steaming glass of raktajino. Jadzia also has morning glass of raktajino from replicator in Ops.
Worf aboard DS 9.Worf has the finest sense of honor of any Klingon Sisko has ever met. Worf also values perfection and brings a level of detail to his work that is rare even in the ranks of Starfleet.
Curzon Dax, a rather surly old man
Kira also raktajino in the morning
Investigating the distress call near Klingon border could create problems the Fed does not need. It could be a trap. 
Worf – It may be a trap, but it is not a Klingon trap.
Worf knows his people.
The Klingons heard the distress call too. They understood the ancient Earth code from early days of space travel . nothing in that area of space, a waste of valuable time to investigate. We do not have time to chase ghosts in space. We trusted our readings and our equipment. Nothing was there to investigate. 
30 Sotugh had been interested, although Sisko would not have known that if he had not spent a lot of time observing Worf. Klingons had a unique ability to look distracted when they were concentrating hard. 
Klingons monitoring Defiant’s rescue mission from the moment they left DS 9. when Defiant disappeared suddenly there was a threat to the Empire.
Three Klingon ships cross the border, heading for Defiant’s position, arrive in 16 minutes. The ship simply vanished from screens at same moment the ancient distress call stopped. No energy surge, no sudden movement. Klingons assumed Fed was testing a new weapon to be turned against the Empire. humans can be sneaky. It might have been a way of warning Klingons. Sotugh would have done the same. 
Captain’s Table bar provides different era bloodwine, from the days of Kahless perhaps.
Klingons know how to read the energy signature of a cloaked ship.
The Klingon ships drop to impulse, slowing. The lead Klingon ship is a Vor’Cha-class battle cruiser the Daqchov. HoD Sotugh in command. He is quite responsive.
Worf quite shocked at Defiant passing through Daqchov like a ghost ship. Klingons are superstitious people, Worf has never spoken of that moment. 
Bright green Betazoid fruitnuts
bregit lung, a Klingon dish not usually possible to get at a bar like the Captain’s Table
Sotugh – Starfleet does not approve of many appropriate things, like shooting people on sight
Worf, somehow his curt, clipped tone made those three words sound like a threat
The Klingons felt something when they passed through the Defiant. They have always felt something in that region of space. It was why they try to avoid it as much as possible.
Prrghh bickers with Sotugh
Worf glowered back, as only a Klingon can
Sotugh – No human should like what he sees in a Klingon’s face. Klingons are not moody. We do not glower.
Sotugh orders heart of targ. The smell of blood wine mixed with bregit lung was nearly overpowering. 
A good storyteller has no interruptions
Sotugh looked younger and quite dashing in his uniform at time of Mist incident, during recent period of hostilities between the Fed and the Klingon Empire.
Cap – Worf always was different. 
Sisko wondered how Cap knew Worf.
Sotugh followed Sisko’s instruction to train sensors on DS 9, as any good commander would, just to see what kind of trick he was playing, he also raised shields and gave an order to power his weapons.
83 DS 9 and the Defiant vanish, the Klingons thought perhaps they were planning some sort of military maneuver. Sotugh picks up distress beacons from several ships. 
Nachos taste like plastic field rations
Klingons respond aggressively to every attack
It is rude for Klingons not to talk and eat at the same time.
Sotugh had eaten the heart of targ quickly, scooping it with his fingers
Sotugh sees the Mist phasing ability as a weapon, to phase Jem’Hadar and Founders into different areas of space. It was a missed opportunity. 
Sisko decides to help Mist Captain Victor by phasing in the Klingons to help fight fire with fire. 
Sotugh – You set this up? You dragged us into your problem? He is without honor. He does not deserve to tell stories. 
The Klingons coming into the Mist reality with no warning, they would have attacked first and asked questions later. Need to warn tem first. The Klingons are a warlike race. 
Sotugh, in battle, is opinionated and aggressive. Good traits in a warrior.
Sotugh would not have believed the explanation of the Mist if it had been any other Starfleet captain telling him such a pack of wild tales. Sotugh once worked with Picard, who never explained anything to him. Picard simply expects Sotugh to follow him. 
Sotugh thought Sisko insane talking about the Mist, and doubted his own sanity for listening.
Sotugh understands that the Mist people may attack  Klingon ships or the Klingon homeworld. So we must act swiftly, we must not allow this technology to be used in such a dishonorable manner. 
The Klingons think that Sisko is a quiet man, who misses much of what is going on around him. But it is becoming apparent that nothing misses him.
The Empire sends ships at Sotugh’s request. 
Sisko and Sotugh had a bickering respect for one another. 
The Klingons were never polite, not even when we were allies
Sotugh – Retaking DS 9 with 5 ships is the idea of a fool
Standing your ground with Klingons was always the best course
Sotugh – We calculate risk just like you do, only we act upon it differently
Sotugh had thought of stranding DS 9 in Mist space, it would have weakened the Fed. But at the time he felt the station would be more of a threat to the Empire in the hands of the Mist. 
In real space the Klingons and the Feds were on the verge of total war
Sotugh has heard that Bashir is abnormally intelligent
Klingons and Defiant personnel beam over to retake DS 9 from Mist colonists. The Klingons take care of the Promenade. 
Worf secures Ops. 
Sotugh – Cardassian dogs
Sotugh gave the Quilli a horrid threatening look
Sotugh – I do not waste my time with creatures one-tenth my size.
Sotugh fought a pitched battle to save DS 9, enjoyed every minute, it was glorious
Fewer than a thousand Klingons among the populations of the Mist planets. They all have different facial features than Sotugh. They left the Empire centuries ago. They are Klingon only by birth. 
Sotugh – Human honor is a difficult concept, often debated among the Houses of the Empire, it exists, sometimes
Sotugh received four phaser burns in battle on Prom
A Klingon fleet of six will arrive at DS 9 in 30 minutes. To fight off Gul Dukat and Cardassians trying to grab wormhole with DS 9 suddenly vanished.
It is to Sotugh’s credit that he did not abandon everything when Sisko revealed that the Mist were using the Fed and Klingon personnel in their own factional conflict to start conquering normal space. 
Sotugh – I prefer quick clean battles with the sides carefully drawn
Sotugh – We Klingons debate the nature of human honor. It is as slippery and changeable as a Belopian eel.
Sotugh – There is no honor in fighting an unknown enemy
Sotugh – If we do this right, the battle will be glorious. Details. those are nothing but petty details. 
Trust a Klingon to be overconfident
Sotugh – Canar is Cardassian garbage
Sisko’s faith in a human he doesn’t know very well astounds Sotugh
After transferring back to normal space, Sotugh talks with Klingon ships which have just arrived. 
No matter how concerned you are, always remain calm, is not a Klingon axiom
The Daqchov And the eight other Klingon ships transfer to Mist space, facing Captain Victor’s Grey Squadron Mist fleet with Fed ships Madison, Idaho and Cochrane. 
Sotugh – Klingons believe that unrealistic pessimism is grounds for demotion
200 Sotugh – Someday you will explain this obsession with letting your enemies live.
Sisko – And someday you can explain why you think death is preferable to a long life spent contemplating crimes
Gul Dukat’s ship goes right through the Daqchov, a disorientating experience to the Klingons.
Sotugh – It is more efficient to kill the offender early so that time is not wasted in senseless pursuit.
Sotugh – I had hoped for a glorious battle. Instead, I chased a few weak ships, shot our weapons a few times and did nothing. The battle was without honor. We fought an enemy that looked powerful, but in truth, had nothing but weakness at its core. We still had to deal with those filthy Cardassian dogs! They are a lying, duplicitous race, worthless in the extreme. They exist only to create trouble and to spread their vileness throughout the quadrant. 
Sisko sent the Klingons out of Mist space, depriving them of the phase shifting technology.
Even though Sotugh was surprised to be transferred back to normal space, he was thoroughly professional and sent his ships directly into battle with Cardassians attacking DS 9. two minutes after the Klingons arrived, the Cardassians were retreating. Sotugh kept his ships in hot pursuit al the way to the Cardassian border, where they broke off. 
Sotugh knew Dax as Curzon, he was rarely polite
Sotugh inclined his head, Sisko knew that was Sotugh’s way of letting bygones be bygones
The strange looking Klingons is not something discussed with outsiders
Sotugh – Sisko, if you ever trick me into battle again, we shall settle the matter in a purely Klingon manner
Hompaq comes down the stairs with human male, brown eyes, infectious grin. He was shorter than she was but measured up to her presence. Janeway has just come in.
  Distant Shores Talent Night by Jeffrey Lang
Janeway's talent show idea
B'Elanna and Tom both thinking, Kill me now, please!
B'Elanna baton twirling as a kid. Her mother hated it. That's why she did it.
Tom is outgoing
I'm the Chief Engineer. If something breaks down, ultimately it's my fault.
Coda
B’E ‘s Klingon DNA might provide a vaccine for the Vidiian phage but not a cure. It’s coded to produce antibodies.
B’E at hallucinatory eulogy – When I came to this ship I resented the fact that Captain Janeway was responsible for our being stranded here in the Delta Quadrant. I didn’t think that she made the right decision. And I certainly didn’t want to serve under her command. In the beginning I fought her. Even when she made me chief engineer I didn’t trust her reasons. I kept looking for a hidden agenda. I actually believed that she’d set me up to fail. Well I couldn’t have been more wrong. She saw something in me that I didn’t see. She saw a worthwhile person. Where I saw a lost and hostile misfit. And because she had faith in me I began to have faith in myself. And when she died the first thing I thought was I couldn’t do this without her. That I needed her too badly. Her strength and her compassion. Then I realized that the gift she gave me, and gave a lot of us here, was the knowledge that we are better and stronger than we think. I wish I had said these things to her, I wish I’d taken the time. 
Janeway can’t leave, she wants to know if Tom and B’E will ever stop sparing and develop a real friendship.
For the Uniform
Eddington used his position as security chief to feed the Maquis information, and mislead Fed with false info on Maquis. Maquis quarrel is with the Cardassians not the Fed.
Worf reports two Bolian freighters have disappeared near badlands
Sisko going off on wild adventure is very like Curzon
Eddington’s favorite book Les Miserables
Eddington – The best place to hide something is in plain sight
Nearest Maquis colony Solosis III
Sisko has to order Worf twice to launch poisonous torpedoes on Solosis
Blood Fever
B’E organizes gallicite expedition.
Vorik propose marriage, Kunat so'lik, to B’E. he’s given it a lot of logical thought. His mental discipline would help her deal with her Klingon half. Her answer is no.
Vorik reminds her that many humanoid species are unable to withstand Klingon mating practices. His superior Vulcan strength would make him a very suitable partner. He grabs her, she knocks him away, dislocated jaw.
Doctor – With Lt. Torres, upset is a relative term.
B’E a little hyper after contact with Vorik
She bites Tom on the cheek when they argue. She seemed to be enjoying it, in a Klingon sort of way. She’s really not herself.
Vorik’s physical contact with B’E initiated a telepathic mating bond, disrupt her self control. Emotional balance disrupted, not in control of more aggressive instincts.
If Tom remembers his Klingon customs correctly, biting someone of the face means
B’E – I know what it means. I am not helping that Vulcan p’takh. The idea of bonding with him is ludicrous. Never pick a fight with a Klingon.
