1:[2,#B]@1Klingon martini@2Alcoholic beverage made with vermouth, gin, and a dash of Klingon bloodwine. Valerie Archer enjoyed Klingon martinis at the Quantum Cafe. (“In the Flesh” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],13:[1,#B],57:[1,#BI],65:[1,#BI],92:[12,#I],167:[3,#B],171:[1,#BI],202:[1,#BI],262:[1,#I],374:[1,#BI],394:[19,#I],415:[17,#I],437:[76,#I],518:[10,#I],531:[30,#I],561:[1,#B]@1Klingons@2Humanoid warrior civilization (“Errand of Mercy” [TOS]), originally from the planet Qo’noS; a proud, tradition-bound people who value honor. The aggressive Klingon culture has made them an interstellar military power to be respected and feared. There is no equivalent of the devil in Klingon mythology (“Day of the Dove” [TOS]), although a beast known as Fek’lhr is believed to guard the underworld of Gre’thor. (“Devil’s Due” [TNG]). According to myth, ancient Klingon warriors slew their gods a millennium ago. They apparently were more trouble than they were worth. (“Homefront” [DS9]). Perhaps this is why the Klingons have no devil; they killed him. In Klingon society, the death of a warrior who has died honorably in battle is not mourned. In such cases, the survivors celebrate the freeing of the spirit. (“The Bonding” [TNG]). Klingons believe in an afterlife but there is no burial ceremony. They dispose of the body in the most efficient means possible (“Emanations” [VGR]), confident that the warrior’s spirit has now joined Kahless the Unforgettable in Sto-Vo-Kor. (“Rightful Heir” [TNG]). Klingon tradition holds that “the son of a Klingon is a man the day he can first hold a blade.” (“Ethics” [TNG]). Another Klingon ritual is the R’uustai, or bonding ceremony, in which two individuals join families, becoming brothers and sisters. (“The Bonding” [TNG]). Klingons believe that they have the instinctive ability to look an opponent in the eye and see the intent to kill. Klingon tradition holds that a Klingon who dies by their own hand will not travel across the River of Blood to enter Sto-Vo-Kor. (“Sons of Mogh” [DS9]). If a Klingon warrior strikes another with the back of his hand, it is interpreted as a challenge to the death. Klingon warriors speak proudly to each other; they do not whisper or keep their distance. Standing far away or whispering are considered insults in Klingon society. (“Apocalypse Rising” [DS9]).
The Klingon body incorporates multiple redundancies for nearly all vital bodily functions. This characteristic, known as brak’lul, gives Klingon warriors enormous resiliency in battle. Despite the considerable sophistication of Klingon technology, significant gaps exist in Klingon medical science, in part due to cultural biases that injured warriors should be left to die or to carry out the Hegh’bat. (“Ethics” [TNG]). Klingons have redundant stomachs. (“Macrocosm” [VGR]). Klingons have no tear ducts. Klingon blood is a lavender-colored fluid. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country).
Klingons were first seen in “Errand of Mercy” (TOS), and throughout the original Star Trek series. At the time, they appeared as fairly ordinary humans with heavy makeup and mustaches. Beginning with Star Trek: The Motion Picture, improved makeup techniques (and bigger budgets) led to their present elaborate forehead designs. The differences between the two types of Klingons have never been definitively explained on the show, although Worf, in “Trials and Tribble-ations” (DS9), made it very clear that this is not something that Klingons discuss with outsiders. The issue was further complicated when three Klingons, Kor, Koloth, and Kang, who had appeared in the original series with the original makeup design, appeared on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine wearing the motion-picture-style Klingon foreheads. According to David Alexander (in Star Trek Creator, a biography of Gene Roddenberry, Roc Books, 1994), the Klingons were named for Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan, a friend of Roddenberry who served with him in the Los Angeles Police Department.
