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Klingons ('''tlhIngan''' in the Klingon language) are a race of '' (TOS) and later became the uneasy allies of the United Federation Of Planets . They were introduced in the episode '' Errand Of Mercy ''. Klingons were created by Gene Coon . According to David Alexander in ''Star Trek Creator'', a biography of ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry , they were named for Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan, who served with Roddenberry in the Los Angeles Police Department . They speak the Klingon Language which is heard as English through the Universal Translator . In the original series the conflict between the Federation and Klingon Empire was modelled on the '', the Klingons were "reimagined" or Retconned and were depicted with ridged foreheads, new uniforms, and a distinctive language. Addendum: Gene Roddenberry said the movie era Klingons are closer to his original vision, but could not be realized in a low-budget television show. With the advent of ' and subsequent series the Klingons became allies, and the portrayal of their culture was developed to resemble that of the Japanese Samurai (or, rather, Western imaginations of them). Klingon starship crews have also been compared to Motorcycle Gang s. Their culture is centred on honour and combat. The Klingon Empire''' is governed by the High Council, led by a Chancellor. The position of Emperor was reestablished in the 24th century, largely as a figurehead. KLINGON BIOLOGY , observed during Worf's devolution.]] Roughly humanoid in appearance, Klingons typically sport long manes of luxuriant Hair , and males, moustaches, and beards. Perhaps their most prominent external feature is their ridged forehead. These intricate, bony patterns, which are also visible on their feet, vary by family line and are an 'evolutionary' remnant of their prehistoric Crustacean forms, when Klingons had a more extensive exoskeleton. Most body functions incorporate multiple Redundancies , such as redundant Stomach s, Lung s, Liver s, an eight-chambered Heart , and twenty-three Rib s. This characteristic, known as "brak'lul," makes Klingons incredibly resilient. According to visual effects producer Dan Curry , Klingon ribs are arranged in a Lattice work; the structure might be compared to Chainmail . The character Mr. Spock once said Klingons lack Tear Duct s, although Klingon myth states that Kahless once filled the ocean with his tears. The Klingon expected lifespan is at least 150 years. However, it is typical that male Klingons die young while in battle and not of natural causes. Klingon mating rituals involve limited domination and combative attitudes. ''Par'machpu''' (singular ''par'mach'') are chosen mates for dedicated recreational sexual congress, equivalent to fiancées among Terran humans. Lieutenant Worf , when questioned in this area of Klingon lore, said (perhaps obliquely) that females scream, are very aggressive, and throw furniture – the males, conversely, read poetry aloud and duck a lot. Klingon females reportedly search for their own partners, whom they deem worthy of copulation. Normally this has to be a male of great strength, valour or who at least possess great courage. The mating process can be a very wild and sometimes violent affair. When Worf was questioned by Guinan while still onboard the ''Enterprise-D'', as to why he had not taken a ''par'mach'', the Klingon said he was only chaste in concern for the "safety" of his fellow female crewmates. Guinan joked that many would find a male Klingon "tame," producing a rare laugh of pleasure from Worf. Later aboard Station Deep Space Nine , Worf engaged in romance with Jadzia Dax , a Trill with deep connections to Klingon society. Their first night of relations produced a surprising number of contusions and broken limbs for Doctor Bashir to treat. As they arrived, the Klingon woman Lady Grilka was already in the infirmary with a very injured Quark in tow. Bashir stated that "he did not want to know what had happened." Klingon pregnancies run 30 weeks. The Process of giving birth can sometimes take days. Interbreeding is possible with Betazoid s (Worf's and Troi 's alternate-timeline children), Humans ( B'Elanna Torres and K'Ehleyr ), Romulan s ( Ba'el ), and Trill ( Yedrin Dax ). Klingon traits remain dominant over several generations. Klingon females can apparently lactate. Evidence of this can be seen in the TNG episode "A Matter of Honor," where Commander Klag, ridiculing Commander Riker's aversion to eating live gagh, makes