Tom – this is about sex, but that’s not going to happen right now.
B’E – I think it is. I’ve picked up your scent, I’ve tasted your blood.
Tom – I’m your friend. I have to look out for you when your judgment’s been impaired. 
B’E – you don’t know how hard it is to resist these urges
Tom – Are you telling me I’m impossible to resist?
B’E – I wouldn’t go that far.
B’E feels like she’s crawling out of her skin. All those invitations to dinner. And the holodeck. The way he stares at her when he thinks she isn’t looking. Jealous when she’s with someone else. He is interested in her, but he knows this isn’t really her. She’s made it clear that she isn’t interested. 
But she is interested, afraid to admit it. They kiss. 
Tom – I hope someday you’ll say that and mean it. 
There is a copious amount of information in the cultural database about Klingon mating practices. Fracturing a clavicle on the wedding night is considered a blessing on the marriage.
Tom – So, this is the part where you throw heavy objects at me?
B’E – Maybe later.
B’E smells his wrist. Throws him to the ground on his back. Rolls him around. Tom tries to look like he’s enjoying himself.
B’E – If anyone is going to smash Vorik’s arrogant little face in it’s going to be her. She takes his challenge.
Blood fever purged when B’E defeats Vorik in combat
B’E appreciates what Tom was prepared to do, but B’E was under influence of some weird Vulcan thing.
Tom – Yeah, you’re afraid that your big scary Klingon side might have been showing. Well, I saw it up close, and you know it wasn’t so terrible. You know, I wouldn’t mind seeing it again someday. 
B’E – careful what you wish for, Lt.
  Gods, Fate and Fractals, Strange New Worlds II
Klingons compared to Nazis on their bad days
  Marooned by Christie Golden 
P5 B’E and other members of Voyager crew took shore leave on Tajos Prime several weeks ago. 
P26 alien Kula Dhad talked tech and matched B’E stride for stride. She respected that in a man.
p36 Torres reacted badly, with embarrassment and contained rage combined in a vitriolic brew. Somehow, she seemed to think that she should have expected the attack, even though there hadn’t been the slightest reason to believe anything was amiss on Oasis. 
B’E doesn’t recognize white rabbits and pocket watches as a reference to Alice in Wonderland. A shadow fell on Torres’s face. My mother never read to me.  Her eyes were suddenly distant, unfocused and Kim knew that was a sign that her mind was working at warp speed. This is what we call brainstorming, Starfleet. Get our minds out of the rut of the typical.  Torres looks puzzled when Kim mentions Winnie the Pooh.
P80 alien Aren Yashar asks B’E if her ridges hurt. What a struggle everyday life must be fore her.  B’E merely tightens her jaw, the way her fingers curled around the delicate goblet, though, Janeway could tell that the restraint was costing B’E dearly.
P85 a ch’ulla, one of Bolarus IX’s most famous native creatures, poisoned claws and a double set of teeth
P94 Torres didn’t pull any punches. The shuttlecraft is very badly damaged. Marooned on Mishkara.
P158 on Mishkara Tom offers B’E a carnivorous kal plant, just about her speed
P178 Paris attempts levity with B’E. the look she shot him was only equaled by the name she called him. 
P198 Torres’s defiant cry in Klingon. Torres ignorant of quicksand.
P207 Torres holds Paris down while others work on his wound without anesthetic. She gets him to talk about  his 18 th century pirate captain holoprogram, set on galleon The Captain’s Lady. He has a part in mind for Torres. Torres offers to carry Tom, she’s half Klingon, remember? For the first time she could remember she was suddenly grateful for  her Klingon blood. She could carry Tom thanks to the strength it gave her.  She could perhaps save his life.  A fierce tenderness washed trough her, spreading a sudden calm. She could help, because of who she was, in a way that no one else could. He was not much of a burden in her arms. 
P227 Tom Paris was heavier than B’E had expected. But she didn’t say a word. Tom wakes up. You know, he drawled, every time I thought about this scene before, I was the one carrying you. 
P251 Chakotay knows when someone is bluffing, he’s done it often enough himself
P270 B’E outraged at the part Tom has for her in his pirate program
In Purgatory's Shadow
Jadzia very upset that Worf agreed to go into Gamma Quadrant with Garak, and that she had to learn of it from Sisko. Worf was gong to tell her.
A Klingon warrior does not have to explain why he chooses to face danger, not even to his par'machi. 
Jadzia is capable of anything, making a scene
Did she come to wish him a good death in battle?
No; she wants to borrow his Klingon operas. Jadzia has a tendency to misplace things, afraid she might lose his precious operas.
Have a glorious death
Dukat had a little skirmish with a Klingon battle cruiser, his ship was damaged, he returned to DS 9 for repairs.
Sisko is sending Worf and Garek on a strictly reconnaissance mission. 
At the first sign of betrayal I will kill him, but I promise to return the body intact.
Worf to Garek – Do not play games with me.
Garek – Mr. Worf, you’re no fun at all
Worf – Good.
Garek – it’s the honorable thing to do.
Worf – You use that word, but you have no idea what it means
Garek-  Maybe not, but you do.
Garek convinces Worf to continue the mission. Worf is certain the Jem’Hadar are planning to attack.
Ikat’ika - I’ve been waiting for another Klingon
General Martok battles in ring with Jem'Hadar
Martok – Do I know you?
Worf – I am Worf, son of Mogh.
Martok – Yes, I’ve heard of you. 
Martok has been at Dominion internment camp 371 for two years. Has lost an eye to Ikat’ika. I was hunting sabre bear out on Kang’s summit. Little did I know I was being stalked as well. And now I’m told the changeling that replaced me has caused the deaths of countless Klingons. It is a grave dishonor. 
Garek – Aren’t you Klingons supposed to kill yourselves when you’re taken prisoner?
Worf – Not if there are still enemies to fight, or hope of escape.
Between Klingon war and recent Borg attack, Starfleet is spread pretty thin.
Martok – Cardassians, they are a clever people
Bashir has become Martok’s friend in the month he’s been there.
Worf is a Klingon warrior, he will understand closing the wormhole
Unity
Riley Fraser says the violence started among the former Borg drones when a group of Klingons attacked the Cardassians.
B’E nervous as hell investigating Borg ship.
By Inferno's Light
Dukat pledges there will not be a single Klingon alive within Cardassian territory in 5 days. Maquis colonies gone too.
Jem'Hadar fight Klingons Martok and Worf to learn about them, for when they face Klingons in combat. A worthy adversary. 
A large force of Klingon warships has arrived at DS 9 from Klingon space. Chancellor Gowron, requesting permission to dock, they’ve got wounded. Sisko has a feeling the Klingons’ war against the Cardassians has taken a turn for the worse.
Gowron – this is a dark day. Not only for the Klingon empire but the alpha quadrant itself. I will do what must be done, fall back, pull my forces out of Cardassian space, fortify the Klingon empire and prepare for a fight to the death!
Sisko mentions a better way, Khitomer Accords. 
Gowron – the treaty between the Federation and the Klingon Empire is dead.
Fed and Klingon could stand united against the Dominion at DS 9. 
Gowron thumbprints the treaty.
Gowron – think of it, 5 years ago no one had ever heard of Bajor or Deep Space Nine. And Now, all our hopes rest here.
Where the tides of fortune take us no man can know.
They’re tricky, those tides
Worf has five victories against Jem'Hadar, he truly has the spirit of Kahless within him. Worf howls in victory. 3-4 broken ribs. I will not yield. Then I will die.
You heard him, bandage his ribs
You’re not a very good liar, Mr. Worf
Sisko is sure Gowron would be willing to assign Klingons to help Odo guard key positions on DS 9. Kira bemused at thought of Klingons helping guard DS 9. these are interesting times.
Worf battles 7 Jem'Hadar, 7 victories
Martok – what hero of legend could have done as well? Your Federation friends have taught you modesty. This is no time for modesty. When we return to the Klingon Empire, I will seek out Keedera, and tell him of your glorious tale. He will write a song worthy of you. Martok will make sure he mentions Bashir, the healer that bound the warrior’s wounds so he could fight again.
Worf – the only part of the song I want to hear is the verse that tells of your escape. 
Garek – a verse about the Cardassian who panicked would ruin General Martok’s song. 
Martok – that would be unfortunate
There is no greater enemy then one’s own fears. It takes a brave man to face them.
O’Brien looking for Lt. Ch’Par, engineer on Klingon bird of prey, suffered plasma burns, Bashir treated him. O’Brien can’t make heads or tails of power relay systems on Ch’Par’s bird-of-prey.
Martok – The Jem'Hadar are good fighters but they have no sense of honor
Bird of Prey Y’tem is last ship in position
Martok – Worf, honor has been satisfied, stay down.
Worf – I will not yield!
Ikat’ika – I yield. I cannot defeat this Klingon. All I can do is kill him, and that no longer holds my interest.
Jadzia snuggles with Worf in DS 9 infirmary. She has his opera collection, more or less intact. 
Gowron – Then it is settled, in light of the new treaty, the continued Dominion threat to the Alpha Quadrant, there will be a permanent Klingon military presence on this station.
Sisko chooses the commander. Agreed. 
Gowron right thumbs datapad.
Sisko to Martok – Worf thinks very highly of you, General.
Martok – I think very highly of him.
Sisko can’t think of a better man for the job, if you’ll take it.
Gowron nods approval to Martok
Martok – I would be honored.
Darkling
In his report to the Away Team the Doctor told B’E that Klingons lacked an enzyme necessary for metabolizing this planet’s vegetation. B’E had one small salad. 
B’E – Doctor, unless you want me to knock you into the middle of the next millennium you better back off. B’E will look into what the Doctor did to his personality subroutines after her shift in engineering.
Janeway remembers her Klingon physiology course at the Academy. Visiting professor H’ohk permitting nothing less than excellent recall. 10 ccs of alizine. Delayed anaphylactic shock from eating vegetables.
The Doctor’s evil subroutines paralyzes B’E in Sickbay to get her to fix the program. She refuses to help. No permanent harm.
Doctor Bashir, I Presume
Klingons playing dabo at Quarks
Worf – I don’t like doctors, any doctors.
  Avenger by William Shatner
22 Chal prospered in the Federation, not a fountain of youth, now suffering from virogen. Evacuation difficulties. 
Teilani, Speaker to the second Chal assembly, Federation delegate 2293 to 2314.
35 the virogen has established itself in the Core sectors of the Fed, and even in the Klingon Empire
69 a young Klingon officer in full battle garb calls of Spock on Babel. There were several Klingon delegations currently on Babel. Though relations between the Empire and the Fed were improving since the Cardassian incident, full diplomatic contact was still to be completely restored.
What do you want? Spock demanded. It was the polite thing to say under the circumstances
The Klingon bowed his head for a moment, then entered Spock’s quarters without waiting for Spock’s permission. Spock noted that he carried a small diplomatic courier’s pouch on his belt. The Klingon took a small holoprojector from the pouch and handed it to Spock.
Klingon – Ambassador I have been asked to deliver this to you. 
Spock – To whom should I offer my thanks?
