Klingon Empire

From left to right: Captain Koren, Chancellor J'mpok, and Ambassador Worf.

The Klingon Empire is one of three playable factions in Star Trek Online, the others being the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Republic. It is the official state of the Klingon people, originally founded by the legendary Klingon Warrior Kahless the Unforgettable. The Empire is lead by the Chancellor of the High Council and its primary military branch is the Klingon Defense Force.

Since the events of Star Trek Nemesis, the Klingon Empire has expanded its territory, notably its take over of the Gorn homeworld, but also various other species such as the Nausicaans and the Orion. Letheans offered assistance in the form of mercenary work for the Klingon Empire, and as such are available to them as a playable race in game although they are not a fully admitted member of the Klingon Empire.

Player Characters

Like Federation and Romulan characters, Klingon players must choose a career (analogous to a 'class' from other MMORPGs) and a species (or race). Neither can be subsequently altered. Later, when the player reaches a higher rank, a starship must also be selected, which can, however, be changed at any time.

Classes

See main article: Profession

In Star Trek Online players may choose which career they wish their character to adopt. Players are able to currently choose from the following three careers:

Tactical	Engineering	Science

Each profession has its own advantages (and, of course, disadvantages) in the game play of Star Trek Online.

Races

Klingon characters have a range of races to choose from, each of which offers unique traits and abilities. A player's choice of race is important and cannot be changed, so it is advisable to choose carefully.

Alien	Ferasan	Gorn	Klingon	Lethean	Liberated Borg
	Joined Trill	Nausicaan	Orion

Starships

See main article: Klingon playable starships

There are four main types of playable Klingon Defense Force vessel, each with numerous sub-types for different ranks and styles of play, and each of those sub-types with a number of cosmetic variants.

Bird-of-Prey	Raptor	Battle Cruiser	Warship

Storyline missions

Storyline Missions

Starfleet-only Tutorial “Graduation Day” • “Routine Maneuvers” • “Trial by Fire” • “The Shadow Knows” • “Children of War” • “Reporting In” “I Sing of Arms” • “Search and Rescue” • “Bull by the Horns” • “Dislodging Klingons” • “The Taurean Affair” • “Earthward Bound” “Graduation Day” • “Training Cruise” • “Field Promotions” • “Communication Breakdown” • “Assimilation of the Innocent” Agents of Yesterday “Explore Earth Spacedock” • “In the Shadow of Cestus” • “Painful Omens” • “Return to Babel” • “Tangled Webs” • “The Battle of Caleb IV” Klingon War “Welcome to Earth Spacedock” • “Diplomatic Orders” • “Stranded In Space” • “Researcher Rescue” • “Secret Orders” • “The Doomsday Device” • “The Galaxy at Large” Romulan Mystery “Heading Out” • “Empress Sela” • “Desperate Measures” • “Shadow Play” • “Taris” Klingon Defense Force-only Tutorial “End of Watch” • “Red Alert!” • “Intruder Alert” • “Challenge for Command” • “Your New Command” • “Journey to Qo'noS” Empire “Duties of Command” • “The Hunt is On” • “Space Chase” • “Manhunt” • “Friend or Foe” Warzone “Bringing Down the House” • “The House Always Wins” Vigilance “Mars, the Bringer of War” • “Alpha” Fek'Ihri Return “Blood of the Empire” • “Destiny” • “Afterlife” Romulan Republic-only Tutorial “A Day on the Farm” • “A Day in the Sun” • “Virinat, Invaded” • “Flight from Virinat” From the Ashes “Explore the Flotilla” • “The Helix” • “Crossroads at Crateris” • “Gasko Blues” • “The Search for New Romulus” • “Turning Point” • “Neutral No More” Allies “The Price of Neutrality” • “Memory Lane” • “Bigger Picture” • “Smash and Grab” • “Tradecraft” In Shadows “An Inside Job” • “Enemy Action” • “Sleepers” • “Cloak and Dagger” • “Revelation” • “Mind Game” Wasteland “Secrets of Nimbus” • “The Lost City of Paradise” • “Blind Men Tell All Tales” • “The Undying” • “A Fistful of Gorn” • “Installation 18” Vengeance “Voice of the Voiceless” • “Abducted” • “Small Packages” • “Last Stand” • “The Best Defense” • “Turnabout” • “Devil's Choice” Freedom “Toward Freedom” Dominion-only Engineered for War “Hunt” • “Ceremony” • “Turn the Tide” Cross-faction Cloaked Intentions “The Vault” • “Mine Enemy” • “Frozen” • “Coliseum” • “Cutting the Cord” • “Darkness Before the Dawn” Cardassian Struggle “Lost and Found” • “Spoils of War” • “Jabberwocky” • “The Factory” • “The New Link” Borg Advance “Task Force Operations” • “Report on Borg Activities” • “Where Angels Fear to Tread” • “A Gathering Darkness” • “Assimilation” • “Fluid Dynamics” New Romulus “New Romulus Aid” • “Staging Area” • “Hidden Camera” • “Warehouse” • “Mountain Base” • “Secret Shuttle Codes” • “Overgrown Caves” • “Web Access” • “Latest Findings” • “The Power Source” • “Secrets of the Ancients” Solanae Dyson Sphere “Sphere of Influence” • “Circles within Circles” • “Supply Woes” • “The Contested Zone” • “The Omega Standoff” • “Tower Control” • “A Step Between Stars” • “Fluidic Destruction” • “Surface Tension” Delta Quadrant “Escalation” • “Mindscape” • “Reunion” • “Friends in Unlikely Places” • “Revelations” • “Enemies in All the Usual Places” • “All That Glitters” • “The Kobali Front” • “Capture the Flag” • “The Dragon's Deceit” • “Alliances” • “Know Your Enemies” • “Revolution” • “Taking Care of Enemies” • “Takedown” • “What's Left Behind” • “Dust to Dust” Iconian War “Uneasy Allies” • “Blood of Ancients” • “Delta Flight” • “House Pegh” • “Time in a Bottle” • “Broken Circle” • “Butterfly” • “Midnight” Yesterday's War “Temporal Ambassador” • “The Once and Future Agent” • “The Core of the Matter” • “Vorgon Conclusions” • “Terminal Expanse” • “Survivor” Future Proof “Sunrise” • “Stormbound” • “Time and Tide” • “The Temporal Front” • “Temporal Reckoning” • “Ragnarok” New Frontiers “Echoes of Light” • “Of Signs and Portents” • “Mirrors and Smoke” • “Brushfire” • “Beyond the Nexus” • “Melting Pot” • “Scylla and Charybdis” • “The Renegade's Regret” Gamma Quadrant “Storm Clouds Gather” • “Armistice” • “The Search” • “Doomed to Repeat” • “Quark's Lucky Seven” • “Tenebris Torquent” • “Home” Age of Discovery “The Plausibility of the Possible” • “Impossibility of Reason” • “Secrets” • “Downfall” J'Ula's Discovery “Para Pacem” • “Illusion of Communication” • “Beneath the Skin” • “Sentinels” • “Rescue and Search” • “Within The Briars” • “The Ninth Rule” • “Ruins of Doom” • “The Measure of Morality (Part 1)” • “The Measure of Morality (Part 2)” Klingon Civil War “The Centre Cannot Hold” • “The Khitomer Discord” • “Partisans” • “Knowledge is Power” • “Leap of Faith” • “Warriors of the Empire” • “A Day Long Remembered” Terran Gambit “Firewall” • “Red Shift” • “Blue Shift” • “The Calling” • “Eye of the Storm” • “The Fujiwhara Effect” Kings & Queens “Wish Upon a Star” Some missions may appear in alternative orders for some factions. Side Content: The Galaxy at Large Spectres “Spectres” • “Skirmish” • “Spin the Wheel” • “What Lies Beneath” • “Everything Old is New” • “Night of the Comet” Wasteland “Secrets of Nimbus” • “The Lost City of Paradise” • “Blind Men Tell All Tales” • “The Undying” • “A Fistful of Gorn” • “Installation 18” (Still part of main episode progression for Romulan Republic players.) Lost Dominion: The 2800 “Lost Dominion” • “Second Wave” • “Of Bajor” • “Operation Gamma” • “Facility 4028” • “Boldly They Rode” Cold War “Cold War (wrapper)” • “Cold Call” • “Out in the Cold” • “Cold Comfort” • “Cold Case” • “Cold Storage” Delta Quadrant “Kobali Crisis Act I” • “Kobali Crisis Act II” • “Kobali Crisis Act III” See also: Featured episode • Patrol • Removed Missions • Task Force Operation

