#klingon chancellor

[chernobog13]

[cdr2002]

Whoever added all those sexist laws to Klingon society as DEFINITELY salty about L’Rell and Azetbur

[raurquiz]

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[cryptocollectibles]

Star Trek VI Undiscovered Country #1 (1991) by DC Comics

Written by Peter David, drawn by Gordon Purcell and Arne Starr.

[fauvester]

iskra trying to register herself as a member of house fdaxi after her marriage. but the thing is. she's already legally a member of House Martok because martok adopted julian after their stint in prison together. it was meant as an ornamental gesture of friendship (and also 'hey, we fucked a lot back then') but now all of julian's adopted kids are also sort of legally related to the chancellor of Qu'oronos

[afistfullofdatas]

I went to the Galaxy Diversity and Inclusion convention this past weekend and here are some highlights!

Spocksune Miku costume

Receiving a klingon medal of honor from Chancellor Martok

I took a photo of Terry Farrell at the best moment!

BEST CANDLE EVER!!!!! Its so nice and it smells like my favorite boy!

Commander dog!

I could gush for ages about this con but! I dont want the post to be too long so I'll probably do another post talking in depth about the experience! For now I just wanted to share some fun photos!!!

[mudkipaway]

Glory to you and your ...................... Hooooouuuussse! - Gowron son of M'Rel

[worflesbian]

fucking love worf and martok's dynamic so much they really do think the most of eachother. martok's a successful general who worked his way up from a low social standing when we meet him, his troops have faith in him, he has the ear of the chancellor, he's a popular guy -- and he's completely obsessed with world's biggest weirdo social outcast worf. and it's not like a charitable kind of "oh this guy's got no friends, i'll look out for him" kind of thing, he fully looks at worf and sees the klingon ideal of a warrior. and i think he's perpetually surprised by worf's extremely heroic tendencies like he'll be watching him do some main character of an epic fantasy kind of shit embodying the values of their people in the way you long give up on expecting once you're an adult in the real world, and he's thinking "is this guy real?? is he real???" and not only is he real, he pretends he's not hiding behind martok at parties to avoid talking to people.

[chernobog13]

PEACEFUL THOUGHTS BY GOWRON

[reginaldqueribundus]

important reminder that Spock:

advised shooting Gary Mitchell in the face before he could get too powerful

almost died from casually tossing around an exploding rock

had a jam session with space hippies

blew up the last of the Galileo's fuel so the ship could find and rescue them, which would've killed them all if it hadn't worked

hardcore flirted with a cloud princess

committed several acts of treason to hijack the Enterprise to the one planet that gets you the death penalty, all so his former captain could get more enrichment

illegally flew the Enterprise into Klingon space during sensitive peace talks to rescue Kirk & McCoy from a Klingon gulag, which the Klingon Chancellor had explicitly said would be considered an act of war

and, in an alternate timeline, chased the most dangerous Augment in history through the streets of San Francisco and beat the shit out of him on top of a garbage truck

and we remember Kirk as the wild child??

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love love love LOVE how they use By Inferno's Light to show not only Garak fighting his claustrophobia, but the Klingon reaction to claustrophobia. A weak writer would've implied that such a thing was cowardice, but both Worf AND Martok (who is first to the Chancellor himself) see this as the ultimate act of bravery.

Martok: There is no greater enemy than one's own fears.

Worf: It takes a brave man to face them.

This is just so... I love Klingons. I love what DS9 brings to Klingons. Phobias and mental health alike, they're not weak, they are the ultimate enemy to wage continuous war against, and gain honor through. That's so much more powerful than what a weaker writer would've done with it.

[dgcatanisiri]

No, no. The AUDIENCE doesn't lose it - ONE Klingon laughs his head off, which implies that the joke doesn't translate from Federation Standard to Klingonese, but that one Klingon knew enough to get it and find it hilarious. And as far as McCoy cares, that one Klingon's heart belly laugh is confirmation that he NAILED the joke.

mccoy cracking that arthritis joke and making everyone laugh during the klingon trial in undiscovered country like

[idonotbitemythumbatyou]

By the will of the prophets, by the end of the series Sisko (and thus Bajor) has formed strong personal bonds of friendship with figures of political influence in nearly every major power that could be a threat to Bajor, or could simply be a help to Bajor’s growth.

The Federation: it would have been enough for him just to be there, but Sisko’s war hero status makes their investment in Bajor more personal.

The Klingon Empire: Worf - (as outlined in this post) is almost comedically well connected, and practically handpicked the Chancellor himself.

The Founders, (and thus the Dominion) : Odo is sent back to temper his people with a love for a Bajoran woman that will live with him the great link forever.