Klingon – I have fulfilled my duty
The Klingon looked as annoyed as Spock felt. This duty had undoubtedly been forced upon him and he resented being a mere messenger.
Klingon – I cannot tell you what I do not know. I will leave now. 
In a most Klingon fashion, the Klingon stalked out.
81 Chal is not on any major trade routes, it is not a net importer of food products, its ecosystem is artificial.
The Starfleet Corps of Engineers tore down the power station/museum 75 years ago, just before Chal joined the Fed
80 years ago Chal applied for Fed membership. There was an incident of sorts. Klingon vessels were destroyed. The result of the last gasp of the Cartwright conspiracy in Starfleet Command. Androvar Drake died in a space battle here. James T Kirk was responsible.
151 Spock’s family friend, ill with Bendii Syndrome, 205 year old Vulcan Tarok
Tarok’s nurse was a young Klingon, she was dressed in a tight-fitting version of pale green Vulcan healer’s garb, but savage of brow, of hair and of attitude.
nuqneH? She snarled as Srell and Spock arrived at Tarok’s forest estate in Gonthar district on Vulcan.
What Vulcan would entrust his well-being to a Klingon?
The Klingon bared her teeth at Spock. Slowly she looked Srell over, coolly assessing more than his emotional detachment, apparently gratified by what she perceived to be his nervousness. This way, she growled. The tightness of her uniform accentuating each taunt curve of her well-exercised flesh. 
Attending Tarok was a second Klingon nurse.
Takta, the second nurse said respectfully. A diminutive for Tarok’s name
The nurse dropped her voice to a harsh whisper – He is a great man. Treat him with respect, or my sister and I shall gut you and feed you to the norsehlats.
The nurse snarled to her sister and they left together
When Spock mind melds with Tarok Spock felt himself fly back through the air to hit the floor. Before he could move again, one of the Klingon nurses was kneeling on his chest, holding a d’k tahg knife to his throat. The outrider blades sprang open as she forced it against his skin.
Have you no honor? She spat.
Srell in the armlock of the other nurse, another knife at his throat.
The estate under attack, the two Klingons took Tarok to small building used as meditation chamber. Found two Klingon females sprawled on the floor, pools of thick pink blood surrounding them. 
236 Kirk provided cure for virogen, dried trannin leaves, old Klingon herbal treatment for certain types of food poisoning. When the leaves dry they exude a resin containing a compound that binds perfectly to the virogen’s silicon spine, stops reproduction. 
247 the Academy still runs the Kobayashi Maru, figuring out new way sot change the parameters is the whole reason for the test, now
252 the Adepts of T’Pel, a guild of assassins dating from the time of Surak
the majority of Romulans know a strong Fed is necessary to keep the Klingon Empire in check.
320 Tarsus IV was close to the ?Romulan Neutral Zone.
335 Sarek had risked his life to brave the Neutral Zone and bring relief forces to Tarsus
Rise
no Klingon content
  Monthuglu, Strange New Worlds I
page 388    Torres doesn't want to see anything like the Monthuglu again
Favorite Son
B’E almost got killed when Harry opened fire on Nasari. Plasma conduit exploded, second and third degree burns, several broken ribs. Doctor snatched her from the jaws of death. This time she’s not going to argue with him. All part of the adventure of space travel.
The spots on Harry’s face are kinda cute, make him look like a speckled targ.
B’E – See ya later, Spot.
A Simple Investigation
Klingons have been getting regular shipments of gagh since the day they were posted to DS 9. Kira was inspecting a crate and a tentacle grabbed her hand and left a cut mark. She can’t believe they eat that stuff.
Worf opposed to Jadzia and Kira gossiping about Odo
Talarian held by Station security overnight for drunkenness. Obviously the raktajino doesn’t agree with him. 
Potential baby index: Odo/Arissa
  Klingon for the Galactic Traveler by Marc Okrand
After years for increased cooperation, mutual understanding, and sharing of knowledge, a protracted period of relative amity between the Klingon Empire and the Federation came to an abrupt end when the Empire withdrew from the peace treaty known as the Khitomer Accords over an incident regarding war with Cardassia. Ironically, that same war has brought the two governments back together. 
Chancellor Gowron, with some trepidation, agreed to again honor the accords and engage in joint missions with the Federation. These missions have been successful, and as a result both commerce and intellectual exchange are slowly returning to levels attained prior to hostilities.
Klingons are an exuberant people
The Klingon inclination toward activity as opposed to passivity often interpreted as aggression or belligerence
Understanding can prevent humiliating or life-threatening situations
Klingon language reference materials and courses for the recreational travelers have been available for some time in the Fed
A Klingon captain may speak one way to crew, another to family, a third when engaged in verbal or even physical jousting at a bar.
Introductory works on Klingon usually ignore the diversity within the Klingon Empire. Even the most well-informed members of the Fed often think of Klingons as a rather homogeneous group. 
Curzon Dax spent a great deal of time among and was well admired by the Klingons and he acquired a great deal of knowledge of their culture
Over the centuries Klingons have conquered many worlds representing a variety of languages and cultures, great diversity still found
Some rituals require the use of ancient forms of the language
All members of Klingon society are aware of and make use of the differences in the language; age, class, region, occupation.
Klingons take their language, vocabulary, grammar and usage, very seriously
A traveler who behaves or speaks inappropriately, is sure to encounter disapproval, rejection or even retribution
A staff of Klingon consultants and Federation scholars contributed a great deal of time compiling and interpreting the data upon which the book Klingon for the Galactic Traveler are based. Especially Maltz.
Not every Klingon is a warrior. Some houses are more wealthy and powerful than others. The behavior patterns of Klingon men and women vary greatly. 
Kahless gave the Klingon people laws of honor and strength and set the tone for the Klingon pattern of conquering other worlds by force and ruling them oppressively. Before Kahless united them the people of Kronos consisted of disparate groups despite Molor’s unpopular rule over all of them. Different customs and sometimes different languages. Empire expanded to other planets
Kahless and Molor spoke the same language, the language that came to be official
Klingon is required for commerce, government
Ancient forms of language used primarily in ceremonies, songs, classical stories
bIreqtal  ritual – ceremony in which the killer of the leader of a Klingon house marries the widow and thereby becomes the head of the house himself
Kot’baval Festival, celebrated annually. Traditional songs 1000 years old.
Ancient hunting songs and battle songs considered nonsense songs to children now
Klingon myths familiar in modern translations, also available in original form
Story of Kahless and Lukara, successful defense of the Great Hall at Qam-Chee. Start of their epic romance. Traditional story lines incorporated into a mating ritual prelude to a romantic encounter
Throughout Klingon history, and still today, if the leader of the Empire carries the title ta’ [Emperor] the way he speaks Klingon, the dialect used by his family and people from his region, is always considered the best way.
A change in leadership tends to bring in an Emperor fm a different lineage and different region
Most Klingons adept at speaking several dialects
No official Emperor for the last 300 years, until clone of Kahless
The leader’s way of speaking, Emperor or not, still considered the best
In the past there were travel restriction imposed by the Klingon government to parts of the Empire other than First City on Kronos.
The Empire takes great pride in being a political whole, ever since the days of Kahless
The Klingon Homeworld, Qo’noS, is a planet with basically one very large mass of land surrounded by ocean. Within the landmass are distinct areas, some are divided by geography, mountain ranges, etc. other boundaries defined by ancient power struggles. voSpegh region is southwest of the First City. Sa’Qej region is several thousand kilometers east of the First City. 
Qotmagh, leader of a powerful house who, centuries ago, conquered neighboring areas
ruq’e’vet – name of warrior, actual or mythological, who single-handedly defeated an invading force. Also name of city and area
Before Kahless, regions formed coalitions to face common enemy
A dialect of Klingon has virtually replaced native language on planet Morska
Vaq’aj II also planet in Empire
Qotmagh region on Qo’noS, where peoples of taq’ev are majority
Sa’Qej region on Qo’noS
meqro’vaq region
baby talk is not a part of any Klingon courting ritual or a sign of affection
Klingon society is a stratified one, clear distinctions between those with great wealth and influence and those with little or none. Status a matter of inheritance. Higher classes composed of ancestral units known as houses. Some houses wealthy, control vast lands by means of armed forces loyal to them. Smaller houses form alliances with larger houses. Each house lead by eldest male direct descendent of previous leader, with complex traditions if there is no male heir. 
The heads of the larger houses, those with the greatest holdings and strongest forces, sit on the High Council. Number of seats on the Council is limited. higher classes wield great political influence, are better educated,
Houses contribute troops, ships and weaponry for battles to advance the Empire.
Hostilities between houses sometimes last generations, causing a house to rise or fall in holdings and status. High Council can determine an action dishonorable and remove leader of a house from Council, seize lands, forces etc.
Lower levels of society usually have pledged loyalty to one or another major house
Various fleet sand squadrons of Klingon military loyal to various houses, subject to change
Highest officers in military usually members of influential houses, particularly High Command
Anyone can rise in military, and society in general, through heroic actions in combat
Other than titles associated with military ranks, members of lower classes are called only by their given names or by their fathers’ names
The most striking characteristic of the Klingon Empire is that it is a warrior society
It is considered the duty of officers on Klingon ships to assassinate their immediate superior if the higher-ranking officer has been judged unfit to serve, through neglect of duty, cowardice or dishonor. 
Not many officers retire.
The misapplication of the term military may be responsible for the frequent misunderstandings between the Fed and the Empire.
Klingon Defense Force divided into fleets of squadrons as well as independent squadrons
Nine ranks of officers
Officers on a ship – science officer, communications officer, weapons officer, engineering officer, tactical officer, helmsman. Those closest to ship captain are first and second officer.
Klingon weaponry similar to Federation and Romulan
Most, if not all, Klingon ships are equipped with cloaking device. Based on Romulan device, the Klingons learned the technology during their brief alliance with the Romulan Empire in the mid-23 rd century
Mind sifter, or mind ripper only used by Klingons, a device that can read the contents of a subject’s brain.
Agonizer – only used by Klingons, a hand-held device that produces excruciating pain when pressed up against an adversary
Proper term for Klingon hand held director energy weapons is disruptor
Hand held weapons embody the true essence of the warrior
the warrior is central to Klingon life, elements of Klingon society were highly resistant to technological innovation
Klingons have never shied away from injury
Injury is a natural consequence of battle
Qutluch ceremony – a demonstration of courage during which a young Klingon prepares to be a warrior by attacking someone and actually draw blood for the first time
Bloodletting is a usual and expected part of a warrior’s training regimen
Second Rite of Ascension
Painstik used to keep large animals under control
Dueling, challenging someone to a fight, usually to the death, over a matter of honor, is a longstanding Klingon practice
To challenge one to a duel to the death, one hits one’s adversary with the back of the hand. Hitting someone for some other reason, such as simple enjoyment, one uses the fist
One accepts a challenge in order to prove one’s honor. 
In one traditional form of duel the goal is for a man to win the favor of a woman by competing with another man
Music, especially vocal music, plays a vital role in Klingon culture. Warriors have long celebrated great achievements and key events in song. Music motivates. A great deal of training needed to perform music. Traditional Klingon musical forms date back to the time of Kahless at least.