the offer, "if Klingon food is too strong for you, perhaps we can get one of the females to breast feed you." '''' depicts Klingons having Violet Blood (based on the metal ion Manganese according to some unofficial sources) similar in appearance to Pepto-Bismol , but all other depictions of Klingon blood have been red, like human blood. In Star Trek universal terms, this may have resulted from a unique atmospheric gas mix on the Klingon vessel - as suggested by the renegade boarding party's need to wear environmental suits, rather than merely wearing disguises. Another widely discussed possibility is that the color change was a side-effect of the Augment Virus. (The mundane reason behind the issue is that violet blood allowed Star Trek VI to maintain a PG-13 rating rather than something more restrictive. It also facilitates discerning Klingon blood from other species' blood without the aid of a Tricorder or similar means; Colonel Worf makes this distinction during the movie's Dénouement .) By the 24th century, Klingons abandoned racial distinctions within their own species. Although there are a wide variety of skin tones and eye colors, and some variation in hair colors, these differences are generally ignored by Klingons. However, the lack of prominent cranial ridges is ridiculed, with "your mother has a smooth forehead" being a common insult. Human looking Klingons From the year 2154 until sometime after the events of '''' about a century later, Klingons had external features resembling Human s' and wore their hair in a more conservative fashion than that seen later (and previously), which in actuality was due to the limited budget Gene Roddenberry had to work with. There appeared to be four distinct "races" of the "original" Klingons, based on both may explain, in part, Dr. McCoy 's immediate lack of knowledge of Klingon Anatomy when he tried to save Chancellor Gorkon in 2293. The four "races" are discussed in detail here . These races were based on the various makeup forms viewed during the run of TOS, the TOS film series, and the "Next Generation" Klingons. In TOS, the Klingons shown lacked ridges on their heads, were greenish brown (a minority were "caucasoid" pale; see last paragraph). The second "race" were the "''. This Klingon was only slightly ridged in the center of the forehead, lacking the "normal" side ridges. They were largely hairless except for a small wisp at the back of the skull and (in males) a small goatee. The fourth, and most common shown in Star Trek, are the triple-ridged or "Worf"-type. These Klingons have individualized or clan-based ridge patterns, ranging from the slight "webbed" ridge pattern of Colonel Worf of Star Trek VI, to the craggy triple ridges of the Emperor Kahless (clone). The Worf-type Klingons were first portrayed by ''. Worf explained the confusion of the different-seeming "races", in ''''. Fan speculation Over the decades, several non-'', whose features are less severe than other Klingons, might be a remnant of the humanlike Klingons. The Star Trek RPG (FASA) published by FASA in the 1980s suggested the Klingons of the original series were actually human/Klingon "fusions" (hybrids) based on the premise that Klingons took 'know thine enemy' to its logical extreme in that incorporating human DNA and presumably human characteristics into Klingons would make them much more effective in combating them. The "movie" Klingons were "Imperial Race" Klingons, i.e. purebred. FASA enlisted the aid of Star Trek novelist John M. Ford to depict their Klingons as being part of a paranoid society of both "human-fusion" and "Imperial" Klingons living together, complete with sophisticated nomenclatures, a Klingon Emperor, "thought admirals" and an afterlife known as the "Black Fleet". For lack of any other explanation, the FASA explanation was widely accepted in Fanon until it became clearly contradicted later. Given the different canon policy of Gene Roddenberry and Paramount Pictures at the time, the explanation was assumed to be canonical, until 1988 when it was decided that all of FASAs contributions to Star Trek were non Canon (and the current canon policy was firmly established). In the real world of and other Klingons first seen in the original series as humanlike as now being more like the later Klingons, and the issue was finally acknowledged (and evaded) in the Deep Space Nine episode Trials And Tribble-ations , when Worf, time travelling to 2268 with several others from the crew of DS9, encountered the humanlike Klingons. Worf acknowledged that they were Klingons, but