Captain Sisko Orders Assassination Of Klingon Chancellor Gowron...

Sisko is so bad ass...

"Star Trek," --- A Brief History Of The Klingon Empire...

Klingons Showing That They Have Noble Instincts...

"Klingon's Battle Theme," --- Qapla!!!...

"Merry Klingon Christmas!!!,"...

FAMOUS & INFAMOUS KLINGONS, #9, --- General Martok...

Little backstory is given regarding the early life of Martok, except for a brief history sketched by himself in the Deep Space Nine episode "Once More Unto the Breach". It is known that he was born into a Klingon house (The House of Martok) that was not part of the aristocracy and was raised in the Ket'ha lowlands on the Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS. This area is considered a wasteland by the Klingons.  But, Martok managed to marry Sirella, who was of an aristocratic house.  He said she was proud and arrogant, still he loved her greatly, even when she allowed his faithful elderly pet targ escape into the wilds.

Martok's family had been reputable soldiers and had loyally served the empire for 15 generations, although not as officers. It had long been the wish of his father Urthog to have young Martok become an officer and so he enlisted the aid of officers he had earned the respect of and eventually was able to get one to sponsor his son to the Klingon academy. The application was submitted to the Oversight Committee but was rejected by one member, Kor, due to the elitist views of the legendary Klingon warrior regarding the honor and prestige of the "great houses". With a rejection on his record from such a legendary officer, Martok could no longer even serve as a common soldier. He opted to serve, regardless, and spent five years as a civilian laborer on General ShiVang's flagship. During his service the General's ship came under surprise attack by the Romulans. They attempted to board the ship at which time Martok took up arms and defended his General, successfully repelling the invasion. His performance and bravery in battle caught the eye of General ShiVang, who granted him a battlefield commission as an officer. Martok earned the rank of Lieutenant after the Battle of Tcha'voth that earn him a spot as tactical officer aboard the Klingon Cruiser Gothspar, captained by Kultan (ST:DS9 Books: The Left Hand of Destiny). At Martok's introduction to the series, he had attained the rank of General.

Martok, The Hopeless And Hapless Romantic, Advises Worf About Jadzia... ["We don't have a choice about whom we fall in love with."]...

QISmaS DatIvjaj, Earth!!!... [My Star Trek Holidays, --- In Klingon!!!]...

"Star Trek," - Tribbles Given To The Klingons, --- [Such a lovely classic scene!!!]... :D :D :D...

Ferengi Aren't The Trusting Type...

"Star Trek DS9" : Klingon Ship captured...

KLINGON ANIMALS, #6, --- The Tribble...

This is not truly a Klingon animal in that it's not native to Qo 'nos, but tribbles are thought of when considering Klingon related animals because Klingons absolutely detest them, thinking them to be an extreme nuisance, to the point that they have hunted tribbles throughout the galaxy, intending to exterminate them as a species.  This is called "The Great Tribble Hunt", and Klingons are not ashamed to have participated in it.  

Tribbles were, in the beginning of their contact with humans, thought of as sweet and cuddly; they even purred aborably!  Then, they started to eat up all the food on the Enterprise, even the precious store of quadrotriticale.  This was the great problem with them...  They gobbled food, and "returned nothing".  Tribbles were first shown in an episode of the second season of the original series, "The Trouble With Tribbles" (1967). They have appeared in several subsequent series, as well as in a number of Star Trek feature films, and in video games such as Star Trek: Armada II.

A tribble

According to Star Trek canon, tribbles are native to the planet Iota Geminorum IV. They appear as small bundles of fur with no other visible features. Their coloring ranges from white and grey to black, as well as speckled brown, yellow and orange. According to Dr. Leonard McCoy's dialogue, their only two purposes in life appear to be to eat and to reproduce, and they perform both of these functions exceptionally well. McCoy concludes that tribbles use over 50% of their metabolism for reproduction and that they are born pregnant.

Due to their tendency to over-populate, Starfleet considers tribbles to be dangerous organisms and forbids their transportation. A creature genetically engineered to hunt tribbles was introduced in the animated episode "More Tribbles, More Troubles" (1973). The Klingons, in whose presence tribbles produce a convulsive, shrieking reaction, consider them "mortal enemies", as stated in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" (1996).

I just love the famous and hilarious line that Scotty utters at the end of the episode, "The Trouble With Tribbles" ---  "I beamed them over to the Klingons, Sir, where they'll be no tribble at all..."  

"Klingon Course 9: Animals",--- [How to train your Targ]...

Klingon Beauty Contest, --- [Who is the most beautiful of them all??? I thought it only fair to open it up to the guys too.]...