Among Klingons, pleasure is deemed quite unessential for one’s well-being
Klingon counting system was originally based on three.
Klingon operas adapted from legends, history, literature, occasionally original plot
Klingon opera quiet stylized
Opera and certain classical theatrical works use an ancient tongue
Popular music is characterized by its almost rebellious nature
Most Klingon music is vocal, with or without instrumental accompaniment
It is never inappropriate to burst into song
At any social gathering, eating, drinking, and song
Love song plays an important role in Klingon courting behavior, though exactly how it fits in depends on the particular tradition being followed, which region’s courtship ritual
Carving and painting prominent in Klingon society. Statues in public spaces. Carving on weapons and uniform. Some particularly famous statues are reproduced in miniature and are found in Klingons’ homes. ‘the brothers fight one another’ of Kahless vs Morath.
Kahless is said to have carved a statue for his beloved, presumably Lukara
Knives and disruptors decorated with carvings
Klingons don’t process the violet and purple wavelengths
Klingons are infamous throughout the galaxy for their cuisine
A well fed warrior is prepared to battle any enemy and claim glory for the Empire; a warrior displeased with his meal looks to the cook for retribution
Few sweet foods in Klingon diet
Klingon sense of smell particularly highly developed
Klingon diet primarily animal matter
qagh – fed only unappetizing diluted blood when they are nearly starving, served in sauce with toxic herb qagh eat before they are eaten
small eggs of Tokvirian skink often eaten whole by the handful
animals to be eaten are generally acquired by means of a hunt. Small animals such as worms, are bred
Kayvak, famous ancient warrior
A distinctive Klingon culinary technique similar to fermentation involves using a living animal as a food processor, feeding it particular foods, allowing right amount of time, then killing and eating it
Popular dish – fire skin, animal skin soaked in strong liquor, set on fire and eaten while burning
Milk from targs
Coffee not native to the Empire. But popular, served black
Ra’taj became one of the few Klingon foods to become popular outside the Empire, strong Klingon coffee plus nutlike flavoring, with cream, raktajino. Served hot or iced, with or without added cream.
Many types of teas, based on vegetable or animal matter. 
Eating is done with the hands only. There is no Klingon fork or spoon.
Four daily meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight snack
In Klingon restaurants, no reservations, no tipping. Restaurant retains hunters to provide fare
A Klingon sark is an animal somewhat resembling a Terran horse, both in appearance and that it is ridden on the animal’s back
A Klingon game involves one rider and sark executing a particular maneuver and then the other players copying this maneuver
According to mythology when a dishonored Klingon dies, the spirit goes to a place called Gre’thor, there to remain. To speak of spirits escaping from Gre’thor is the speak of an impossibility. Spirits do speak.
Drinking anything is better than drinking water
The Klingon sash represents a Klingon’s heritage, if the sash is removed, so is the Klingon’s ancestral identify, dignity and self-esteem
Old drinking song commemorates the slaying of the tyrant Molor by Kahless. The river Skral ran red with blood.
Honoring obligations and setting priorities are both Klingon virtues
Klingons have 23 ribs
Old as QI’tu’  sometimes translated as Paradise, the mythical source of all creation
Mean as veqlargh  a somewhat ferocious mythological beast that guards the entrance to Gre’thor, the place where the spirits of  the dishonored go
Dishonored as an inhabitant of ghe’tor
Torch of G’boj is one of the most revered historical objects in the Empire
Klingon society is one in which tradition plays a highly significant role. Ancient customs, rituals and beliefs are painstakingly, conscientiously and successfully passed on from generation to generation. Klingons revere their ancestors, respect their elders and have unparalleled veneration for heritage. 
Klingon doctors generally have thriving practices and a doctor is always part of a ship’s crew, but being in need of a doctor is considered a sign of weakness, a loss of self-control. Klingons avoid doctors except under the most serious conditions
The Hur’q, a race of humanoids form the Gamma Quadrant who developed a reputation as ruthless invaders who attack other societies primarily for purpose of robbery. The Hur’q invaded the Klingon homeworld some 1000 years ago and the loss to the Klingons was so disastrous, not to mention humiliating, that Klingon society became increasing intolerant of other races. In time the Hur’q came to symbolize any non-Klingon.
The leader of the Klingon High Council typically wears a ceremonial cape.
Klingons consider self-control a great virtue
A task that is difficult is more highly valued than one that is easy.
There is a fine line between creative use of language and silliness, Klingons rather intolerant of the latter.
Each Klingon who undergoes the Rite of Ascension follows the same script, beginning with Today I am a warrior.
Ships maintain a record of battle.
The first officer of a ship pledges the crew’s lives to the captain. The captain accepts their lives in his hands
Qapla’ has its origins in ship captains’ dispatching their crews on dangerous and most assuredly glorious missions
In Klingon mythology the Black Fleet is a band consisting of warriors who have died bravely and honorably and in assort of afterlife, carry on glorious battles forever
Mispronunciations and grammatical blunders cause death
For a Klingon warrior bleeding is an indication of a particularly exhilarating battle
A lame warrior is often considered an object of pity
DarSeq a Klingon unit of currency
To call a Klingon by an inappropriate name or title is to dishonor him or her and is never tolerated
The Klingon concept of love or romance is far more aggressive than the Fed translations imply
Lovers have secretive pet names for each other
At many Klingon festivals a popular group of performers is called Fire Dancers.
Business as Usual
Quark has begged Jadzia to play tongo with him.
O’Brien gives Kirayoshi to Worf, and the baby doesn’t cry
Worf never saw Alexander when he was this age. It is something Worf will always regret. Worf comments that O’Brien is a fortunate man.
Quark gives Jadzia his tongo wheel, and she’s not giving it back
Before and After
B’E and the Doctor rig an anti-chroniton bio-temporal chamber to help Kes.
ALTernate timeline 
B’E killed during Krenim Year of Hell. She and Tom were very close. Kes helped Tom get over the loss.
Ties of Blood and Water
Worf – Major Kira, friends with a Cardassian, seems wrong.
Five years ago Jadzia thought Kira’d never be friends with anyone
  Good Night, Voyager, Strange New Worlds I
page 288    Torres is frantic after accident 
Ferengi Love Songs
Voles breed like tribbles, but they’re not as cute
Numerous Klingon warriors, male and female, wander the Promenade
Odo – Commander, I’m sorry if the Klingons are unhappy, but station rules are station rules
Worf – I am well aware of station rule, but Martok is a great warrior and he has no business being in a holding cell
Odo – He threw one of his men off that cross way!
Worf – that was a disciplinary measure, and besides K’retok was not injured. He was barely shaken up
Odo – as opposed to the Bolian ambassador. K’retok only missed her by a centimeter!
Worf – but he did miss her.
Sisko – Constable, release General Martok. Mr. Worf, tell the General that this is not a Klingon space station. If he can’t abide by the regulations I’m sure Chancellor Gowron will send us someone who can.
  Echoes by Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Nina Kiriki Hoffman 
our universe
7 the warp engines had failed a week before, and Janeway and B had been putting in long hours getting them back on line. then a personnel crisis had erupted among the junior engineering staff. Normally Janeway would have let B handle it, but Klingons, even half-Klingons, had notoriously foul moods when they were sleep deprived. Chakotay’s low key style had failed.
2542 parallel universe to the right
48 B eager to take some mineral armacolite from empty city.
58 B loved the elegant simplicity of the control station pillar. The organization of function and style appealed to her. She felt that strange, satisfying déjà vu that always come over her when faced with something that made utter sense. 
our universe
94 Torres growled. Her hands curled into claws.
Lieutenant Torres, Chakotay said, his voice dangerously calm. 
She turned and glared at him. He gave her his best stern gaze in return, and after a moment, her shoulders dropped and her fingers relaxed.
Our universe
269 the target is programmed into the computer and ready to go, Torres said. Her eyes were bright and she looked very Klingon. Janeway could almost hear in each word the old Klingon affirmation: This is a good day to die. 
Rift is sealed, Voyager back in time as if nothing ever happened.
parallel universes
Real Life
B'E feels better giving the Doctor regular tune ups, with all the tinkering he's been doing to his own program lately.
B'E - Families for better or worse. 
B'E agrees to come to the Doctor's family program for dinner, with Kes.
B'E goes to dinner in black velvet dress, thick braid on left side
B'E - No one has a family like this. This is a fantasy. You're not going to learn anything with these lollipops.
B'E offers to help tweak Doctor's program.
Audio of Klingon music.
Jeffrey's two Klingon friends, Larg and K'Kath come by. Where's Jeffery?
Jeffrey speaks Klingon sentence, Larg and K'Kath enter. He invited them over, they have business, Qay'be'
Tom comes to B'E engrossed reading Woman Warriors at the River of Blood in mess hall. 
Tom - A beautiful woman should never have to eat alone. What are you reading?
B'E puts padd down and covers it - Nothing important.
Tom grabs it and reads title.
B'E - It's just escapist reading.
Tom reads aloud - Rorg turned his fierce eye upon her and M'Nea felt her heart began to quicken even as her hand went for her dagger. she had intended to plunge it into his throat but something about him made her hesitate.
B'E - Klingons do have what you might call a romantic side. It's a bit more vigorous than most. 
Tom - I think I'll read it. Maybe it will give me some ideas about how to make your heart quicken. 
B'E - I can't promise I won't put a dagger in your throat. 
Jeffrey dresses in Klingon clothing, not warrior leathers. He and friends bad hair, bad teeth, dangly things in hair on either side of face. Thin chain sash from left shoulder to right hip.
D'k tagh knife is an important part of our culture. Every Klingon is given one in preparation of his Rite of Ascension. 
Larg hands the Doctor the knife after flipping it to present handle first.
Doctor - I happen to know something about Klingon rituals. And I believe this is actually a dagger of Kut'luch. This dagger is used in a ritual of violence; a First bloodletting in preparation of becoming a warrior. Is one of you preparing for the kut'luch ceremony? The Doctor tosses the Klingon boys out.
Larg to K'Kath - I told you, humans are weak, cowardly.
Jeffrey asked them. It's an honor to get to perform the kut'luch. They don't let just anybody do it. They trusted me. 
Doctor - You would actually attack someone, draw blood, just so you could appear daring in the eyes of your friends.
Jeffrey - I was doing it to become honorable. It is a custom of another culture, who are you to say there's something wrong about it? Human standards weak and inferior, Klingon ideals much nobler. They are the ones I'm going to follow. I'm going to become a warrior, and I can't do that if I'm being let around on a leash by some bloodless p'tak.
[I don't think it's the same blade used on Kurn]
Soldiers of the Empire
Bashir brusquely repairs Martok’s shoulder – Another three centimeters to the right and you would have severed your brachial artery. If that had happened you would have bled to death right there in the holosuite.
Martok – The human fascination with what might have been is tiresome. The artery is not severed and I am not dead.
Bashir – You’re acting like a fool.
Martok – Your observation is noted. But spending two years in a Dominion prison camp has dulled my reflexes. This only proves I need further training. 
Bashir – If your would consider ocular replacement
Martok roars – I do not want an artificial eye!
Bashir – then accept the fact that you have a disability and start acting
Martok – There are limits as to how far I will indulge you, Doctor.