Addendum: Spacefaring civilization originating on planet Qo’noS. The social and military hierarchy of a Klingon spacecraft is very strict. A subordinate can challenge his superior only under extreme circumstances such as dereliction of duty, dishonorable conduct, or cowardice. It is traditional among Klingon warriors to sing songs of dedication and courage when going into battle (“Soldiers of the Empire” [DS9]). Klingon tradition also calls for an important event or battle to be commemorated by composing a poem. (“One Little Ship” [DS9]). Klingons are sensitive to extreme cold. (“Change of Heart” [DS9]; “Displaced” [VGR]). The Klingon people used incense, an ancient remedy believed to expel demons. They also used another kind of incense as a mental relaxant. (“Nothing Human” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],33:[2,#B]@1Koral@2(James Greene). Bajoran monk engaged in theological research duties at the excavation site of the ancient city of B’Hala. In 2374, Koral discovered an artifact foretelling an epic conflict known as the Reckoning. Koral bore the religious title of ranjen. (“The Reckoning” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#BI],8:[1,#I]@1Kornaire@2Cardassian vessel. Dukat served aboard the Kornaire shortly after he was promoted to the rank of glinn. (“Waltz” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],18:[1,#I],19:[1,#BI],24:[1,#I],38:[2,#B],49:[14,#I]@1Kornan@2(Rick Worthy). Klingon warrior, son of Shovak. In 2373, Kornan served as weapons officer aboard the Bird-of-Prey Rotarran. Like much of the Rotarran crew, Kornan was discouraged and cynical until a victory under the command of General Martok restored his warrior’s pride. (“Soldiers of the Empire” [DS9]). Rick Worthy previously played Cravic Unit 122 and Pralor Unit 3947 in “Prototype” (VGR).
~1:[2,#B],13:[1,#B],19:[2,#B],70:[1,#B],76:[1,#B],104:[4,#B],147:[2,#B],154:[2,#B],169:[2,#B],204:[2,#B],207:[1,#B]@1Kosst Amojan@2In Bajoran religion, Kosst Amojan was the Evil One, a Pah-wraith banished long ago from the Celestial Temple. Kosst Amojan returned in 2374 to fight a Prophet in a prophesied conflict called the Reckoning. The Reckoning began on Deep Space 9 when Kosst Amojan occupied the body of Jake Sisko, opposing a Prophet who inhabited the body of Kira Nerys. The epic battle was interrupted when Kai Winn defied the will of the Prophets by releasing low levels of chroniton radiation onto the station, driving both energy beings away. (“The Reckoning” [DS9]). Several months later, when the Emissary discovered the long-lost Orb of the Emissary, Kosst Amojan and the other Pah-wraiths were once again banished. (“Shadows and Symbols” [DS9]). Shortly thereafter, Kosst Amojan recruited agents from the linear realm to aid him in his efforts to release the Pah-wraiths from their imprisonment in the fire caves on Bajor. These agents included Gul Dukat, who already hated the Bajoran people, (“‘Til Death Do Us Part” [DS9]) and Kai Winn, whose lack of faith in the Prophets made it possible for her to be turned to evil. (“Strange Bedfellows” [DS9]). Although Kosst Amojan nearly succeeded in freeing the Pah-wraiths, he was defeated by Benjamin Sisko, the Emissary to the Bajoran Prophets. (“What You Leave Behind” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B]@1Kotaba Expanse@2Region of space in the Delta Quadrant, near Benthan territory. (“Vis à Vis” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B]@1Kotanka system@2Planetary group in the Alpha Quadrant. (“Favor the Bold” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],13:[1,#I],16:[1,#I]@1Koth@2Klingon warrior, son of Larna. In 2374 Koth transferred from the Vor’nak to the Rotarran. (“Sons and Daughters” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],3:[1,#B]@1kotra@2Traditional Cardassian game of strategy and decisive action. Kotra was played between two opponents using a variety of pieces on a game board. (“Empok Nor” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],9:[1,#B],22:[2,#I],35:[3,#B]@1Kovin@2(Michael Horton). Weapons dealer. Member of the Entharan civilization, Kovin negotiated for the sale of weapons to members of the Starship Voyager in 2374. During his trade negotiations, Kovin was accused of assaulting Seven of Nine and removing some of her Borg nanoprobes for weapons use. Entharan authorities agreed that sufficient evidence existed to investigate the charges, based on repressed memories recovered from Seven’s mind. Further investigation