Ferenginar - Sisko performed the Grand Nagus’ wedding ceremony (to a Bajoran, no less. Leeta is part of this too), and personally mentored his son.

Cardassia - Garak will likely have some influence in the new government given his skills and role in the war. Of course, no matter how much he owes Sisko, he’s too capricious on his own to be trusted with Bajor’s safety, so they granted him the tempering influence of a profound relationship with a federation doctor. Whether you think they get married post canon or not (they do), wild horses couldn’t keep Julian frontier-medicine Bashir from going to help rebuild Cardassia.

I 100% think this was all planned by the prophets. It had to be that exact moment with those exact people. (We’re just missing the Romulans, really. Bit of an oversight.)

And then they left Kira there to oversee it all, and maintain those relationships, Kassidy to build his temple according to his specifications, and Jake to tell the story.

[sirellas]

post canon ds9 fic i won't write for real, in bullet points:

story starts with jake sisko, pondering and writing. he got a commission from some federation news service to do a fluff piece on "the soul of the klingon people" now that the war is over and they have a new chancellor, essentially a "look federation people, klingons are still chill. maybe chiller, even. so everybody be cool" deal (i'm imagining they have to do an article like this for every group of aliens that were a major combatant in the war) but jake takes it seriously and refuses to phone it in.

first he goes to alexander, who's visiting the station while between KDF assignments or something idk. but he says look buddy i wanna know what's up with klingons, you get me? alexander does not get him and also would like to know what's up with klingons, so he says hell yeah human friend let's figure this out.

then it becomes a series of vignettes of these two kind of out of touch young people learning about the klingon spirit and also themselves as they seek out someone who can tell them the secrets of life and honor etc etc. jake has a warped sense of normal from growing up on ds9 and alexander has never felt right in solely klingon or human spaces, so they have some gaps in their knowledge to fill.

i'm thinking they start with worf and martok, who are busy on qo'nos building their credibility and new government. worf isn't great at talking about feelings and martok's being pulled in a lot of different directions, so they're not much help. hanging around on qo'nos is interesting, but ultimately not what jake and alexander are looking for either.

then they start thinking outside the box. order isn't important but they start hitting up all relevant klingons and klingon adjacent folk: darok, sirella, ezri, nikolai, kurn, maybe a duras sisters cameo for equal representation of shitty klingons.

last we saw of kurn of course he had lost his memory but since this is my fic i'm not writing i'm gonna say bashir's not as great at brain reconfiguration as he thinks he is and it didn't take fully. so he's a little confused but getting the hang of it. a lot of "which one of you is my nephew again? i can't tell humans apart" kind of deal even though alexander is 3/4 klingon. he tells them what he's re-learned about klingons since he's been rebuilding his own identity.

nikolai also was essentially exiled but it's fine. he's got a gaggle of kids now and alexander and jake have to do the fake forehead thing to blend in while they talk to him. nikolai's got a lot of insight into worf as a brother but not much on klingons as a whole. alexander brings him some pierogi helena made.

alexander: "wow my foster uncle's wife looks a lot like your stepmom, isn't that funny?" jake: "nah i don't see the resemblance"

maybe at this point nog joins them because he's having his own identity crisis as the only ferengi in starfleet so he decides to just hop on board for jake and alexander's identity crisis.

they go see jeremy aster too, the kid from tng who became worf's brother through a whole thing, and he's got a pretty interesting view of klingons and the klingon spirit from an outsider/insider perspective.

sirella and darok are probably the least helpful but i think sirella baby-ing alexander would be fun. they're both trying to deny it and deny how much they like the attention (sirella at having a new-ish nephew-ish and one who wasn't raised klingon so she can do all the classic klingon things with him fresh, and alexander at having a(nother) mother figure to love him). jake is studiously taking notes in the corner while sirella tries to teach him how to skin a fresh kill or something like that.

anyway this whole journey ends with them finding kahless 2 (the clone of kahless) whose only occupation is thinking about the klingon spirit. but his wisdom boils down to "everyone's different and everyone has to figure shit out on their own, but together we can strive to be greater than yesterday" etc etc and jake gets his article. alexander reaffirms his grasp on his cultural identity and also gets to see a lot of his family so he's reminded that he's loved, even if everyone is doing their own thing. and nog develops a huge crush on sirella. everybody's happy.

[trekbait]

Where to find a queer time on Qo’noS!

While Federation society is very open about the diverse sexual practices of its member species, many travellers may be ignorant of the situation in Klingon society. This is your guide to finding par'Mach among queer Klingon society (locally known as Har'eyngan).