There is a priority message for Martok from the Klingon High Council. Martok has the message routed to his quarters.
Martok struggles of the biobed – Doctor, thank you.
Bashir – if you really want to thank me don’t walk in here dripping blood anymore. It takes days to get it out of the carpet.
Martok looks down to the carpet. Growling. They smile.
Evening, Worf and Nog work to increase phaser relay efficiency on Defiant.
Nog – This thing just doesn’t work. Sir.
Worf – Very well, we’ll start over. 
Nog wants to strangle Worf.
Martok comes to Worf on Defiant. Worf did not expect Martok until 22:00 hours. 
Martok – I must cancel our appointment. I’ve received new orders from the High Council. A mission of some importance. I must prepare.
Worf – May glory and honor follow you on your journey.
Martok told Bashir his shoulder was a holosuite accident, he would not understand the need to draw blood in a warrior’s training exercise. 
Worf – Few humans would. However, I do apologize again for the inconvenience. I did not intend to cause so much damage. 
Martok – I was the one who did not parry the blow in time. A simple, foolish mistake. One that I would not have made two years ago.
Three days ago the battlecruiser B’Moth began a patrol along the Cardassian border. They have not been heard from since. They are now reported as missing. Possibly destroyed by the Dominion. The Jem’Hadar attacked a Fed starship near the border less than a week ago. Martok has been given command of a bird of prey, the Rotarran, to conduct a search for the B’Moth. 
Martok – This is the first time I will have led troops in the field since my confinement by the Dominion. I tell you Worf, without shame, there were days in that prison camp when the thought that I would never again set foot in a Klingon vessel made me weep like an old woman. 
Worf – I envy you the days ahead. It will be a glorious adventure.
Martok – An adventure that we could share, my friend. I need someone I can trust at my side, someone whose loyalty I can count on. Worf, son of Mogh, I ask you to join me on this mission, as my friend, and as my first officer.
Worf’s eyes gleam.
Sisko tells Martok he’s inclined to grant the request for Worf’s services. Worf is a fine officer. But Sisko is not sure why Worf wants to go on this mission.
Worf – it is a great honor to be asked to serve under General Martok. And he saved my life in the Dominion prison camp. 
Sisko – Oh? You didn’t put that in your mission report. 
Worf – It was a personal matter, not something that belongs in an official report. You know that I was forced to fight the Jem’Hadar guards in the camp. Each day they would call me to the ring and each day I would fight. But then there came a day when I, wavered. I mean I considered letting them kill me. it seemed like the only way out. Just before I went into the ring Martok turned to wish me success and then he saw what I was planning, he saw it in my eyes, it was a moment of tova’dok. There is no human word for it, it is a moment of clarity between two warriors on a field of battle. Much is said without the need for words. In that moment he knew what was in my mind. Once I realized that he saw my intention to give up I could no longer go through with it. I went back into the ring and fought once more. He had given me his warrior’s heart. Perhaps it is something a human cannot understand. 
Sisko relieves Worf of all Starfleet obligations and placed on detached service to the imperial Klingon Defense Forces. Sisko stands and straightens his tunic, Q’apla’!
Worf sets up parameters for small weapons recalibration for O’Brien to test them all while he’s away. Bashir is the new Intelligence Officer, has to have level four security clearance. Dax is to take over as Fleet Liaison officer. 
Rotarran decloaks seconds before docking at DS 9. 
Jadzia explains that if you think the Defiant is cramped and uncomfortable, try spending a week on a bird of prey. 
O’Brien explains to Bashir and Kira – Serving on a Klingon ship is like being with ancient sea pirates. You advance in rank by killing people above you. Everywhere you turn you’re surrounded by potential assassins. 
Dax – It’s not quite that chaotic. The social and military hierarchy of a Klingon vessel is very strictly enforced. A subordinate can only challenge a direct superior and only under certain conditions. Dereliction of duty. Dishonorable conduct. Cowardice. 
O’Brien – Cowardice, a Klingon?
Dax – It’s been known to happen. The Klingons are as diverse a people as any. Some of them are strong, and some are weak. 
A young dark hulking Klingon male, Kornan, and an older, white haired male with Cardassian neck bones, Leskit, come in to Quark’s. young one has black shoulder plackets, with silver badges on left and right, warrior vest, arms bare.
Worf in Klingon battle gear. Hair wrapped up. Decided not to wear the sash after all. Jadzia knew he was debating it. Officially there is no House of Mogh in the Empire. no point in wearing its emblem on a Klingon ship. 
Jadzia – How do you think the crew’s going to feel about serving under a man without a house? 
Worf – How they feel is unimportant. All I require from them is obedience. 
Jadzia – Spoken like an uncaring, hard-nosed autocrat. The quintessential first officer. 
Worf – I do not wish to have a lengthy goodbye. 
Jadzia wasn’t planning of having one, she’s decided to come along. The Rotarran is shorthanded and she still has four month leave coming. And she already cleared it with Martok and Sisko. New science officer. She didn’t tell Worf because its more fun this way. And after getting a good look at a couple of the Rotarran’s crew, she doesn’t think they’re going to be having a lot of fun. 
Kornan has never seen a Trill before.
Tavana, Red haired female engineering officer, in warrior vest garb, gloves but arms bare - Ros-the-ka cha’domak ootha Trill?
Tavana – Dax? Are you related to the great Curzon Dax? My mother met the great Curzon on the homeworld once. She said he was very taken with her.
Jadzia – Curzon was very taken with many people. 
Tavana – So was my mother.
Worf stares Tavana down when he comes on to the bridge. Bird of prey docks head first, with engines glowing at the back as they prepare to depart. 
Worf – I am Worf, son of Mogh. I now take my place as First Officer. I serve the Captain but I stand for the crew. Who brings the record of battle for this ship? 
Tavana slaps Kornan into action, irregularly shaped, thick, etch-a-sketch padd. 
I am Kornan, son of Shovak. Weapons officer of the ship Rotarran, present the glorious record of our honor and hope that you may find us worthy of your leadership. 
Pokes padd into Worf’s stomach.
Leskit leans back at his helm station – If you’re looking for victories, you won’t find any. Not for the last seven months. 
Worf – I do not need help recognizing a list of failures. It is clear to me that none of you are worthy of my blood or my life. But I will stand for you, and together we will restore honor to this ship and bring glory to the empire.
Martok enters on cue. Clunking sliding door. Large open space behind. Brace beam immediate right of door. Martok checks the upholstery of main station chair. Walks around to Worf at head of bridge.
Worf – I have accepted the crew’s battle records, and on their behalf I pledge you our lives and ask that you lead us as commander of this ship. 
Worf hands over padd, Martok looks at it briefly.
Martok – I accept your lives into my hands. Shakes the etch-a-sketch padd. Sits down.
De-lak DoH!
Worf – Clear all moorings. Release docking clamps. Bow thrusters ahead one half. 
Leskit exerts himself not – We have cleared the docking ring.
Martok – Ahead one-quarter impulse.
Worf – Helmsman, plot a direct course to the last known position of the B’Moth, maximum warp.
Martok – Ummmm, no. that would take us through the Tong Beak Nebula. I want to go around the nebula. 
Worf stands to Martok’s left – General, that will add a full day to our journey.
Martok – I’m aware of that. There are reports of the Dominion operating ships in the nebula. I would like to avoid a fight with the Jem’Hadar.
Leskit looks over his shoulder from his helm console – You wish to avoid a fight?
Martok – Your tone does not sit well with me, helmsman. Our mission is to find the B’Moth, not to satisfy your warrior’s pride. 
Leskit insincerely – My apologies, sir. I meant no disrespect.
Worf – Then follow your orders and lay in a course. maximum warp!
Leskit – Yes, commander. Maximum warp, around, the nebula. He turns to board and touches it briefly. Helm ready.
Martok – Mahk-cha
Worf and Dax try to get the crew to sing, but they’re not into it.
Long mess hall, one long table, lighted alcove at one end. Chairs with Klingon symbol backs. Dax strides in and throws blond haired Ortakin to the floor.
Jadzia  Maybe you didn’t read the crew roster but my name is Dax and I’m the new science officer on this garbage scow and you are in my seat. I’m glad we understand each other, now get down to the other end where you belong. Sits to the right of head of table. Tavana on her right. Kornan across from her. 
Stewed bok-rat liver. It’s not very fresh. With a little bloodwine it might be acceptable. There’s been no blood wine on this ship for six months. Jadzia brought three barrels aboard. Kornan perks up.
Martok goes over ship’s record with Worf, in the privacy of a small office – Dishonorable conduct, dereliction of duty, inattention to orders, unmotivated. Insufficiently aggressive. These personnel reports read like prison records. 
Worf – We should remember that the Rotarran has been defeated again and again by the Jem’Hadar. It is not surprising the crew morale has suffered. 
Martok – It’s more than a case of low morale. This crew has been defeated so many times they expect defeat, and that is dangerous. 
Worf – They need a victory. One decisive battle against the Jem’Hadar would do much to lift their spirits. 
Martok chuckles – And mine. No one hungers for a victory over the Jem’Hadar more than I do, no one. But we must be cautious. We cannot risk taking this crew into combat before they’re ready. 
Worf – They will be ready. I will see to that. 
Martok – I know you will, my friend. Together we will make the Rotarran an honorable ship again, a ship worthy of the empire. you may return to your station.
Tavana tells a story in the mess hall – The Cardassians were trapped between us and the asteroid field. It was perfect. Their power was failing. They had no other ships nearby and our weapons were fully charged.
Kornan - And we were still denied the victory.
Tavana – Three Jem’Hadar ships appeared from out of the asteroid field. 
Leskit – Getting away is something we’ve become very good at. The Rotarran can run away from battle faster than any ship in the Quadrant. 
Tavana – You never could handle your bloodwine, Leskit. You sound like a sniveling Ferengi, crying about lost profit. 
Leskit – That’s supposed to wound my pride, but Tavana has forgotten that no one serving on the Rotarran has any pride left.
Jadzia – Does that include me?
Leskit - I do not wish to insult someone who brought me wine, but one does wonder why the success to the great Curzon Dax would consent to serve upon a ship like this. 
Blond Ortakin – It’s no mystery. She’s the parmach’kai of our new first officer. I heard it on the space station before we left. 
Jadzia – Worf is only part of the reason I’m here. I think it is an honor to serve under General Martok. 
Leskit – You mean the one-eyed giant?
Jadzia – I wouldn’t let him hear you say that.
Leskit – He won’t. unless Worf is not the only one you’re sharing a bed with this trip. 
Jadzia – On this trip my bed is as empty as yours, Leskit. Except mine is empty by choice. 
Everybody cracks up.
Tavana – Now that’s a sound I haven’t heard on this ship for a long time. 
Except Kornan
Kornan – It won’t last. This ship is made for tears, not laughter. 
Jadzia – You’re really not much fun at parties, are you, Kornan?
Kornan – Make your jokes. Hold off fate for another day if you can. But this ship and all the souls within its hull are cursed. Death and dishonor walk these corridors like members of the crew. 
Tavana – Ah, you talk too much, Kornan.
Kornan – Tell me you don’t believe it, too.
Tavana has to put her bloodwine mug down, somber mood. 