#1...

#2...

#3...

#4...

#5...

#6...

#7...

(I voted for him!)= #8 is the most beautiful ...

Worf Finds Out Keiko Is Pregnant... There Isn't Much He's Afraid Of, BUT THIS!!!...

Quark Has Many Friends... :D :D :D

How To Make Romulan Ale...

"DS9": Quark Gives A Desperate Speech About Grilka...

How To Be a Klingon Male!!!...

Make a Klingon Costume...

Romulan Ale...

 WHY ARE ROMULAN DRINKS BLUE???...

 :0  :0  :0!!!

Romulan ale is a fictional popular blue alcoholic beverage which was illegal because of a Federation trade embargo in the late 23rd century (per Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) through the late 24th century (per Star Trek: Nemesis). Despite this, it is often traded and consumed openly. During the alliance with the Federation during the Dominion War, Romulan ale was briefly legalized, even though it was later outlawed again after the war, as stated by Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: Nemesis.

Other Romulan drinks include Kali-fal, a blue drink with an aroma that should "forcibly open one's frontal sinuses before the first sip."

Klingon Mating...

Klingons first show interest in each other by aggressively sniffing the hand or arm of the one they desire. Then, their mating rituals proceed from that.  Klingon love play is extremely rough and even brutal, involving dominative and combative attitudes and obscure and unusual rituals, at least to human eyes.  In parmaqqaypu' (singular parmaqqay) partners are chosen as mates for dedicated recreational sexual congress. As the Doctor from Voyager commented, it is considered a good omen if during the wedding night, a clavicle, or collar bone, is broken, along with numerous bruises, scratches and puncture wounds. A Klingon growling biting someone indicates they desire to mate with that person.  

In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Dauphin", Worf states that the mating ritual consists of a woman roaring, throwing things at the male, and occasionally clawing at him while the male reads love poetry and "ducks a lot".  Jadzia Dax told Quark that Kahless and Lucara "leaped on each other like crazed voles". 

Klingons are known to have sexual relations with humans, with the character B'Elanna Torres being an example of a Klingon-human hybrid. Torres is a Klingon on her mother's side. In The Next Generation episode "Justice", Worf states that he must resist his urges for "general sex" as the only women available to him are human females, who are more "fragile" than Klingon women. However, he did mate with K 'Eleyhr who was half-human and who gave birth to Worf's son Alexander.  Klingon organs are not the same as human organs so the differences can cause trouble in a human successfully conceiving a baby with a Klingon.

"Star Trek DS9," - Worf fights One Of The Jem'Hadar, The Bravery Of Worf, --- ["I can not defeat this Klingon. I can only kill him," --- Jem 'Hadar.]...

Violence & Threats On The Klingon Planetoid Rura Penthe, - Deleted Scene...

"Star Trek": Ships of the Klingon Empire...

"Why am I putting myself through this?" --- Quark. [Worf is such a hopeless romantic!!!]...

Opening Theme Idea/ "Aktuh Je Melota," Klingon Opera. --- [I doubt you've ever heard anything like this!!!]... :D

Klingon Drinking Song, --- [You notice Worf and the other warrior bang foreheads at the end. This is a Klingon buddy-buddy thing.]...

KLINGON ANIMALS, #5, --- The TI 'qa vIghro...

The tI 'qa vIghro is a small sleek animal.  Although cute looking, it's looks are deceiving.  Klingon-like, it can be quite fierce.  The Terran mink looks quite like it.

KLINGON ANIMALS, #4, --- The Klongat...

Found in the wilder areas of Ketha Province, near and on Kang's Summit and in the Tlhingtu Mountains, the klongat is larger than a Targ and likes to hunt at night.  It truly doesn't look like any earth creature, but it has a pre-historic appearance and the disposition of an exceptionally crazed Terran wolverine.  Klongats  are most active in the colder months and they love to roam in blizzards, for some strange reason.  They have long retractable razor sharp claws like cats and huge curved fangs,  Their wailing calls, which are probably hunger screams,  can be heard for very long distances.

The Sword Of Kahless, --- [How the prop was made]...

Dan Curry created the Klingon weapon, the bat'leth,while working on TNG. Its first appearance was in the episode "Reunion" and has appeared in all live action series of Star Trek with the exception of The Original Series. The sword in "The Sword of Kahless" was intended to be the first bat'leth made by, according to Klingon mythology, Kahless himself, which he used to defeat the tyrant Molor and unite the Klingon people for the first time in their history.