yielded physical evidence suggesting the recovered memories were erroneous, but Kovin, fearing an unjust trial, died while fleeing Entharan authorities. (“Retrospect” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B]@1krada legs@2Klingon culinary dish consisting of the broiled lower appendages of a small animal. Kira Nerys liked krada legs. (“The Sound of Her Voice” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],16:[1,#B],59:[2,#I]@1Kradin@2Sentient humanoid civilization that shared a Class-M world in the Delta Quadrant with the Vori people. The Kradin and the Vori declared war on each other around 2364. Each side characterized the other as inhuman beasts in an effort to manipulate their citizenry to support the war. In 2374, Kradin government officials helped the crew of the Starship Voyager to rescue Commander Chakotay, whose shuttlecraft had crashed on the Kradin homeworld. (“Nemesis” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[1,#B],13:[1,#B]@1Krady beast@2Racist term used by the Vori in reference to a Kradin national. (“Nemesis” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],11:[2,#B],26:[1,#B]@1Kraut@2Racist term referring to citizens of the nation-state of Nazi Germany during Earth’s 20th century. The term is a reference to a food called sauerkraut, popular in the German culture. (“The Killing Game, Part II” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B]@1Krellans@2Civilization. Krellan food was popular on many worlds, including Farius Prime. (“Honor Among Thieves” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],6:[1,#B]@1Krenim Imperium@2Government of the Krenim people. (“Year of Hell, Parts I and II” [VGR]).
~1:[4,#B],97:[1,#B],100:[1,#B],111:[1,#B],122:[2,#B],191:[1,#I],218:[3,#B]@1Krenim temporal weapon ship@2In an alternate timeline, an incredibly powerful weapon of mass destruction. The ship created a focused temporal shock wave that actually removed an object from the continuum. Not only did the object disappear from history, but all effects of that object throughout the timeline also vanished. The ship operated in a state of temporal flux, outside normal space-time, so that it was immune not only to the effects of its temporal shock waves, but it was also impervious to most forms of attack. Devised and operated in the alternate reality by a Krenim scientist named Annorax, the temporal weapon was first used around 2174 against the Rilnar people. Unfortunately, Annorax failed to fully consider the complexities of temporal mechanics in using the weapon. The elimination of the Rilnar from history somehow made Annorax’s people susceptible to a deadly disease that left some 50 million Krenim dead. Over the next two centuries, he used the temporal weapon repeatedly in a vain effort to somehow reverse the damage. In the process, Annorax erased thousands of inhabited worlds and billions of intelligent beings. Finally, in 2374, the Federation starship Voyager, in cooperation with several Delta Quadrant powers, destroyed the weapon ship. Ironically, the resulting temporal incursion erased the ship and its damage from the timeline. SEE: Mawasi; Nihydron; Obrist. (“Year of Hell, Parts I and II” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],33:[5,#B]@1Krenim@2Delta quadrant civilization. In certain alternate timelines, the Krenim did not exist or were a very minor power. In others, the Krenim were a major power in the Delta Quadrant. SEE: Annorax; Krenim temporal weapon ship. (“Year of Hell, Parts I and II” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B],11:[2,#B]@1Krim, Legate@2Cardassian official. Krim paid a visit to station Terok Nor around stardate 51145. (“Behind the Lines” [DS9]).
~1:[1,#B],7:[1,#B],11:[4,#B],35:[2,#B],106:[4,#B],110:[8,#I]@1Krit@2(Brad Greenquist). Former associate of Morn in the infamous Lissepian Mother’s Day Heist. In 2365, Hain, Morn, Larell, Krit, and his brother, Nahsk, robbed the Central Bank of Lissepia of 1,000 bars of gold-pressed latinum while the entire planet was celebrating Mother’s Day. After the heist, Morn disappeared with all of the money, later staging his own apparent death in 2374, just as the statue of limitations expired on the case. Krit and his associates arrived separately on Deep Space 9 with different plans to get Morn’s latinum. The four were arrested for attempted murder by station security. (“Who Mourns for Morn?” [DS9]). SEE: Lissepia, Central Bank of. Brad Greenquist also played Demmas in “Warlord” (VGR).