A clunking sound, Leskit – We’ve cloaked.
Worf – Alert status one. A Jem’Hadar patrol ship is directly ahead. Prepare for combat operations. 
The nine or so members of the crew in the mess hall getting drunk scramble to join the captain and first officer on the bridge.
Kornan grabs Jadzia’s arm – Now you will see. Either death or dishonor will visit us this day and there will be nothing that you or I or any of us can do about it. 
Matok – What are they doing here? This far from the Cardassian border?
Jadzia, science officer – They’re conducting active polaron scans of this sector. It’s likely they’re on a reconnaissance mission. 
Martok – Can their scans penetrate our cloak?
Jadzia – Less than a three percent chance of detection.
Martok whispers urgently – What’s our weapons status?
Kornan – Torpedo bays are loaded. Warheads are armed. Disruptors are locked on target. 
Leskit – They’ve increased speed and are beginning to pull away. Shall I match velocity?
Martok growls, says hoarsely – No. take us back to our original course. 
Leskit – Forgive this unworthy officer’s poor hearing but what was your order?
Martok hisses – Take us back to our original course! Our priority is to find the B’Moth. 
Worf and Jadzia exchange meaningful look. 
Worf – Sir, we have them in our sights. They cannot escape if we attack. 
Martok – No, Worf
Worf – But letting the ship go
Martok whips his head around to Worf – Do not question me!
Worf steps back.
Martok – Is the course laid in?
Leskit somewhat sarcastically – Yes, captain. I await your next command. 
Martok does the right hand over head pitch thing – Engage.
Leskit has to turn is back to the viewscreen, face opposite the direction the ship is heading, to work navigation console. 
Martok – Stand down from alert status. You have the bridge. [to Worf]
Jadzia calls Worf over. Worf sits on edge of console, arms wrapped around himself.
Jadzia – That was a mistake. We shouldn’t have let them go. 
Worf – our orders are to find the B’Moth, not seek combat. It was a prudent decision. 
Jadzia – To hell with prudence. This isn’t a Fed starship. It’s a Klingon bird pf prey. We could have had an easy victory. And in case you haven’t noticed this crew could use a victory. 
Worf – Enough! You may be my parmach’kai but that does not give you 
Jadzia cuts him off – I’m an officer on this ship and I am trying to warn my superior that a dangerous situation is developing and that he’d better do something about it. 
Worf – What do you mean, dangerous? 
Jadzia stands up to look him in the eye – Take a good look around you, commander. Maybe it’s just me but I think we’re in trouble. 
She leaves her station to give Worf time to think.
Worf talks to Martok, alone again in the privacy of a small office
Martok not happy with what he has to say – I brought you hear to support me, not to undermine my authority. 
Worf – I am simply trying to point out that we had an opportunity to destroy an enemy ship with little risk to ourselves. 
Martok rumbles – Little risk? What if they’d have gotten off a distress call before we could destroy them? They could have given away our position. Called in reinforcements. We would have spent the next three days avoiding Jem’Hadar ships instead of carrying out our mission. No, my friend. No. this was not the right time for battle. you question my judgment in this matter? 
Worf stoically – No. 
Martok sidles up to Worf – Good. Without your support I cannot command this ship. Tell me, that I have not made a mistake in making you my first officer. 
Worf, looking straight ahead – you have my full support General.
Martok – I knew you would not fail me, Worf and you can rest assured I will not fail you.
Buddy Martok places left arm heavily on Worf’s left shoulder. Gives him a squeeze. Worf spins out and leaves.
Jadzia, Tavana, Leskit and Ortakin, Kornan in the Mess Hall. Barrel of blood wine, mugs beside it, dip mug into it. Self serve.
Leskit - Two years I spent on the Cardassian border. Two years fighting Guls and Legates and Glinns. They were cunning enemies. Always had us chasing holoprojectors and sensor ghosts. Everything was a game with them. Always had a plan within a plan within a plan leading to a trap. It was an honor to kill them.
Ortakin spits to the side – The Cardassians. 
Leskit points finger – Ah! But you can respect a Cardassian because he fights for his people and he follows a code just like we do. But not the soldiers of the Dominion, not the Jem’Hadar. No, they don’t fight for anything. They fight because they’re designed that way. Because they’re programmed to fight. 
Ortakin growls –They have no honor.
Leskit – You’re right. That’s why they’re better than us. 
Jadzia sees trouble coming – That’s enough, you’re on duty in an hour and
Lestit cuts her off – The Trill doesn’t want you to know the truth my young friend but you deserve to know, the Jem’Hadar are smarter, they’re faster, and they’re stronger than we are. 
Young Ortakin – How can you say these things?!
Jadzia – He’s drunk, ignore him.
Leskit – No! You listen! Listen and maybe learn something! The Jem’Hadar are the future. Because they can break us. Just like they broke Martok. She doesn’t want you to know the truth. Martok fears them. That’s why we didn’t attack them. Martok fears them!!
Kornan, who has been sitting quietly, screams and lunges at shouting Leskit. Brawl in mess hall amongst the men, Ortakin pulls Kornan off Leskit, Kornan punches Ortakin, knocks him down, jumps on him, starts strangling him, head butts him. Jadzia phasers Kornan.
Jadzia takes Ortakin to the medical ward, comes back all bloodied though no blood was spilled in the previous scene. Worf catches her in the hallway.
Worf – Are you alright?
Jadzia – I had to take Ortakin to surgery. Kornan almost killed him. Why? Because Leskit was drunk. Worf doesn’t understand because you’re too busy worrying about Martok while the crew is falling apart. Kornan needed to attack someone and he lost control. But this in only the beginning. This crew has lost half a dozen separate actions to the Jem’Hadar. The casualty list is as long as my arm. And now they’re serving under a man who seems to have left more behind than just an eye in that prison camp.
Worf – Do not speak of the captain in that manner. Not while I am first officer.
Jadzia grabs Worf when he tries to walk away – Look, I like Martok but this crew needs a leader, someone who’ll remind tem of their duty as soldiers of the empire, and they need that leader right now or I promise you. They will explode.
Worf – It will not come to that! I know Martok. He is a great man. He will not fail us. But we must give him time.
Jadzia – Time may be the one thing we don’t have, Worf. what happened in that mess hall could happen al over the ship and if you think the blood looks bad on my uniform wait until the decks are dripping with it. 
Jadzia pushes past Worf and stalks back the way she came.
Later, Worf in Captain’s chair. Jadzia picks up a Klingon distress call, it’s very faint but I might be able, it’s the B’Moth. They were attacked, by the Jem’Hadar and lost main power. Heavy casualties. At least 30 survivors. In need of assistance. Emergency power failing. The message repeats. The signal is coming from 0-5-5 mark 3-4-2. distance at least 7 light years.
Worf gets up and walks over to Jadzia’s station, first one to the left, behind chair. Pats her shoulder after she delivers the info.
Worf orders course alteration, Leskit swings around to comply, Understood. 
Worf – I will inform the General. Engineer, you have the bridge.
Why would Tavana be left in charge of the bridge? So she can leave her console behind the captain’s chair and go over to Jadzia and thank her for what she did in the mess hall. Young blond Ortakin is her parmach’kai. 
Tavana warns Jadzia – Things are coming to a head on this ship. When the fighting breaks out, stay with me. I’ll protect you. [though she wasn’t much in the mess hall]
Jadzia – I was still hoping there wasn’t going to be any fighting.
Kornan returns to the bridge, door to the right side of the captain’s chair. His usual jolly self. Leskit swivels to look at him. Tavana walks halfway across bridge – Station.
Kornan growls, approaches Tavana, who moves toward him and says again firmly – Station! Bridge crew watch to see what happens. Kornan breathes and moves off. 
Martok and Worf confer, in the privacy of a small office. Walls with computer terminals. Martok clean desk, flush inset computer screen, and big chair arm with irregularly shaped back. Twin sided plaque behind chair with Klingon writing carved in it. Something like robe panels hanging next to plaque, also with lots of writing symbols down them.
Martok – Something is wrong here, Worf. I can feel it. If the B’Moth was attacked by the Jem’Hadar why would there be survivors? 
Worf – Since we do not know any details of the battles it is difficult to speculate. 
Martok – We both know the Jem’Hadar do not leave a task half-finished. If they left the ship intact and part of the crew still alive they did it for a reason. 
Worf - There could be many explanations. The B’Moth could have inflicted heavy damage on the Jem’Hadar ships, forcing them to withdraw. The Jem’Hadar could have
Martok interrupts, pounding the arms of his chair, standing up – How is it that I have only one eye but I can see more clearly than anyone around me? they deliberately left survivors on that ship. Why? Because they want someone to try to rescue them. Oh, do not take this personally my friend. I spent two years with the Jem’Hadar. I do not expect you to have the same insight into them that I do. They’re soulless creatures, Worf. fighting for no goal, no purpose except to serve the Founders. They take no pleasure in what they do. Nothing is glorified, nothing affirmed. To the Jem’Hadar we are nothing more than targets to be destroyed. I must not let them destroy us, Worf
Worf interrupts Martok’s introspective rant – With all due respect, General. We do not know the tactical situation of the B’Moth yet. We should guard against making any premature judgments. 
Martok steadies – Of course. He sits back in his big desk chair. Dismissed.
Martok sits back in his chair, steeples his fingers by his lips. Looks a little spooked.
Worf – Rotarran combat log: the 53rd day in the year of Kahless 999. we have reached the Cardassian border and begun our search for the B’Moth. 
Martok in captain’s chair on the bridge, Worf standing to his left, slightly behind – Helm. Keep us at least five million kellicams from the border. 
Jadzia picks up something, hard to make out through all the interference but the thermal signature looks like a ship. It’s coming into visual range. 
Worf orders on screen. Screen static switches to image of k’tinga class battlecruiser. Tavana sits at station directly behind standing Kornan. The B’Moth.
Worf – Helm, lay in a course to bring us alongside. 
Tavana calls out – Bridge to medical ward; prepare to receive casualties.
Worf says over to ?Tavana – Assemble an armed boarding party in transporter room one and make a search of all the habitable areas.
Martok, all this going on over his head – Hold.  Commander Dax, what side of the border are they on? 
Dax – they’re 500,000 kellicams inside Cardassian territory. They must have drifted across a couple of days ago
Martok – There are probably five Jem’Hadar warships out there right now just waiting for us to cross the border. 
Worf – General, If thy are nearby they do not care what side of the border we are on. They will simply attack. I have orders from the High Council not to enter Cardassian territory. 
Worf – I am certain the High Council will not object under these circumstances. There are still survivors on the B’Moth.
Martok – We do not know that. All we know is there is an automated distress call. They could all be dead. 
Worf – And if they are not?
Martok slumps back in captain’s chair – Then there is nothing we can do for them. 
Tavana comes around Kornan’s console - General, you don’t intend to just leave them there? 
Martok – I will not throw away the lives of this crew in a futile rescue attempt. 
Worf loudly – They are Klingon warriors. We cannot sit
Martok jumps up yelling – I have made my decision! We will not cross the border! From this moment, anyone who questions that, anyone, will be charged with treasonable disobedience. Worf, you have the bridge.