It was decided that the sword needed to be different from other bat'leths seen on the show, and so a new hardened aluminium prop was ordered after numerous designs by John Eaves were considered on paper. As with the original bat'leth, Dan Curry created the prop. Sculptor Dragon Dronet then etched designs into the blade by hand using dental tools. The producers requested designs on the blade similar to the effects seen in Damascus steel, which was combined with Dronet's idea of forming these into a topographic map, with an effect described as being "as if you're staring down at mountains". Klingon names were then added to the side of the weapon. Dronet also created the stand for the sword out of plexiglaswhich was spray-painted to look metallic. The legs of the stand were carved to look like the feet of the Klingon animal, the targ. "The Sword of Kahless" also featured new prop designs for Starfleet-issued over-the-shoulder bags and the camping equipment used in the cave sequences.

Star Trek TMP "Gold" - Klingon Battle Sequence (CGI Redux)...

FAMOUS & INFAMOUS KLINGONS, # 8, --- General Chang [Stunningly played by Christopher Plummer]...

Charismatic and quite charming, in his own way, General Chang was a great admirer of the Terran playwrite and poet Shakespeare and often quoted him.  ["Cry havoc and unleash the dogs of war!"  --- from Shakespeare's "Richard, The Third'.  Chang's last words, before his death were, ---  "To be, or not to be, that is the question?" --- "Hamlet'.] 

Chang was well-known and believed that "in space all warriors are cold warriors." He was very fierce, cunning and willing to participate in battles personally. Chang had a deep-seated hatred for the United Federation of Planets. He believed that a war with them was absolutely inevitable. As a result, he created a simulated campaign against the Federation and used it to train students at an Academy for future starship commanders. This hatred eventually led him to participate in a conspiracy to thwart plans for a lasting peace between his people and the Federation.

Between the years of 2291 and 2293, the general played a key role in two violent Klingon power struggles. The first was when a Klingon named Kalnor led an unsuccessful coup to depose the current Chancellor. Chang attacked and crippled Kalnor's ship, but he did not destroy it. Instead, he beamed himself aboard the enemy vessel and challenged Kalnor to single combat in front of his men. Chang killed Kalnor but lost his left eye in the fight. This resulted in the eye patch that he wore for the rest of his life.

The second conflict broke out after the Chancellor died. Kalnor's brother, Melkor, blocked the accession of Gorkon, the former chief of staff who was the legitimate successor. Melkor declared himself emperor and touched off a brutal civil war that had devastating consequences for the Klingon Empire, largely due to the usurper's treacherous and cowardly tactics. At one point, Melkor had a whole star system destroyed, rather than surrender it. He also had help from the Romulan Empire, another major power.

Chang fought Melkor, but he did not support Gorkon. The two men were friends, but the general was wary of Gorkon's desire for a lasting peace with the Federation. As a result, Chang hoped to keep Gorkon from becoming the next leader of the Klingon Empire. However, Chang was eventually forced to accept help from Gorkon's forces. This led to a key victory against Melkor and his Romulan allies. It also meant that Chang was honor-bound to accept Gorkon as the new Klingon leader.

Melkor was not finished. His supporters tried to trick Chang into thinking the Federation were invading. When the ruse was discovered, Chang had to make a choice: fight the fight he had waited for his whole life, or defend his people against the threat Melkor. He chose the latter, and Melkor was finally killed.

In the year 2293, the Klingon Empire faced a momentous ecological disaster when its key energy facility exploded and polluted the homeworld's atmosphere. This crisis had the potential to put an end to the Klingon Empire. Chang's worst fears came to life when Gorkon turned to the Federation for help. The Klingon Chancellor proposed putting an end to the cold war between them and dismantling several outposts amongst the neutral zone between both powers. Rather than see this happen, Chang joined a secret conspiracy (which would be known as the Khitomer conspiracy) of Klingon, Federation, and Romulan officials to stop the peace process by any means necessary.

The first step involved the creation of a secret warship (a Bird of Prey) with a unique ability; unlike other Klingon warships, it could fire its weapons while its cloaking device was enabled. As the new chief of staff, Chang accompanied Gorkon and his daughter, Azetbur, to meet with the Federation President. They were escorted through Federation space by the USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain James T. Kirk. An admirer of Kirk, Chang met him when Chang and his entourage were invited aboard the Enterprise for dinner. The Klingon general greeted Kirk as a "fellow warrior." During the dinner, Chang inadvertently paraphrased Adolf Hitler with a comment about "breathing room," which Kirk noted.