Klingons do not like to talk about the issue, especially with non-Klingons. The issue was approached in one of the final episodes of ''Enterprise'' and finally established a canonical answer to the issue, despite many fans being upset with the outcome. The cause revealed In February 2005 a two-part storyline on '''', "Affliction" and "Divergence", explained Canonically why the Klingons changed their appearance. In an earlier series of episodes, the Augments , humans grown from genetically engineered embryos from the Eugenics Wars of the late 20th century, were defeated by Captain Jonathan Archer and the '' Enterprise NX-01 '' in Klingon space. The Klingon High Council feared that Starfleet was developing armies of Augments and that they would pose a serious threat to the Empire's existence. Even when they were told by the Vulcan High Command that the Augments were created without Starfleet's knowledge or consent, they remained suspicious and so decided to fight fire with fire. The Klingons gained access to the genetic material of the human Augments, and wanted to adapt this genetic engineering to augment their own species. The experiment did not work correctly; at first, subjects did gain increased strength and intelligence, but their nervous systems could not handle the strain and they died. One of the test subjects had a virulent flu, which — combined with the genetic changes wrought by the experiment — became a deadly, airborne plague that spread rampantly across the Empire, from world to world, causing the physical changes to change them into the human-looking Klingons of Kirk's day. Dr. Phlox of the ''Enterprise NX-01'' formulated a cure for the Virus , however not before millions of Klingons were physically altered. And owing to the genetic nature of the virus, these alterations were passed to succeeding generations of offspring. The Klingons were apparently so embarrassed by the fallout from this disaster, that they absolutely refused under any circumstances to discuss the incident with outsiders in later years. There is also evidence (illustrated by the ignorance of members of the '' Deep Space Nine '' crew who encounter humanlike Klingons during time travel into the past in '' Trials And Tribble-ations '') that knowledge of the change might become lost over time to mankind. The ''Enterprise'' storyline also indicates that an early form of the Starfleet intelligence service Section 31 was somehow involved in the transformation of the Klingons. Phlox indicated that "someday" the physical alterations could be reversed. The episode "Divergence" revealed that not all Klingons were affected by the virus. No canon explanation has yet been offered to suggest why only the humanlike Klingons were seen in The Original Series, save for statements made in "Divergence" that the genetically altered version of the race would be stronger and more intelligent, suggesting they may have been desirable soldiers in later Klingon/Federation conflicts. The Klingons in '''' were the first Klingon crew that was shown to be dealing with something other than the Federation, so there is no evidence proving these particular Klingons had ever been afflicted. Other possible explanations include the idea that by the time the cure to the virus had been administered to all Klingons, every last one was infected by the virus so that they would have been changed somewhat by the virus anyway. This could also explain the "darker-skinned" Klingon observation stated above. The darker Klingons could have been descendants of Klingons that had only been in the initial stages of alteration when they were cured, so that they retained their more natural pigmentation. It is also possible that some Klingons used cosmetic surgery to restore their pre-alteration appearance. However, the ridge-development cure must have been developed before 2293, the year of '''' episode " Flashback ", which depicts events that took place in 2293, shows the Klingon Kang with ridges, though he had none in the original series episode "Day of the Dove." It can be calculated, therefore, that the humanlike appearance of the Klingons lasted for at least 119 years, since these two episodes of ''Enterprise'' took place in 2154, and the reversal mentioned by Phlox could have happened before '''' which takes place in 2273, but had definitely happened by 2293. All attempts at Retconning aside, the changes in Klingon appearance can best be explained by an inconsistent treatment of pre-existing material by the series' and movies' writers. Fans have followed several variations of both