Martok exits door upper left on bridge. Worf, and crew, stares after him. Lestik chuckles. Worf snaps Stations! Leskit swings around to face is panels. Worf yells Stations again to get Tavana and Kornan moving. Jadzia leaves her station to come whisper with Worf.
Jadzia – We can’t just leave those men out there to die. So what are you going to do?
Worf – The only thing I can do, challenge Martok for command of the ship. 
Jadzia – I agree. But you better realize, he may not step aside willingly. 
Worf – I know, but if the general will not step aside, I will have to kill him.
The Rotarran hangs around uncloaked.
Kornan comes over to Leskit, sitting at solo station against wall to immediate left of viewscreen, with a padd or something [disruptor] cradled in his hands. Worf sits in captain’s chair. Tavana rises from her chair, disruptor unholstered. Kornan and Leskit rise from the station to left of viewscreen, walk over to confront Worf.
Kornan – Martok must die. Other crew, beautiful girl, gather behind them.
Worf – That is not your decision. 
Leskit – He is a coward. while he commands he dishonors us all. 
Worf – I shed no tears for your dishonor, Leskit.
Leskit – Today would be a bad day to die, son of Mogh. Take your Trill and go.
Jadzia fingers the touchpad of red and yellow triangles. Worf and Jadzia exchange glances.
Worf settles back in captain’s comfy chair – Unlikely.
Leskit – I was hoping you would say something like that.
Back doors open, Ortakin and two friends with rifles at the ready enter. Worf stands up, blocking their line of fire to the rebellious group.
Worf – Alert status one. All hands to battle stations. We are going to rescue the survivors of the B’Moth. 
The rebellious group, happy again, goes back to work. Martok comes racing around the corner.
Martok – Who gave the order? What’s going on here? 
Worf – As first officer I say that you are unfit to serve as captain. 
Martok – You what?
Worf – You are a coward and I challenge you for command of this ship. 
Martok – I never would have expected this from you, Worf. 
Worf gets in the first swipe, backhanded right, Martok reels away, no hit. They  both pull daggers. The crew yells support. Blades lock up a couple of times. Worf slashes Martok left arm, same place as beginning of program. Martok stunned against the viewscreen. Worf turns his back on him to bask in adulation of the crew. Martok roars after him. Worf lands a backhand that sends Martok reeling backward to other corner of viewscreen. Worf has Martok at knife point against console. Martok pushes blade away, and breaks away from Worf. reengage in series of knife swipes across open area. Martok stabs Worf in stomach when his arms are wide after a swipe. Worf goes down, Martok stands over, lifts his head in battle yell. Fickle Crew chants Martok! Martok! 
Two females, Kornan, male, female, female, male, beautiful female, female, Leskit, male with disruptor rifle in hand. Jadzia goes to Worf slumped in the corner.
Tavana spoils the moment – Tactical alert! Jem’Hadar warship. They will be in weapons range in nine minutes. 
Martok – The Jem’Hadar will soon learn to regret this day. Who is with me?!
Tavana raises fist – Tavana!
Jadzia struggles to raise Worf – Sometimes I think I know why I love you. Lets go to the medical ward.
Kornan – Shields and weapons ready.
Leskit – Intercept course laid in.
Tavana starts singing. 
Martok – Mahk-cha! With over hand right pitch.
Enthusiastic beautiful female girl singer. 
Worf, as intelligence officer, reads reports, and analyses, and analyses of analyses and only talk about it to those with a need to know.
Rotarran decloaks 15 km off the station.
Martok reports – Major, we’ve rescued 35 survivors of a disabled Klingon battlecruiser. Request permission to beam them directly to your infirmary. 
Kira – Also cleared to dock at bay four.
Martok – We’ll need an engineering team to repair our battle damage, and one other thing, arrange to have 15 barrels of bloodwine waiting for us in the airlock so that we can celebrate the first victory of the Rotarran over the Jem’Hadar!
Klingons laugh lustily
Martok comes to Worf, back in Starfleet uniform, standing overlooking Quark’s - The High council has issued a commendation for the entire crew of the Rotarran. It would seem that you were right. They view the destruction of a Jem’Hadar ship and the rescue of 35 warriors as ample justification for crossing the Cardassian border. Your actions on the Rotarran, at the time I thought they were disloyal but I have come to realize that your intention was to remind me of my duty as a soldier of the empire and as a warrior. For that, I am grateful. 
Worf- You did the same for me once. 
Worf walks away but Martok calls him. 
Martok – On the bridge, during the fight, when you dropped your guard, how did you know I would not kill you?
Worf – I did not know. 
Martok chuckles – I see you’re still wearing the crest of the House of Mogh. 
The lower symbol on Worf’s sash is the symbol for the House of Mogh. Worf looks down and touches it. 
Worf – Yes, Jadzia calls it a sentimental gesture.
Martok – Perhaps you would consider replacing sentiment with the symbol of a new beginning. 
Martok takes badge from his left arm
Martok – The house of Martok would be honored to welcome the son of Mogh into our family, as a warrior, and as a brother. 
Martok holds badge out, Worf takes it wonderingly. Pulls off the House of Mogh, affixes House of Martok to sash. The Mogh badge which was in his right hand isn’t there when Worf and Martok clasp lower arms Q’apla! Simultaneously. 
Prophecy and Change
. . . Loved I not Honor More by Christopher L. Bennett
Grilka arranged covertly to come to Deep Space Nine. Jadzia arranged for her to be transported directly to Quark's.
Cousins on D'Ghor won honor on the Cardassian front and he borrowed some of the prestige for his own. His forces and Grika's forces have both suffered glorious death.
House of D'Ghor in business with the Reletek, a peaceful, neutral people inventing transphasic sensor array, can be used to listen in on encrypted subspace transmissions, bypass sensor-jamming.
D'Ghor stealing Grika's valuables via Reletek transphasic sensor. Disrupting them to submolecular level, reassembling them with transphasic sensor. House of D'Ghor provided security to Reletek, protect their business interests.
Quark exposes D'Ghor again.
Rotarran returned, commandeered Quark's for celebration
A Curzonian leer peeking through
Disruptors more vulgar than good honest metal
Rokeg blood pie – good for fortifying the immune defenses
Page 149 Rom mISmoHlu'taH
Indurite, element some of Grilka's valuables are made of
Since when are Klingons practical? They'll do anything to look honorable, even when they're robbing you blind.
Klingon armor is a traditional design going back centuries
Stand with me and we will make your name immortal in the songs of history
You can always count on Klingon bluster
Only a Klingon heart can beat as one with mine
  Fiction, Strange New Worlds I
no Klingon content
Distant Origin
Tom will bet B’E its an anodyne relay. B’E sure it’s a plasma conduit.
Tom – I’m telling you, I checked the conduit network.
B’E – My point exactly, you’re not an engineer.
Tom – I’ll bet you.
B’E – Name it.
Tom shows her it’s an anodyne relay.
Tom – Well?
B’E – Well? Go ahead and gloat.
Tom – Who would have guessed.
B’E – Just a shot in the dark.
Tom – And it hit the bull’s eye and tonight you pay up. Holodeck Two, Klingon martial arts program. No getting out of it this time. I’ll see you tonight. BYOB.
B’E – What?
Tom – Bring your own bat’leth.
Children of Time
Week in Gamma Quadrant, Jadzia wants to sleep in her own bed, Defiant bunks not comfortable.
Jadiza would rather believe a relationship would work if both people want it to.
Jadzia wants to investigate planet with strange energy barrier, Sisko against it, everyone wants to get home, but Jadzia convinces Sisko quick survey.
Sisko trying to cut down on his raktajino intake.
Worf approached by child on Gaia.
On Gaia - The son of Mogh can kill someone just by looking at them. Only when he is angry.
Worf knows if Defiant doesn’t crash, this timeline will cease to exist.
Worf makes survey of settlement, for necessary supplies..
The Klingons are here, the Klingons are here!
Brota - Qapla’.
Worf responds – Qapla’
Brota - We are the sons of Mogh. Worf’s descendants, some by blood, some by choice. Our hearts are Klingon. We live as warriors, just as you taught our ancestors. Only come to the settlement to trade furs for the things they need. Those who want to join must prove themselves. If you are worthy you can take a Klingon name and live among them. The sons of Mogh are gathering to celebrate Worf’s return. It would honor us greatly if you would feast with us tonight.
Worf – I look forward to it.
Brota - We will come for you at nightfall
Bashir – Looks like I’m not the only legend around here.
Brota , Male with long dark hair, male with long blond hair, white woman. All in skins.
The summer after the crash Jadzia cut her hair short because it was so hot. Worf hated it, and she promised to grow it back in time for the wedding. Sisko performed ceremony. Worf’s voice was shaking. They were happy. Worf is a good man. Just sometimes he’s so hard to get along with. Jadzia will learn to handle him.
Jadzia was so bent of making some great discovery that she didn’t notice that the barrier was unstable.
Worf – It is best that children do not know their timeline is about to cease.
Worf looks into the fire.
Sons of Mogh arrive, with spears. Brota , with mek’leth in dangling holster, woman, ?different, older white male.
Worf – Join me, there is something I wish to say. It is a great honor to know that my legacy has thrived on your world for so long. I can see the Klingon heart beats strong here. 
Brota - You honor us with your words. We have tried to live as you taught us to.
We’ve never plowed fields or milked cattle. We are warriors. Hunters. 
Brota - Last year I slew a yak bear 3 meters tall. your mek’leth was my only weapon. The beast maimed me, and for a time it seemed I would die from my wounds. Now I wish I had. It would have been a warrior’s death. 
He could have taken his place among the honored dead in Sto-Vo-Kor. 
Worf – Perhaps he will, yet. 
Brota  - Ceasing to exist because my parents were never born? That is not a death worthy of Sto-Vo-Kor. Kill me, Worf. I have no enemies to fight. give me an honorable death. 
They all present their d’k tagh blades to Worf, in their right hands, hilt first.
Don’t make end like farm animals waiting for slaughter.
Worf – I will come to you tomorrow and do what you ask. 
Jadiza wants to go home.
Worf – If Kira is willing to sacrifice her life to save the colonists, I am willing to remain here.
O’Brien – that’s easy for you to say, you hardly ever see your son.
Worf – And you are afraid to face your destiny. 
Worf and Jadzia walk arm in arm through settlement at dawn.
Jadzia helps with the planting.
Worf walks up to field with the 3 Sons of Mogh. 
Brota  - You said there was an enemy for us to fight
Worf – They are attempting to finish planting before the sun sets. Time is their enemy. We should help them defeat it.
Brota  - Bring the others.
Timeline eradicated.
  House of Cards by Peter David
p123 Si Cwan, of Thallonian Empire, describes the Klingon Empire of seventy years ago as being in disarray when they joined with the Federation
p159 Picard calls Mackenzie Calhoun's upbringing more brutal than anyone who wasn't raised a Klingon
  I, Voyager, Strange New Worlds I
no Klingon content
  Reciprocity, Strange New Worlds II
no Klingon content
  Change of Heart, Strange New Worlds II
no Klingon content
Displaced
B’E in red bodysuit with red lab coat flaps, walks out of Tom’s holoprogram. She was doing great. She was in perfect position to deliver the death blow. All she had to do was follow through. Tom urges her to go back. 