After the Klingons returned to their ship, the conspirators struck. The modified Bird of Prey, invisible and near the Enterprise, attacked Gorkon's ship and made it look like the Federation ship was responsible. Then, two Starfleet conspirators beamed aboard Gorkon's ship, mortally wounded the Chancellor and killed several other Klingons.

Chang accused Kirk of attacking them and then tried to launch a "counterattack" with Gorkon's ship. But instead, Kirk surrendered, and both he and the ship's doctor Leonard McCoybeamed aboard Gorkon's ship. Despite McCoy's efforts, Gorkon died and Chang arrested them both. (Despite his role in orchestrating Gorkon's death, Chang seemed genuinely affected by the death of his former comrade.)

Gorkon's assassination was not enough to derail the peace process. The Federation President and Azetbur (who was the new Klingon Chancellor) were both determined to continue with it. The next meeting was set to take place at a neutral site, Camp Khitomer. The conspirators started to make plans to kill their next target: the Federation President.

Meanwhile, Kirk and McCoy stood trial for Gorkon's murder. Chang prosecuted them both and succeeded in having them both found guilty. However, the judge commuted a death sentence and sent them both to the penal asteroid Rura Penthe.

Not satisfied with this, Chang ordered the commandant of Rura Penthe to make sure Kirk and McCoy were killed during an escape attempt. However, Kirk and McCoy's escape succeeded. Kirk and McCoy were rescued by Enterprise. Knowing that his enemy would find out where the peace conference was, Chang took the modified Bird of Prey to Khitomer to wait for him.

As Chang predicted, the Enterprise arrived and tried to achieve an orbit of Khitomer. Safe from enemy fire in his invisible ship, Chang taunted Kirk and his crew with Shakespearean quotes. The Bird of Prey fired one torpedo after another, causing massive damage to the Enterprise. Another Federation ship, the Excelsior, arrived to help, but Chang only fired at it as well. For Chang, victory seemed very near. The Enterprise was very close to being destroyed, followed by its companion ship.

Suddenly, the Enterprise fired a torpedo. To Chang's surprise, the torpedo had been properly aimed at his supposedly invisible warship. The Enterprise had found a way to locate Chang's ship, by tracing its exhaust. Chang and his bridge crew were killed when a reconfigured gas-sampling torpedo hit. The Enterprise and Excelsior destroyed the Bird of Prey. Members of the Enterprise crew were then able to transport to Khitomer and stop the conspirators from killing the Federation President. The resulting conference led to a peace that lasted almost a century — exactly the thing that Chang was trying to prevent.

KLINGON ANIMALS, #3, --- The Saber Bear...

The saber bear is a ferocious omnivore native to the Klingon home world Qo 'noS.  General Martok was captured in 2371 by the Dominion while hunting a saber bear on Kang's Summit in Ketha Province. 

FAMOUS & INFAMOUS KLINGONS, #7, ---K 'Eylehr...

K 'Eylehr was a half human, half Klingon who first came through space, eventually meeting Worf, sealed in a photon torpedo case, approximately two meters long.  She was tough and sassy, but very intelligent and independent-minded, even for a Klingon female.  Perhaps, her uniqueness had a lot to do with her human half.  K 'Eylehr was six feet two inches tall and an equal sparing partner for Worf.  They had a lot of chemistry and K 'Eylehr became the mother of Worf's son Alexander.  K 'Eylehr was killed by Duras.

KLINGON ANIMALS, #2, --- Warrigul, The Klingon Monster Dog...

The Klingon monster dogs are called Warrigul and are a type of Klingon jackal native to their home world Qo' noS.  They are ferocious and have lizard-like skin, no lips, enormous pointed teeth and wide mouths.  They're sometimes kept as pets.  Commander Kruge of a Klingon Bird Of Prey kept one on his ship, but it was killed by a blast of a photon torpedo. 

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"Star Trek TNG": Commander Kurn Inspires, --- [He's a charismatic leader.]...

FAMOUS & INFAMOUS KLINGONS, #6, --- Grilka, [Her I really like!!!]...

Grilka was a splendid Klingon woman, wife to the head of the House of Kozak, a family of some import in the Klingon High Council. Beautiful and powerful Grilka was widowed when very drunken Kozak fell on a knife and was killed in 2371 aboard station Deep Space 9 in a brief tussle with Quark. Because initial reports indicated Kozak was killed in honorable combat, Grilka was forced to perform the brek'tal ritual with her husband's supposed killer, Quark, in order to preserve her family line and keep their lands from her scheming brother-in-law.

Quark, acting briefly as head of the House, made arrangements with the Klingon High Council so that Grilka could lead the family herself. Klingon law normally prevented a woman from leading a House, but Grilka eventually managed to be the head of her own House, --- the House Of Grilka.

