(ns4)

his/hers/its

(verb)

be interesting

(verb)

test inconclusively

(proverb)

May you die before you are captured.

(proverb)

Shooting space garbage is no test of a warrior's mettle.

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Bite his/her leg off!

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Do you speak Federation Standard?

(proverb)

To die defending his ship is the hope of every Klingon.

(idiom)

he/she has killed all his/her enemies

(replacement proverb)

To defeat the enemy, be ready to fight alone.

(proverb)

When a warrior goes to battle, he does not abandon his friends.

(proverb)

A Klingon does not run away from his battles.

(idiom)

before it breaks its shell

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Warp to the nearest vessel.
If Unowned, you may buy it from the Bank.
If owned, pay owner twice the rental to which they are otherwise entitled.

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Advance to the nearest energy source.
If unowned you may buy it from the Bank.
If owned, throw dice and pay owner a total of ten times amount thrown.

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To die in the line of duty is the hope of every Klingon.

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The Klingon who kills without showing his face has no honor.

(proverb)

One is always of his tribe.|A person and his house are always together.

(proverb)

The family of a Klingon warrior is responsible for his actions, and he is responsible for theirs.

(skybox card)

Worf's bat'telh has been in his family for ten generations. According to Klingon legend, this sword of honor descends from the time of Kahless the Unforgettable.

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The sash that Worf wears is a symbol of his family's house. He wears it proudly as a reminder of his heritage.

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The principal planet of the Klingon Empire, Qo'noS is usually referred to as simply "The Homeworld." This is where the Klingon Great Hall is located, the center of the Klingon government. Qo'noS is a class-M planet with an oxygen/nitrogen atmosphere.

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The Klingon Painstik is an important part of a Klingon's Age of Ascension ceremony. The Painstik is employed by friends of the recipient who use the devices to inflict pain in a manner which will allow the Klingon to attain a higher state of spirituality as a warrior, proving his mettle. Painstiks are a little over one meter long and emit a highly-charged shock for the express purpose of inflicting pain.

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Hear now,
All of you here,
Of the life and death

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Morath, as you failed to kill your prey,
So will Molor fail to conquer his
Kahless, be aware of danger in all forms.

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He leaves his kin, unlocks the gates,
The army closes in, smelling blood.
Oh, Morath, and you know this:

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Morath wakes his father,
The old Kanjit,
His hearts* weak, but proud.

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I see now, I have failed
To raise my son a man.
Water flows through his veins.

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And Morath’s strength was gone,
The coward threw his sword
Into the fire streams of Kri'stak.

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And Kahless dropped his sword
To kill the traitor with bare hands,
Morath felt the end was near.

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Morath the coward
Jumped after his sword,
Dishonored and defeated.

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And Kahless was alone
Walking along the shore,
His fate heavy on his shoulders.

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Sparks from the fire river
Caught his hair,
Caught his hair.

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Caught his hair
And turned to steel
Before his eyes.

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Fek'lhr inspects them,
One by one,
With his deadly glance.

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He has broken the ancient rules,
He has defied his destiny
Curse this Klingon, who has no shame!

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Kahless tells his brother and father
to go their separate ways,
And travel the lands.

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He finds the lands of his father
Barren and deserted,
It was alive and prosperous once.

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It was as if the spirit of life
Had forsaken the earth,
And no one cared about its fate.

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Then Kahless arrived at his home,
Once built by his father’s own hands,
He found it destroyed and desolate.

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Molor did not destroy Kahless
By burning his house
Or ravaging his lands.

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All were bemused by his words,
Wise and full of spirit,
And astonished to see him alive.

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Now Kotar has the name
Of the one who eluded Fek'lhr,
And dared to defy his rules.

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Still, Kotar cannot let a mortal
Pass his gates and return alive,
Kahless must be hunted down and killed.

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Outside Qam-Chee,
Kahless tells his warriors
To go to the Saq'sub.

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Upon entering the city,
Kahless knows his tale
Has preceded him.

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Then Kahless tells his tale,
The tale that inspired many before them,
And every Klingon in the room falls silent.

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“Three men lead the army
With one who is most impressive
With a five pointed blade.”

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First, Morath fell,
Fighting three men at once,
A fatal wound in his neck killed him.

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Kahless saw his father go down,
It filled him with pride,
He stood on the battlefield and screamed:

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Molor,
He does not do battle,
From his tower, he watches his troops

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First, he watches the battle smiling,
Then, he sees many of his troops fall,
Then, he sees the Qempa'keh,

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You have awoken Kahless’s anger,
His muscles filled with rage,
His mind focused and clear.

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The bat'leth sunk into the post
Of your fortified tower,
All his rage focussed in one blow

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Both bodies grew tired,
And felt the pain,
But their hearts knew only bloodthirstiness.

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May Kotar be merciful on his spirit,
For no matter his faults, at least
This Klingon brother died with honor.

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And so Kahless slew the tyrant Molor,
And taught the people the ways of honor
By his words and his honorable deeds.

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On the night of the new moon
Kahless gathered his weapons,
And his finest suit of armor.

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May you remember his deeds with pride,
May you recite his words with wisdom,
May they forever be unforgettable.

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Kahless kept his word of honor to Kotar,
After his last words, all were sent away,
But his wife Lukara.

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Lukara, pregnant of their first-born son,
Understood what had to be done,
And gave him the mevak*.

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Now, the time had come,
Kahless impaled his hearts
With the two blades of the mevak.

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Lukara wiped the blood on her sleeve,
And cried out to Kotar to announce his arrival
In the realm of the dead.

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All of Kronos trembled once more,
For every Klingon on the planet
Followed her cry for Kahless.

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Not only Kahless remembered his words,
Kotar also met his part
Of the arrangement at Qam-Chee.

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Its towers grand, the space infinite,
The smell of bloodwine and gagh
Filled the barge upon entering.

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After the feast, Kahless felt tired,
He looked back on his words and deeds,
And then slept for three days.