B’E – Don’t push me, Tom.
Tom – I’m not pushing you, I’m encouraging you. 
B’E – To do what?
Tom – Try something new. This martial arts program is the best work out I’ve ever had. No, it’s more than that. Working with a bat’leth is an art, you have to use your mind and body, your movements
B’E – you may find all of this Klingon stuff really fascinating, but I don’t. I’m not going to waste my time trying to disembowel a bunch of holographic monsters. I only came down here because you tricked me into that stupid bet. 
B’E waves bat’leth around, endangering Tom.
Tom – Will you watch it, you could take somebody’s head off with that thing.
B’E – I have tried this and now I’m finished, got it?
Tom – If you don’t like the program, that’s fine. but why do you always have to get so hostile?
B’E – I am not hostile!
B’E reconfigures Doctor’s optical sensors to detect portals, tries to make up with Tom
B’E to Tom – About the other day, I might have been a bit oversensitive, about the Klingon program. 
Tom – don’t worry about it. I didn’t mean to push you.
B’E – You didn’t. and I didn’t mean to lash out at you like that. 
B’E – Tom pretends that nothing bothers him and turn everything into a joke. 
Tom – That is ridiculous. I am just trying to be friendly to someone who is obviously terrified of having a friend.
B’E – If you find it so difficult to be my friend, then why keep trying?
Tom – That’s a good question. I think I’ll stop wasting my time.
The Doctor analyses B’E’s typical defensive reaction, using an aggressive outburst as a shield to emotional threat. Tom’s easy going attitude is also a defense mechanism. Peer intimacy is common indicator of low self esteem.
B’E turns Doctor’s vocals off. 
B’E and Tom hide in icy Argala habitat. B’E’s hands go completely numb. Tom warms them.
Tom – I would have thought all that hot Klingon blood would have kept you warm.
B’E – Shows how much you know about Klingons. much less tolerance for the cold than humans.
B’E gets very sleepy. Tom won’t let her do that.
Tom – Get on your feet, Torres. That’s an order.
B’E – you can’t give me orders. We’re the same rank.
Tom – I am a bridge officer and I have seniority. 
B’E – oh yeah, by about two days.
Tom – Come on, you’ve been wanting to take a swing at me for days. Now’s your chance. 
B’E – you’re just trying to keep me moving.
Tom – you will keep moving, or do I have to throw you over my shoulder and carry you out?
B’E – Don’t even try it.
Tom and B’E transported in an embrace back to Voyager group.
B’E comes to sit beside Tom in tropical holoprogram. Chit chat.
Blaze of Glory
Nog, working security, has a problem with the Klingons, their attitude, its bad, they’re loud, obnoxious, and generally intoxicated. They walk around like they own the place. they ignore station security requests to keep noise level down. 
Nog – They never look me in the eye when I try to talk to them, they just stare over my head and pretend I’m not even there. I hate when they do that.
Sisko – the next time a Klingon refuses to acknowledge your presence, do what a Klingon would do. Confront them about it. If you stand up to them, you’ll earn their respect.
Jake – Or get your butt kicked.
Sisko – Either way, they’ll never ignore you again. 
Martok strides in – Captain, I need to speak to you, alone.
He ignores Nog, Sisko keeps Nog from confronting Martok. Martok pulls out a small narrow padd from his left wrist gauntlet. 
Martok – Captain, my crew and I were patrolling the Cardassian border, we intercepted a very disturbing message. A Maquis code. I was as surprised as you. I thought the Maquis were wiped out by Cardassia and their new Dominion allies, but it would appear I was mistaken.
Sisko – Were you able to decode it?
Martok reaches over to padd in Sisko’s hand and taps a button. Message from Rebecca Sullivan to Michael Eddington plays, about sending missiles to Cardassia. 
Martok couldn’t find any missiles, but that proves nothing. A few months ago the Klingon High Council decided to aid the Maquis in their fight against Cardassia, we provided them with 30 class four cloaking devices. It was our understanding they would use them on their ships, but they could have been mounted on the missiles instead. 
A problem. The Maquis had access to tricobalt devices, biogentic weapons.
Martok – The death toll could be millions.
The sabre bear is most deadly when it is trapped, with no hope of escape.
If Cardassians are killed by human terrorists, the Dominion would attack Fed, Klingon Empire, entire Alpha Quadrant, in revenge. 
Worf and Jadzia spent over 50 hours searching the Badlands for signs of Maquis missiles. No success. Had hard time avoiding Jem-Hadar patrols, they could track Defiant plasma waves, even cloaked, in Badland nebula gasses.
Two Klingons head butt in Quarks. Holding each other’s upper arms.
Martok – No, no, you can do better than that! You’re barely making contact.
The two strike each other with more force. Martok approves, moves along to female Klingon. Calls out More bloodwine. 65 decibels. Nog plans to arrest General Martok for disturbing the peace. The yells of approval reach 70, but Nog falls backwards out of his chair and doesn’t make the arrest.
Martok, 2 Klingons loitering in Jake and Nog’s old spot at the railing on the Prom. 
Nog – They know I’m territorial about that spot. Purposefully doing it to insult Nog.
Nog – It’s time for you to move along.
Martok – We will decide when it is time to move.
Nog – Station regulation 82/7B clearly states that loitering on the Prom is prohibited.
Martok – Is that so.
Nog – It is. Now either move or I’m going to have to place you under arrest.
Martok leans into Nog – you are either very brave, or very stupid, Ferengi.
Nog – Probably a little of both. 
Martok laughs – Indeed. Courage comes in all sizes. But don’t tempt fate. 
khi-GOSH =let’s go.
Nog – Klingons, you just have to know how to handle them.
Martok, studying padd, barrels out of lift, stops in front of Nog – Cadet.
Nog – General. That’s better. Respect.
Eddington dies, remaining Maquis rescued by Sisko. 
Worst Case Scenario
Tom and B’E had a lunch date, she missed it playing Maquis mutiny program. Tom walks in on her private holodeck program.
She was doing a routine purge of the auxiliary database when she found this holonovel, Insurrection Alpha. It’s completely compelling, probably because it’s all about us. It’s also pretty inflammatory. Tom wants to play it too. Half the fun of a holonovel is having someone to talk about it with. Author of program is encrypted.
Tom and B’E chat about program on mess hall. B’E may have let word of the new program slip while she was running Doctor’s weekly diagnostic. Now everybody knows.
Tom plays the story as far as written. B’E and Tom try to find out who wrote it to get the ending. 
Tuvok wrote program as tactical training exercise.
B’E’s exceptional computer skills, and excessive curiosity.
B’E suggests Tom add a little heart, emotion, to the action story. There is room in every good story for a little bit of passion.
Tom – I could add a steamy love scene between the Starfleet conn officer and the Maquis engineer.
B’E – Oh, that’s realistic.
Seska got into Tuvok’s program about a month before she left, booby trapped it.
B’E better find more access to narrative subroutines for Janeway, or Tom and Tuvok won’t make it out of there alive.
B’E sits by Tom in mess hall after adventure.
B’E suggests Detective story for next holonovel.
Empok Nor
Jadzia and Worf and Kira enter Quark’s, it’s undergoing repairs. They go to the Klingon restaurant, it’s quieter. 
Garek – asking a Ferengi to play a Cardassian game is like asking a Klingon to chew with his mouth closed. Kotra, Cardassian board game, about bold strategies and decisive action.
Scorpion Part I
B’E cleans up probe telemetry. Borg was last image. Also finds Northwest Passage.
B’E gets the Away team out with a skeletal lock. We’ll have to add that one to the transporter manual.
B’E finds Northwest Passage is location of Species 8472, that’s why it’s clear of Borg.
  Into the Void by Peter David
p5 Zak Kebron, Worf's Academy roomie, is Security Chief on Calhoun's Excalibur. His study group pals Mark McHenry and Soleta also on Excalibur
p145 Captain Calhoun relates Zak Kebron's run in with Worf at Academy. Commander Shelby recalls working with Worf, the first Klingon at the Academy, a unique individual.
  The Two-Front War by Peter David
no Klingon content
  End Game by Peter David
no Klingon content
In The Cards
Worf at Sisko’s dinner party, staring at art on wall, not joining in dilatory conversation.
Sisko – Mr. Worf, you’ve been paroled, the party’s over.
Young Klingon male sits quietly at auction at Quark’s. 
Audio of Klingon opera.
Nog has to listen to all of Worf’s opera recordings and filter out the subharmonic distortions, 82 decibels, the volume Worf’s listens at, so Nog and Jake can get two meters of electroplasma conduit from the Defiant. 
Worf on Defiant enjoying opera.
  Martyr by Peter David
no Klingon content
Call to Arms
60 degrees Celsius, ?Sisko’s fav raktajino temperature.
Orion free traders in Quark’s last night.
Worf – The Romulans! I always knew they were without honor, now they have proven it. 
Worf – As Strategic Operations officer I can not guarantee the safety of the station if the Dominion fleet attacks.
The Cardassians have just been through a terrible war with the Klingons, and are somewhat jittery, want secure borders. Dominion build up is for them. Cardassians were starving when they allied with Dominion.
Jadzia out laying mines at wormhole on Defiant.
Sisko wants Martok to take his ship, patrol the border. At the first sight of Dominion ships
Martok – I will sound the alarm.
Sisko – don’t engage the enemy. Get back to the station as soon as you can, we’re going to need you here. 
Martok – Fighting them at the border, fighting them here at the station, it makes no difference to me.
Worf is to see to the weapons array, issue combat assignments.
Martok – Captain, we just detected a large force of Dominion ships headed your way. They should be there within the hour. 
Sisko – General Martok, take a defensive position near the Defiant. They have to finish deploying those mines, no matter the cost.
Martok – And they will, you have my word on it, Captain.
Martok’s face right up to viewscreen.
Worf deploys DS 9 weapon’s array. All weapons fire at will. Make every shot count.
Martok comes to Defiant’s rescue – you may continue your work, Commander. I will handle the Jem-Hadar.
Jadzia – Who says there’s never a Klingon around when you need one. 
Martok chuckles.
In evacuation, Worf goes to docking port, Jadzia should be on the Defiant, she’s heard Worf assigned to Martok’s ship. 
Worf – It could be some time before we see each other again. 
Jadzia – We may never see each other again.
Worf – This is war, we must put aside our personal feelings and focus on task at hand. 
Jadzia – I’ve been through my share of wars, I know what I have to do. But before you leave, I want you to know that the answer is yes. 
Worf – Yes? Yes to what?
Jadzia – Yes, I’ll marry you. That’s what you’ve wanted from the beginning, isn’t it? 
Worf –Yes.
Jadzia – Then when all of this is over, we’ll get married. And if that doesn’t give you a reason to survive, I don’t know what will. 
Kiss and she leaves.
While DS 9 was keeping Dominion fleet occupied, a Starfleet Klingon task force cross the border into Cardassia and destroyed Dominion shipyards on Torros III. 
50 Dominion-Cardassian ships lost. 
Starfleet evacuates DS 9.
Novelization by Diane Carey
16 Torros Three, the Starfleet patrollers Centaur and Majestic had skirted all the sentry ships and stormed the shipyards without backup. 

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