In return for his assistance, Grilka granted Quark a divorce in the traditional Klingon way, by cursing and spitting at him. But, they remained friends and in 2373, Grilka visited Quark on Deep Space 9 to ask him for financial advice. With Worf's tutelage in the ways of Klingon courtship, Quark, impressed with Grilka, pursued her with interest in her past achievements and family history, eventually winning her affection. As a result of this relationship with Grilka, and during the usual wild Klingon-style sex with her, Quark received a compound fracture of the right radius, two fractured ribs, torn ligaments, strained tendons and numerous bruises and scratches.

Upon first glimpsing the magnificent Grilka entering the Space Station with other Klingons Worf was immediately struck with Klingon par 'Mach [love-attraction] and exclaimed, --- "She's glorious!  I've never seen a woman like her!  Who is she?"  Jadzia Dax who was with him at the time and no doubt jealous, seemed unimpressed. remarking, --- "She's Grilka.  She's okay."  

Worf was inspired to court Grilka with bringing a freshly killed cut of ligta to her table, sweeping everything off of it with the leg of lingta and stating that all he wants is to provide food for her and bring honor to her name.  But, before he can do this Jadzia Dax makes her desire for Worf known and they consummate it.  Then, the only honorable thing for Jadzia and Worf to do is to marry.  

However, Worf still admired the powerful Grilka from afar and after Jadzia Dax died Grilka met Worf again  They soon started a relationship and married in a traditional Klingon ceremony with many of Worf's friends from Starfleet attending and also his family, the House of Martok.  In 2388, after two years of marriage, Grilka gave birth to their son K'Dhan.  Worf said that when Grilka gave birth to K'Dhan "her shouts rang through the city". 

FAMOUS & INFAMOUS KLINGONS, #5, --- Worf, His Early History And Some Klingon Ethic...

Worf was born in 2340 on Qo'noS (the Klingon homeworld) as the son of Mogh. Five years later, his parents moved to the Khitomer colony. Worf's parents were killed during a surprise attack by the Romulans on the Khitomer outpost. The colony's distress call was answered by the Federation starship USS Intrepid. Chief Petty Officer Sergey Rozhenko found Worf in the rubble and took him in after failing to find any living relatives. Rozhenko and his wife Helena raised him on a small farm colony on the planet Gault, a world of about 20,000 inhabitants, almost all of them human. Worf also has a human brother, Nikolai, with whom he often quarreled.^[5] He also spent time on Earth in his parents' native city of Minsk, later recommending it to Miles O'Brien as one of his favorite places on Earth.^[6][7][8]

Worf did not take the Rozhenkos' last name, preferring to be addressed by the Klingon designation "Worf, son of Mogh". However, his son Alexander Rozhenko, who was raised by the Rozhenkos after his mother K'Ehleyr died, did use their surname. Although Worf was raised by humans, he considered himself a Klingon at heart and studied the ways of his people. As an adult, his mannerisms and personality, as well as his innate sense of honor, became more Klingon than human.

Worf's brother Kurn, barely a year old at the time of the Khitomer attack, had been left behind on the Klingon homeworld Qo'noS by his parents. Lorgh, a friend to House of Mogh (appearing only in dialog of the episode "Sins of the Father"), was charged with the care of the younger son, originally expecting Mogh's stay at the Khitomer outpost to be short-term. Lorgh adopted Kurn after the attack, but informed Klingon authorities that he had died with the rest of the family. Kurn was not revealed as being alive until both brothers were adults.

In 2357, Worf entered Starfleet Academy. He graduated in 2361 and was commissioned with the rank of Ensign, becoming the first Klingon officer in Starfleet. Although Worf took immense pride and a sense of honor from serving in Starfleet, most other Klingons shunned and belittled his choice of vocation.

In 2359, he became briefly involved with K'Ehleyr who was the daughter of a Klingon father and a human mother.

The Klingons, the well-statured warrior race, have a genetic predisposition to hostility and a well-known streak of fatalism. Lieutenant Worf says that Klingons do not like to be "probed" by empathic species. The culture's warrior ethic runs so deep that rivals in the civil war can meet and drink as equal fighters for periods of time before or after battles, thanks to the Capitol City's neutrality. During these get-togethers, a great deal of growling, wrestling, snarling and generally loud revelry takes place, Klingons seeming to derive tremendous satisfaction from drinking with their enemies on the night before a battle.