~1:[1,#B],8:[2,#B],33:[25,#I]@1Krole@2(Carlos Carrasco). Criminal who worked for Liam Bilby on Farius Prime. Krole had a dataport implant and was quite adept at using it to commit various larcenies. (“Honor Among Thieves” [DS9]). Carlos Carrasco also played the Klingon D’Ghor in “House of Quark” (DS9), a Klingon officer in “Shattered Mirror” (DS9), and Bahrat in “Fair Trade” (VGR).
~1:[2,#B]@1Ktarian merlot@2Alcoholic beverage. Similar to Earth‚Äôs Saint-Δímilion wines, it was made from the fermentation of black Ktarian grapes. Tom Paris and B‚ÄôElanna Torres enjoyed 2282 vintage Ktarian merlot on stardate 51244. (‚ÄúScientific Method‚Äù [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],16:[2,#B],53:[2,#B],59:[1,#I],76:[2,#B],116:[1,#B],130:[2,#B]@1Ktarians@2Humanoids characterized by their enlarged frontal skull bones and feline eyes. Native to planet Ktaria VII. Although politically nonaligned, in 2368 the Ktarians devised a plan they referred to as the expansion, intended to gain control of the Federation Starfleet, and eventually of the Federation itself. They distributed a psychotropically addictive Ktarian game to members of the Enteprise-D crew, planning to use the crew as tools in their planned expansion. (“The Game” [TNG]). SEE: Jol, Etana. Ensign Samantha Wildman’s husband, Greskrendtregk, was Ktarian. (“Dreadnought” [VGR]). Ktarians have scales on some parts of their body and have cranial ridges running from the center of their forehead over to the back of their head. (“Deadlock” [VGR]).
Addendum: Civilization in the Alpha Quadrant. Ktarian children develop much faster than human children. Naomi Wildman was half Ktarian. (“Mortal Coil” [VGR]). Many Ktarians lived on Earth in the 24th century. (“Hope and Fear” [VGR]).
~1:[1,#B],21:[1,#I],28:[1,#B],37:[1,#B]@1Kudak’Etan@2(Scott Thompson Baker). Jem’Hadar first during the Dominion war. Kudak’Etan was in charge of a squad that commandeered the Defiant on stardate 51474. Kudak’Etan was an Alpha Jem’Hadar and felt he was superior to the Gammas. Kudak’Etan was killed in the conflict when Captain Sisko and his crew retook the ship. (“One Little Ship” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],69:[3,#I],89:[34,#I]@1Kuiper belt@2Disk-shaped region near the outer rim of some solar systems, generally located beyond the orbits of a system’s planets. A Kuiper belt can contain many small icy bodies, some of which can become short-period comets. It can act as a reservoir for these bodies in the same way that an Oort cloud can act as a reservoir for the long-period comets. In 2375, Odo piloted the Runabout Rio Grande into a Kuiper belt to evade four Jem’Hadar attack ships. (“Treachery, Faith, and the Great River” [DS9]). Named for the Dutch-born American astronomer Gerard Kuiper (1905-1973), best known for his study of the surface of Earth’s Moon, his discovery of Miranda and Nereid, and his discovery of the atmosphere on Titan.
~1:[1,#B],44:[1,#B],48:[2,#B]@1Kukalaka@2Dr. Julian Bashir’s beloved teddy bear. Kukalaka became Bashir’s first surgical patient when Julian was only five years old, when he stitched Kukalaka’s leg closed. Bashir kept Kukalaka on a shelf in his room, even after he’d grown up. (“The Quickening” [DS9]).
Addendum: Stuffed toy animal; Julian Bashir's beloved teddy bear. While dating Bashir, Leeta became fond of Kukalaka and borrowed him. After their relationship ended, she neglected to return the cherished childhood toy. As a favor to Dr. Bashir, Nog procured the bear back from Leeta’s quarters without her knowledge. (“In the Cards” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],15:[2,#B],22:[1,#B],24:[2,#BI],34:[3,#B],38:[2,#B],45:[7,#I],57:[7,#I]@1Kursky, Darlene@2(Terry Farrell). Inhabitant of 20th-century Earth. Kursky worked as media intermediary to Douglas Pabst, editor of the 1950s pulp science-fiction magazine Incredible Tales. Kursky was a fan of noted science-fiction writers Robert A. Heinlein and Benny Russell. (“Far Beyond the Stars” [DS9]). Terry Farrell also played Jadzia Dax on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, although Kursky did not have Trill spots.