canon and non-canon sources to produce Klingons with varied fusions, mixtures and heritages. These are portrayed in fiction, fan-produced films, and in professional fiction, such as The Klingon Way by John M. Ford and Kahless by Michael Jan Friedman . KLINGON RELIGION According to legend, Kortar, the "first" Klingon, and his mate were created in a place called , B'Elanna Torres envisioned the Barge of the Dead in penance for the dishonor her Klingon mother, Miral felt for not raising her half-human daughter to be a Klingon Warrior of the Way Of Kahless . As she attempted (successfully) to escape going to Gre'Thor , realm of the dishonored dead, B'Elanna met Kortar, whose fate when he died was to ferry Klingon souls over the River of Blood, to Gre'Thor's gates, where the demonic being Fek'lehr waited to consume particularly loathsome souls. Klingons who follow the Way Of The Warrior , the belief system developed by Kahless the Unforgettable, value Honor above all else. Those who die with purpose and honor are said to join Kahless , who had been the first Klingon emperor, and a Messianic Figure in the Way of the Warrior, in the Black Fleet in Sto-Vo-Kor , a paradise where battle and feasting can eternally be shared and won. The honored dead are not mourned, but celebrated. This consists of opening the eyes of a dead warrior and all fellow Klingons present roar to chase away evil spirits called Jat'lyn , and to tell the warriors in Sto-Vo-Kor that the warrior is joining them. The body of the dead warrior is viewed mainly as an empty shell to be disposed of; particularly well-respected warriors have their companions accompany the body for interment or disposal, "just" to keep away predators (though a privately held act of respect for the departed). Warriors who may have a question about whether they will be worthy to enter Sto-Vo-Kor, such as a Klingon mate who is alien (an example is Jadzia Dax), have a quest held in their name by their surviving mate and his or her companions. If they win their stated deed or battle, they win honor for their late warrior and entry to paradise. Klingon beliefs were recorded in a series of scrolls collectively referred to as the Paq'batlh, or Book of Honor. One prophecy, possibly taken from this book, was of the Kuvah'magh, a religious figure predicted to appear at some future time. Miral Paris, daughter of Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres, was thought by some expatriate Klingons in the Delta Quadrant to be this new spiritual leader. HISTORY OF THE KLINGON EMPIRE Prehistory In the episode The Chase (ST:TNG, Season 6), it was revealed that a race of prehistoric aliens had spread their DNA all across the galaxy (and mixed it with local DNA) and so ensured the development of the major Star Trek races. In other words, Klingons developed partly from the indigenous prehistoric life on Qo'noS and partly from alien DNA. Little is known of the Klingons before the establishment of the Empire. Klingons, being a prideful race with a closed society, are averse to sharing their secrets. Being seen as violent, belligerent, and anti-intellectual, it is hard to imagine that the Klingons developed their high level of technology and science (including warp drive) by themselves. However, the Klingons do have various castes such as the scientist caste that show that the Klingons are capable of doing their own research. Klingon religion also states that the first Klingons destroyed the gods (masters) who created them. Klingon physiology with its redundancies and great strength is also ideal for military operations. The combination of these characteristics suggests they have origins as a vassal race. In the episode First Contact , Picard says that there were many years of war between the Federation and the Klingons as the result of a botched first contact attempt and the nonexisence of the Prime Directive . 1st Millennium The Klingon Empire was founded circa 900 AD on the Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS by Kahless The Unforgettable when he slew his tyrant brother, Molor. The Empire went through several dynasties of rulers, experiencing a period between the 2nd and 3rd known as the "Dark Time", a 10-year experiment in democracy. Around the 14th century, Qo'noS was invaded by the Hur'q , who pillaged many treasures, including the sword of Kahless . The Klingons eventually expelled the Hur'q, which is the Klingon word for "outsider", from their homeworld. It is likely the Klingons stole the invaders' technology, including their warp drive and weapons systems, and used them to expand their empire into space. If Klingon designs were in fact stolen, and not developed on their own, this might explain why Klingon technology seems to advance so little during the ensuing centuries compared to other planets, such as Earth. It also explains how such a warlike and anti-intellectual civilization was able to develop warp drive, in that they Reverse Engineer ed it from the technology of an invading race. By 2069 the High Council was formed, eliminating the position of Emperor until 2369. 