A true warrior fights to the death and would rather be killed than taken hostage — an act which brings dishonor on himself and his family for three generations. Their most important historic symbol of leadership, Kahless, said Klingons should fight not just to spill blood but to enrich the spirit. Their scientists are not highly regarded in the culture. Shattering the cranial exoskeleton at the tricipital lobe brings instant death.

In the traditional sense, the Klingon people hold honor above life — although as with any culture, high-level politics and personal gain get in the way. In Klingon culture, lower-ranked officers consider it a duty to kill off a superior who is perceived as weak. Klingons notoriously neither surrender nor bluff, although Chief Engineer La Forge is skeptical of that based on Lieutenant Worf's seemingly impenetrable "poker face" during their poker games on board the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D.

The Klingon Klag on board the Pagh admits he does not speak to his father, who is slowly dying on the homeworld without honor after escaping from victorious Romulans who would not allow him to die as a Klingon should die — in battle.

Klingon language had no word for the concept of "peacemaker" until Ramatisian mediator Riva negotiated the early United Federation of Planets-Klingon treaties just decades ago.

Warriors and their families are responsible for each other's actions.  A challenge to clear a family's name, such as Lieutenant Worf's, ends in death if unsuccessful. They believe that death is an experience best shared and view it as a joyful time for one who falls in the line of duty and earns a place among the honored dead, celebrating the release of a dead spirit rather than grieving over what they consider to be the empty shell of the body. One of the most honorable deaths is a kamikaze-like suicide that takes an enemy's life with it. Viewed through their Spartan perspective, illness (especially terminal) is not honorable.  One is not supposed to faint, at least as an adult, a bias that leads to a lack of both research and sympathy for such patients.  Usually cases of paralysis such as Lieutenant Worf's are left to die — or to perform the ritual suicide Hegh'bat. Of course, half-human Federation emissary, K'Ehleyr thought it was just more "Klingon nonsense" and "dumb ideas about honor."

Lieutenant Worf says Earth and humanoid females like the Edo are too fragile for what his race considers love, although that would likely apply to a Klingon of either gender with a human mate. A roaring yell akin to the death wail is the Klingon female's mating call, Worf says, followed by their hurling of heavy objects and clawing. The male responds by reading love poetry — and ducking a lot.  A form of dominance/submission is seen when he is given a Klingon female thanks to Commander Riker'stemporary Q powers; she is donned in leather accessories and some armor, she seems jealous of Yar, takes a strong slap from Worf and comes back on her knees — defiantly growling. The actual act of love can be intermingled with pain and include the Klingons' highly developed sense of smell.  Once aroused, the combat as well as passion instinct appears hard to quell; it takes a sharp command to snap Lieutenant Worf and later K'Ehleyr out of their bloodrush.

Klingons usually mate for life, celebrated with a solemn Oath of Union, most often in private, rather than in a public ceremony like marriage; judging by Lieutenant Worf's initial issuance of the Oath of Union to K'Ehleyr, the Oath doesn't appear include much talking, and no dancing or crying as in human weddings. If Lieutenant Worf is any example, male chauvinism is much more pronounced in mainstream Klingon society than among humans. 

Lieutenant Worf echoes the modern Klingon attitude toward Romulans when he says the enemy "considers humans and Klingons a waste of skin". Romulans and Klingons having been "blood enemies" for 75 years (or since about 2292), after an extremely brief alliance.

Klingons apparently hold the Ferengi with almost as much disdain as they do Romulans, thinking them loud of talk, yet weak in action. Klingon officers do not let their children live with them as a general rule, although "the son of a Klingon is a man the day he can first hold a blade". Lieutenant Worf allows his son, Alexander, to stay with him on the Galaxy-class Enterprise when other options run out, though he says it is inappropriate for a Klingon to receive family while on duty and Klag says a Klingon "is his work, not his family."

Klingons are remarkably skilled hunters, relying on their keen olfactory senses to pick up and stalk their prey. They eat their meat raw, seasoned more strongly than humans prefer, and find the human tradition of "burning their meat" to be somewhat repulsive. If Lieutenant Worf is any clue, they regard swimming with as much disdain as they do bathing. At least once, Klingons use the United Federation of Planets' Earth-derived metric system. Lieutenant Worf contends that love poetry and the great novel both reached their height with the Klingons.

T'kar and Yeto were two more Klingons who had no respect for the Klingon Empire's current state of affairs. Kang fretted that the warrior ethic was lost among modern Klingons who would open restaurants and such. Science Officer Dax said that getting Kang angry at Curzon was the only way to begin to create a bond between the two — a Klingon truism, Kang agreed.