Klingon Spar Dating

Trying to find your perfect match can be time a time-consuming affair, especially when you have to weed through all the heterosexuals first. In Qam-Chee you’ll find special Spar Dating sessions. Each participant spars with a partner for one minute before switching partners. At the end of the session, lacerations are counted and participants are matched according to their martial skill. At that point, couples who have found par'Mach may retire to a side room to mate and declare the marriage oath known as the u’Hal.

Cruising for Qovpatlh

For gay men in Klingon society, venues often emphasise anonymity through darkness, barriers or masks. For example: A club in Tong Vey called Exhaust Manifold has closed cubicles with two holes in the side for participants to enjoy each other though; while Cloaked Rendevous in Kl'alath hosts masquerade parties where the participants don full armor (except for certain areas of the body).

This is because Klingon culture, like many warrior cultures such as the Andorian Imperial Guard, the Skorr or human Vikings and Romans, doesn’t have a stark straight-gay divide with pansexuality being largely normalised. The divide among men is more between who is the dominant, active participant, and who is the submissive, receptive participant. 

Klingon men who assume the submissive role, termed Qovpatlh, have historically been subject to discrimination and have trouble ascending through the ranks of the military. In recent years, they have been fighting for greater protections, what you could term a ‘bottoms rights movement’. Protests outside the High Council chambers have seen signs reading (roughly translated): “Douching brings no dishonor!”, “There is no disgrace in subspace! (unless we’re into that)” and “I find glory in my hole!”

Until their appeals are heard and society begins to shift, such secretive venues will often be the norm for Klingon men to protect their houses.

Quin'lat Ngem Musicals

Quin'lat’s renowned theatres put on some of the queerest productions in the Empire, such as the latest adaptation Klach D'kel Brakt: The Musical! This retelling of the famous Briar Patch battle pits the Klingon and Romulan commanders as bitter former lovers feuding after an acrimonious breakup. Kor has a heartfelt ballad in the first act about how Chulak ran off with the sabre bear they adopted together and wouldn’t even let him say goodbye. Be prepared for catty insults and bloody battles.

Then there is A Portrait of a Matriarch on Fire about Chancellor L’Rell’s famous affair with the artist of her first official portrait, the story of which only came out via letters lost for the past hundred years.

Like most Klingon theatre, these are strictly drink-along events. However, these are also a stab-along events so bring a blade and every time there is an epic betrayal and someone is dismembered, remember to stab the person to the right for the most immersive experience (bring a bandage for your left side).

The Pink Targ Bar

There are a lot of lesbian bars across Qo’noS, including Bloodwine Supernova in L'chorta, The Pink Targ Bar in First City and Super Honorable Ultra Deadly Girl in L'vln Lak Raal. Most of these bars operate strict roles of butch and femme mirroring straight gender roles (and they do not like you playing outside these roles). But to an outsider, the difference between a masculine Klingon woman and a feminine one may be too subtle. So we went to the The Pink Targ Bar and asked some locals, Kali and Kolana, “which one of you recites poetry, and which one of you throws things?” 

Kali: “Ha, it is good you ask us, puny Bolian. You risk offending many in your ignorance. You see how many Mek’leths are here?”

Trekbait: “Gosh, everyone has one.”

Kali: “It is a traditional for us to carry one. You see a woman with a Mek’leth over the battlefield or the bloodwine, then you know she desires par'Mach with a fellow female warrior.”

Kolana: “But do you see, little blue girl, how some of them, like mine, have patches of dried blood while others, like Kali’s, are spotless?”

Trekbait: “Are some of you better at cleaning weapons?”

Kolana: “...”

Kali: “Dried blood of long defeated enemies is a signal to others that the bearer that they take the path of the feminine. Those you can see your face reflected in follow the path of butchness.”

Kolana: “Assuming that is she hasn’t just been stabbing someone. Hence, dried blood.”

Trekbait: “So then what do I do? – I mean – What would you do? To ensure you don't offend them with the wrong overture?”

Kolana: “If you see dried blood, like on mine, ensure you have come prepared with poetry. Something original, we’re all bored of Shakespeare.”

Kali: “Ugh, those damn sonnets."

Kolana: “And if it is clean, like mine, strike her across the face or hurl a nearby object at her. All good lesbian bars will have a supply of throwable objects and blades around.”

Trekbait: “Doesn’t that get expensive?”

Kali: “There’s a reason the drinks are so expensive, speaking of which: my tankard is empty, Bolian!”

Kolana: “And don’t be surprised if the whole bar begins to brawl as soon as you’ve thrown the first mating punch of the night. We don’t dance on ‘floors’ like weaklings. We fight, bleed and **** to the music!”

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While most of our reporters suffered physical injuries during research for this article, none have yet to be proved fatal.

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