22nd century Around the early part of the 22nd century, the warrior class began exerting a greater influence throughout Klingon society, radically altering, notably, the Justice System . In 2151, a faction in the Temporal Cold War from the 28th Century attempted to alter the timeline by using the Suliban Cabal to incite unrest within the Klingon Empire. This resulted in the first contact between Klingons and Humans and sparked the first voyage of the Warp 5 vessel, ''Enterprise'' . Concurrent with this mission, ''Enterprise'' communications officer Hoshi Sato became the first known human to learn the Klingon language. Although initially positive, the relationship between Starfleet and the Klingon Empire remained on shaky ground during the first few years of contact, with ''Enterprise'' being fired upon by a Klingon battle cruiser only a few weeks after the vessel's trip to the Klingon homeworld (as seen in " Unexpected "). By 2152-53, Captain Jonathan Archer had become a fugitive from Klingon justice, and at one point ''Enterprise'' destroyed a Klingon vessel carrying the then-head of the House of Duras who was pursuing the fugitive. The long-term fallout from this has yet to be revealed in canon, although the crew of ''Enterprise'' redeemed themselves somewhat in 2154 by helping the Empire stop the Augment Virus from becoming fatal. 23rd century Around 2218, relations between the Empire and the Federation degenerated substantially, with intense hostility lasting until 2293. In 2266, war between the Federation and Klingon Empire is stopped before it can begin by the interference of the Organians. The Organian Peace Treaty forced on both sides holds each to a non-aggression pact and an establishment of a Neutral Zone in which each side must nonviolently compete for trade agreements with any planets. The Organian influence, frequently mentioned during the original series, completely disappears in the movies, for reasons that have yet to be explained. In 2267 the Klingons and the Romulans forged a military alliance and the Klingons traded several D7 battlecruisers in exchange for cloaking technology. The basis for this alliance, revealed in the episode " The Enterprise Incident ", was grounded in real-world Economics ; the script called for a Romulan ship to appear, but the original Romulan ship model was not available so rather than go to the expense of building a new one, the Klingon D7 model was substituted. In 2293 the atmosphere of Qo'noS was contaminated when Praxis , one of its moons, and its primary mining facility, exploded. This event was a turning point in relations between the Klingons and the United Federation Of Planets , as the Klingon Empire could not afford to maintain their excessive military activities and deal with this new problem (parallels with the breakdown of the Cold War , the Nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl , and the relationship between the United States and the cash-strapped former Soviet Union were obvious). Thus the two entered into an alliance which was maintained for many years until it was suspended for a couple of years after 2372 owing to the issue of the Cardassian invasion. The resolution to the Qo'noS atmosphere issue is yet to be explained. Though ''a'' planet Qo'noS is shown to still be inhabited and still the Empire's seat of power well into the 24th Century, differences between both appearance and distance from Earth in various incarnations of Star Trek taking place both before and after this event may indicate the capital was moved to a new planet, maintaining the old name. It is, however, unclear whether this was in fact the intended implication, or merely the result of continuity errors. 