The custom of naming godparents or other relatives is practiced among Klingons as well as humans. The Jem'Hadar, Third Talak'talan, expressed regret that his first experience with an Alpha Quadrant being was not with a Klingon warrior, but with Federation humans and a Ferengi instead, both of whom he considered weak.

Despite the disillusionment and disrespect of some Klingons, Klingon honor still counts among the peoples. D'Ghor was not allowed to claim the House of Kozak based on financial debts alone, and he was stopped and shamed while attacking the unarmed Quark before the High Council. Grilka and Gowron alike sneered at financial matters and normally considered them beneath a warrior's time and attention, charging D'Ghor with using "money to bring down a great house".  Even so, Quark was able to resurrect a plenitude of complex financial records.

Challenges to personal honor are settled usually by personal combat, but Quark used numbers. Klingon females — banned from holding Council seats — are not even allowed to head their heirless dead husband's house, except in special cases. The Klingons must have some class system, as personal servants are used, usually among what appear to be the poor. Due to their rough nature, especially when drunk, Quark charged Klingons double for holosuite use, and then raised it to triple normal cost. The Klingons' profound hatred of Romulans continues.

Although they believe in an afterlife, Klingons perform no burial ritual and dispose of the corpse by the most efficient means possible — although some archeological digs on Qo'noS revealed different customs at one time.

FAMOUS & INFAMOUS KLINGONS, #4 --- Gowron, Chancellor Of The Klingon High Council...

Gowron, son of M'Rel, was Chancellor of the Klingon High Council in the late 24th century. He ruled during the Klingon Civil War, Klingon-Cardassian War, and the Dominion War. He was killed by Worf in 2375.

History 

Early career 

Before 2367, Gowron was a political outsider, who often challenged the decisions of the Klingon High Council. After the death of Chancellor K'mpec, Gowron and Duras, son of Ja'rod, became the two leading candidates for leadership of the council. It was suspected that Gowron had in fact poisoned K'mpec to advance his career, though many believe that K'mpec was indeed poisoned by Duras.

Gowron traveled on the IKS Buruk to undergo the Rite of Succession in the Gamma Arigulon system, where K'mpec had gone to rendezvous with Captain Jean-Luc Picard who would serve as Arbiter of Succession. Gowron, like a typical Klingon, was skeptical of an outsider's ability to function as Arbiter, and was frustrated with his choice of undergoing the ja'chuq, but still went along with little argument. Once Duras was killed by Worfthrough the Right of Vengeance, Gowron's election as chancellor was complete. (TNG: "Reunion")

Klingon Civil War 

Following Gowron's election, Duras's sisters, Lursa and B'Etor, challenged Gowron's office. They appealed to the High Council to install Toral, the illegitimate son of Duras, as Chancellor. The resulting division of loyalty in the council quickly sparked the Klingon Civil War in late 2367. (TNG: "Redemption"). After a few weeks, Gowron's forces emerged victorious. With the help of the Federation, Duras's family ties with the Romulan Star Empire were exposed. In addition, Gowron reinstated the House of Mogh in recognition of the actions of Worf and his brother Kurn coming to his aid in the conflict. (TNG: "Redemption II")

Later career 

In the aftermath of the war, Gowron found it was best to avoid calling attention to the Federation's support during the war. He ordered that all official accounts of the events omit the Federation's involvement in the conflict and emphasize his own courage and strategic genius. (TNG: "Unification I")

When a clone of Kahless the Unforgettable was created in 2369, Gowron dismissed his right to rule the Empire, though he soon became worried that the clone's existence would plunge the Klingon Empire into another civil war. In order to keep the peace, he agreed to support Kahless as the spiritual leader of his people, agreeing to support his succession as "Emperor" (the title having been defunct for generations), while Gowron would remain leader of the Council. (TNG: "Rightful Heir")

In 2371, a Klingon named Kozak was killed in an accident at Quark's on Deep Space 9. D'Ghor, posing as Kozak's brother, made a claim before Gowron and the Council to the House of Kozak, but Gowron temporarily transferred leadership of the House of Kozak to Quark, who had secretly married Kozak's widow, Grilka. Together, they proved to Gowron that D'Ghor had dishonored himself by trying to financially ruin Kozak for years instead of openly fighting him. D'Ghor challenged Quark to personal combat, but Quark refused to fight. D'Ghor was about to kill the unarmed Ferengi when Gowron intervened, discommended D'Ghor for his dishonorable attempt to kill an unarmed opponent who was not even attempting to fight back, proclaimed the House of Kozak would become the House of Grilka, and commended the Ferengi for his uncommon bravery. (DS9: "The House of Quark", "Looking for par'Mach in All the Wrong Places")

Later that year, Commander Sisko theorized that Gowron had sent the Klingon Intelligence agents Atul, Bo'rakand Morka to Deep Space 9 to spy on a Romulan delegation. (DS9: "Visionary")

"This we do not forgive...or forget."