Culture

The gates of Gre'thor

Klingon culture values tradition, ritual, and above all, honor. All Klingons are expected to become warriors, and those who are unable to fight are obliged to commit ritual suicide. While Klingons are not religious and do not have deities, there is a strong belief in the afterlife. Klingons who die with honor go to Sto-vo-kor, while those who are dishonored are taken to Gre'thor on the Barge of the Dead.

History

Fleet Admiral Jorel Quinn (left) and Chancellor J'mpok (right) agree on a cease-fire between the Federation and the Klingon Empire in 2410.

See also the full article about the Klingon Empire on Memory Alpha.

The Klingon Empire was forged by Kahless the Unforgettable in the 9th Century, who established the importance of the warrior caste, and the tenets of modern day Klingon society. In the 22nd Century the Empire came into contact with the United Federation of Planets. The relations between the two powers deteriorated, leading to a brief open war in the 23rd Century. The destruction of Praxis in 2293 turned the tides and led to the Khitomer Accords, which would culminate in a firm Klingon-Federation alliance in the 24th Century. In 2405, the relative peace between the Federation and the Empire is ended when Starfleet establishes a blockade of the Hromi Cluster. Five years later, a cease-fire is re-established between both powers in order to jointly counter the Iconian threat.

Politics

Klingon Chancellor J'mpok in the Great Hall on Qo'noS

See also: Klingon High Council & Great Houses

The Empire is a feudal monarchy, where influence and allegiance is divided into great houses, such as that of B'vat. Though the official head of state is the Emperor Kahless, the real executive power is held by the Klingon High Council led by the Chancellor, currently J'mpok. Throughout the Empire, the High Council's will is represented by local governors. The Klingon military, the Klingon Defense Forces, also holds certain power and political influence, as it is its Commanders and Generals on who any Chancellor's authority relies.

Military (NPC)

Starships

• To'Duj Fighter
• Bird-of-Prey
• Raptor Escort
• Klingon Battle Cruiser
• Negh'Var Warship
• Vo'quv Dreadnought
• Bortasqu' Dreadnought Battlecruiser

Ground Forces

• Warrior
• Bekk
• Officer
• Munitions Officer
• Targ Handler
• Swordmaster
• Dahar Master

Bosses

• Ambassador B'vat
• Captain Tor'Ka
• Dahar Master Drang
• Dahar Master Kavara
• Dahar Master Kraag

External Links

• Klingon Empire at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki.

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