24th century .]] In 2344 the Klingons and Romulans began a violent war after the Romulans attacked the Klingon outpost Narendra III . The Enterprise-C cemented friendly relations between the Klingon Empire and the Federation by sacrificing itself to protect the outpost from the Romulans. In 2357, Worf (played by Michael Dorn ), Son of Mogh , a survivor of the Khitomer massacre, became the first Klingon to enter Starfleet Academy and in 2363 he was assigned to the Enterprise-D as relief conn and tactical officer. (Rank: Lieutenant j.g) In 2367 the Klingon Civil War began after Chancellor K'mpec was murdered. Before his murder, K'mpec had named Captain Jean-Luc Picard his Arbiter of Succession. Gowron was selected, but the House of Duras opposed this decision and the war began. It was later revealed that the Romulans were backing Duras and Duras quickly lost all support, ending the war and leaving Gowron as undisputed leader of the empire. In 2369, the position of Emperor was reinstated, when the Clone of Kahless inherited the throne with the blessing of the Chancellor and High Council. Titled Kahless II , the emperor became titular ruler of the empire at a time when the empire needed a figurehead. The bulk of power, however, remained in the hands of the High Council. In 2371, relations between the Klingons and the Federation soured over the issue of the Klingon invasion of Cardassia. When the Federation refused to support the Klingon invasion, Chancellor Gowron withdrew from the Khitomer Accords. For the next year, relations between the two powers were hostile. In 2372 fighting broke out between the two powers. However when the Federation and Klingons discovered that they were being manipulated by the Dominion , an uneasy cease-fire was declared. In late 2372, the Cardassians formally announced they had joined the Dominion, and the Jem 'Hadar rapidly forced the Klingons to retreat from Cardassian space, inflicting heavy damage on them. Captain Sisko was able to convince Gowron to reinstate the Alliance. Again allies, the Klingons and Federation turned their attention to the Dominion and the Cardassians as war against them became inevitable. When the war began, both the Federation and Klingons fought side-by-side against the Dominion, even though the odds were against them. However, once the Romulans joined them the tide eventually turned against the Dominion. In 2375 the Federation-Romulan-Klingon fleet defeated the Dominion with the assistance of the Cardassian fleet during a final assault on Cardassia Prime . Despite the refusal of Sisko and Ross to drink bloodwine with Martok in the Cardassian Central Command, the two powers remained strong allies after the war. Shortly before the end of the Dominion War , in 2375, Gowron took direct control of the Klingon fleet (a position held up until that point by the successful General Martok ) because he was concerned that Martok was becoming too popular among both the troops and the civilian population from his wartime success. Since new Chancellors can ascend to that position by killing the former Chancellor, Gowron feared that Martok would challenge him for his position. Since Gowron was much more of a politician than a general, the Klingon fleet began to take unnecessary losses that Gowron manipulated to appear to be the fault of Martok. Commander Worf, disgusted with Gowron for using bad tactics in the war simply to hurt Martok 's political position, challenged the Chancellor in a meeting to ritual combat and defeated him (killing Gowron in the process). By the traditions of the Empire, Worf had the right to become the next Chancellor if he wished, but instead granted the role to Martok, having no desire for a political position himself, although Martok would shortly thereafter have Worf become the UFP's Ambassador to the Klingon Empire. Ironically, Martok never had any designs on Gowron or his position, even accepting the unpopular position in which Gowron had placed him without questioning his orders. Possible Future The Klingons will not recover from the losses they suffered during the Dominion War until 2385, according to a 2375 estimate by Section 31 . In Crewman Daniels ' timeline, the Klingons join the Federation by about 2554 , but it is possible it wouldn´t eventually happen in the real timeline. One point of curiosity is the fate of the Emperor, or rather the position itself. There had not been an Emperor for centuries until the Kahless clone assumed that role. What occurs after his death is unclear. As the position has no real political power as such, and no series has ever mentioned a Klingon aspiring to that position, it is unclear who would become the next emperor, or if the position would simply cease to exist as it did before the events of Rightful Heir . Alternate Timelines A few episodes featuring alternate timelines have shown a variety of developments in Klingon history and politics.