As the cold war between the Dominion and the Alpha Quadrant escalated during the 2370s, Gowron took prominent Klingon General Martok as his military adviser. Martok had secretly been replaced by a Changeling, and used his position to influence Gowron's military decisions. (DS9: "Apocalypse Rising") When a civilian revolt took over Cardassia Prime in 2372, Martok spread misinformation that the Cardassian uprising had been supported by the Dominion. This view gained some credence as it fit the Founders' modus operandi, since they regularly made use of infiltrators to weaken their enemies. Martok led Gowron to believe that the civilian-led Detapa Council had been replaced by Changelings. Seeking to protect the Empire, Gowron ordered the invasion of the Cardassian Union. The move was condemned by the Federation Council, and Gowron withdrew from the Khitomer Accords, ending the decades-long alliance with the Federation. (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", "Rules of Engagement")

The Klingons conquered a number of Cardassian colonies but failed to take Cardassia Prime. Gowron declared victory anyway, in order to avoid assassination attempts. He fortified his positions in Cardassian space and continued expanding the borders of the Empire. He also ordered several attacks on Romulan targets on the Klingon-Romulan border. (DS9: "Hippocratic Oath")

In late 2372, Gowron demanded that the Federation withdraw from the Archanis sector, in particular Archanis IV. During this time, the Dominion planted false information in Starfleet through Odo that Gowron, not Martok, was a Changeling spy. (DS9: "Broken Link") Starfleet sent a team to Klingon military headquarters on Ty'Gokor to expose Gowron. Eventually they discovered that Martok was, in fact, the Changeling agent, and Gowron's men swiftly killed it. (DS9: "Apocalypse Rising")

After the Cardassians joined the Dominion in 2373, the Klingon forces were driven from Cardassian space. Facing the combined forces of the Dominion and Cardassia, Gowron reinstated the Khitomer Accords and posted a permanent contingent of Klingon officers on the Cardassian border at station Deep Space 9, commanded, ironically, by the real Martok. (DS9: "By Inferno's Light")

The Dominion War 

In early 2374, Gowron was reluctant to involve the Empire in Operation Return. However, he was later persuaded to assist Captain Sisko's forces by Martok and Worf. The late arrival of the Klingon fleet proved critical in the battle, throwing the Dominion lines into disarray and allowed the Defiant to break through. (DS9: "Favor the Bold", "Sacrifice of Angels")

Several months later, the Dominion and the Orion Syndicate used Gowron's feud with the Klingon ambassador to Farius Prime in an attempt to bring down the Treaty of Alliance. Gelnon and Raimus hoped that by having Liam Bilby, Krole and Flith assassinate the ambassador with Klingon weapons it would look like Gowron had ordered the pro-Dominion ambassador's execution. (DS9: "Honor Among Thieves")

Gowron played a role, albeit unknowingly, in bringing the Romulan Star Empire into the war against the Dominion. In late 2374, Captain Sisko contacted Gowron and asked him to issue a formal pardon to Grathon Tolar, who was needed by Sisko and Elim Garak to forge a holorecording. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")

Gowron fights Worf to the death in 2375.

Early in 2375, both Worf and Martok planned to speak to Gowron to see if he could find Kor a fitting assignment on Qo'noS. (DS9: "Once More Unto the Breach")

Martok's actions during the war had made him a prominent figure throughout the Empire, such that he was regarded by the Klingon people as their savior. Feeling threatened by Martok's growing political influence, Gowron took direct control of the Klingon Defense Force in 2375. He began trying to undermine Martok's military standing, repeatedly sending him against impossible odds so that he would be forced to retreat. (DS9: "When It Rains...") Martok refused to challenge Gowron even after such dishonorable actions, believing it would be tantamount to turning against the Empire.

Instead Gowron was challenged by a member of Martok's house, Worf. Worf, who had been subtly directed by Captain Sisko to have Gowron removed as Chancellor, defeated Gowron in one-on-one combat, killing him, and passed the leadership of the High Council to Martok. Despite his disapproval of Gowron's actions, Worf still performed the Klingon death ritual for him, acknowledging the former Chancellor as a Klingon warrior. (DS9: "Tacking Into the Wind")

Worf recalled fighting Gowron for the leadership of the Empire before leaving Deep Space 9 to take up his post as Martok's Federation's ambassador. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")