~1:[1,#BI],6:[1,#I]@1kut’luch@2Klingon warrior’s dagger. The kut’luch is used in a first bloodletting ritual that prepares one to become a warrior. (“Real Life” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[1,#B],15:[1,#B],33:[4,#B]@1Kyana Prime@2Colony on the outskirts of Krenim space. Kyana Prime was home to Annorax, a Krenim scientist, and his family. In an alternate timeline, Kyana Prime was destroyed after a Annorax’s Krenim temporal weapon ship changed history. (Year of Hell, Parts I & II” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B],8:[2,#I],17:[3,#B],41:[1,#I],49:[1,#B],54:[2,#I],72:[3,#B]@1Kyoto, Ensign@2Starfleet officer assigned to the U.S.S. Voyager. In 2371 Ensign Kyoto inadvertently deactivated the Emergency Medical Hologram while the doctor was in the middle of doing some lab tests. (“Eye of the Needle” [VGR]). Kyoto’s quarters on the Voyager were located on Deck 6. (“Twisted” [VGR]).
Addendum: Starfleet officer aboard the U.S.S. Voyager. On stardate 51501, Kyoto received a letter from home in a Starfleet transmission received through a Hirogen relay station. (“Hunters” [VGR]).
~1:[2,#B],20:[2,#B]@1Kyrian arbiter@2(Marie Chambers). Thirty-first-century Kyrian scholar, member of the board responsible for evaluating historical evidence relating to the Great War between the Vaskan and Kyrian peoples. (“Living Witness” [VGR]).
~1:[4,#B],16:[1,#B],18:[1,#B],27:[1,#B],42:[1,#I],83:[1,#I],121:[1,#I],122:[5,#B],171:[1,#B],175:[14,#I]@1Kyrian Heritage, Museum of@2Center for historical study and education on the homeworld of the Vaskan and Kyrian peoples. The museum was founded by noted historian Quarren, who was its first curator. Museum displays included several artifacts from the Federation starship Voyager, which had been present in Kyrian space at the beginning of the Great War of 2374 between the Kyrians and the Vaskans. A major display in 3074 was an elaborate holographic re-creation of what Kyrian scholars incorrectly believed to be Voyager's role in conspiring with Vaskan agents to commit atrocities against the Kyrian people. This revisionist history had the unfortunate effect of reinforcing racial tensions between the two peoples. In 3074, however, new historical evidence provided by the Voyager's Emergency Medical Hologram backup module shed new light on the past, causing Kyrian scholars to re-examine their ancestors’ role in the war. This extraordinary revelation was a major turning point in Kyrian history, and later was itself the subject of a display in the Museum of Kyrian Heritage. SEE: Tedran. (“Living Witness” [VGR]). The set of the museum was later re-dressed as the Son’a body-sculpture facility in Star Trek: Insurrection.
~1:[1,#B],14:[1,#B],24:[2,#I],38:[2,#B],70:[1,#I],125:[10,#B]@1Kyrians@2Technologically advanced humanoid Delta Quadrant civilization. The Kyrians felt oppressed by the Vaskan people, and in late 2374, radical Kyrians attacked the U.S.S. Voyager during trade negotiations with Vaskan Ambassador Daleth. That event touched off a Great War between the Vaskans and the Kyrians. Even after the war was over, Kyrian resentment against the Vaskans was strong. Kyrian educators taught that the war had been started by the Voyager crew, conspiring with Vaskan forces to commit atrocities against the Kyrian people. These beliefs persisted for some seven centuries until 3074, when newly discovered historical evidence revealed the revised Kyrian teachings to be incorrect. The new evidence opened the way to a new era of understanding between the Kyrians and their former enemies. SEE: Emergency Medical Hologram backup module; Kyrian Heritage, Museum of; Tedran. (“Living Witness” [VGR]).