KLINGON LEADERSHIP
ARBITER OF SUCCESSION The Arbiter of Succession is a Klingon legal practice designed to ensure a stable succession for the Chancellor. Although it is a Klingon custom, Captain Jean-Luc Picard , a human, is the first person within the Star Trek Canon known to have this role. To gain leadership of the Klingon Empire, a Klingon must gain control of the Klingon High Council. The council itself is made up of the strongest families of the Empire, a more violent example of the British House of Lords. Because a candidate must gain support from the other families, leading to factions, it is the Arbiter's job to resolve the possibility of a stalemate to decide matters of honor relating to the Challenge, and to choose a Chancellor of the Klingon Empire. KLINGON RANKS (around ~2300's) KLINGON SMALL ARMS , BLADE WEAPONS , AND HAND WEAPONS To many Klingons, battle is sacred, and treated with much ceremony. Therefore, many advances have been made by Klingons in the field of weaponry.
KLINGON MARTIAL ARTS moQ'bara is the name of the fictional Klingon Martial Art . It is sometimes practiced with a Bat'letH . EXTENT OF THE KLINGON EMPIRE Planets and moons currently considered to be, or to have been, under Klingon jurisdiction include Elas , Khitomer , Morska , Narendra III , Neural , Nimbus III (jointly held with the Romulan Empire and the United Federation Of Planets ), Praxis , Qo'noS , Rura Penthe , Ty'Gokor , and Troyius . Little is known about much of the Empire's holdings, but it is believed to extend almost as far as that of the Federation. TRIVIA
RACES SIMILAR TO KLINGONS FROM OTHER SCIENCE FICTION FRANCHISES The Klingons have spawned a number of similar races in different Science Fiction series. The Mandalorians from Star Wars share a very familar ethical code that the Klingons have for example. Other races are the Covenant Elite s and the Luxan s from Farscape . While not specifically a race, the Maximal warrior Dinobot in ''Transformers: Beast Wars'' shared many Klingon aspects as well. KLINGON CUISINE '']] Various kinds of Fictional food and beverages have been shown as part of Klingon cuisine in the Star Trek TV show. ;Chech'tluth: A strong alcoholic beverage, served in a metal goblet. Although considerably stronger than whisky, chech'tluth is suitable for humans. ;Gagh: Klingon serpent worms. Gagh is best served while as fresh as possible, i.e. while still alive, and it dies only when entering the digestive tract. Klingons say that they don't care for the taste of gagh, but like it for the fight it puts up when eaten. There are actually at least 51 distinct "flavor" varieties of gagh. ; renowned for its flavor and potency. It has been mentioned that Blood Wine is stronger than Earth Whisky . Few non-Klingons drink Blood Wine because of its potency. Klingons often drink Blood Wine when celebrating after a battle and while trading war stories. Klingons expect their Blood Wine to be served warm. Whether it actually contains blood is unknown to Trekkies. (For example, some Spanish wines have "Sangre" (blood) in their names; it is possible the Blood Wine contains no blood.) ; (''A Fistful of Datas''), Worf asked the bartender Annie for some Fire Wine. She replied, "This ain't Kansas City . We don't have none of that fancy Europe an stuff here." ;Klingon skull stew: A dish consisting of an animal skull with various kinds of dressings. ;Klingon tea: Klingon tea is an extremely potent beverage. It is deadly to humans, although they may inject an antidote beforehand if they still wish to drink it, and apparently not exactly safe for Klingons either. Klingon tea is served and drunk during an elaborate tea ceremony. ;Klingon Warnog: This beverage is mentioned in Star Trek TNG: Rightful Heir. ;Raktajino: Klingon coffee. Particularly popular in Quark 's bar on Deep Space 9 . The name is most likely a Portmanteau of its true Klingon name and " Cappuccino ". ;Rokeg blood pie: A traditional Klingon dish, consisting of animal meat and blood baked into a pie. Rokeg blood pie is Worf 's favourite food, and because of this, his adoptive parents learned to prepare it. SEE ALSO
OTHER MEANINGS OF THE WORD "Klingon" has been used as an unofficial nickname for a Microorganism found in Lake Vostok in Antarctica . EXTERNAL LINKS
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