User:Phreq

I'm not a very spectacular guy, but at heart I'm Klingon. Therefore, I hope to improve some of the Klingon related material and add a few articles of my own. I live in the small town of Clintwood, Virginia and am attending the local (we only have one) high school.

Below is a draft for an article.

Founding of the First Empire
Kahless was a man born to a common family in an empire rule by the tyrant Molor. Molor was, as Klingons would say today, a dishonorable leader. He was cruel and despotic, oppressing his people with demands and taxes to fund his own armies and to fill his palace with luxuries.

When their father died while fighting in Molor army, Kahless's brother Morath went to ask the Emperor for money to support the family. Morath played to the tyrant's egotistical nature by telling him that his father supported Molar and the Emperor's subjects adored him. Molar gave Morath the money he requested, but when Kahless discovered his brothers lie he insisted that it be returned. Morath refused, which sparked off a battle for twelve days and nights. At the end of this period of time Morath realized that his brother was right in choosing the path of honor and surrendered.

When the two borthers attempted to return the money to the tyrant he became offended and enraged. Molor ordered that the family's land be confiscated and Morath killed. The two brothers fought to escape and, having learned the lesson of honor, Morath gave his life so that Kahless might live.

Kahless escaped into the mountains that surrounded Molor's city. There he lived alone for good number of years as an exile and a hermit. One day, while pondering his fate, the code of honor which governs the actions of all modern klingons formed in his mind. With the fire of honor burning in his heart and mind, Kahless made the first bat'leth in the fires of Kri'Stak, a volcano in those mountains.

With his new weapon now ready, Kahles returned home. He fought his way through one hundred warrior s to reach the throne room of Molor and, once there, he challenged the tyrant to face him in battle. After a duel which lasted seven days and nights, Kahless slew Molor.

The people hailed Kahless as a hero and liberator after defeating Molor. It is said his first act after the tyrants's defeat was to return to his family's farm, where he used his bat'leth to harvest all the fields in a single day, ensuring his family would have food to eat and money to support them. Kahless then assumed the role of Emperor, and rallied the people around him. They quickly swore fealty to their liberator, and word of Kahless's victory spread.

The rulers of the nearby city-states thought that they sensed weakness in this commoner who had become king. Though a few city-states, their rulers having been swayed by Kahless's ideas of honor, decided to assist the new Emperor, most sought to invade and annex the lands once held by Molor.

Kahless himself led the small defending army against a force ten times its size. At Three Turns Bridge Kahless is said to have held pass entirely by himself. Indeed, he slew so great a number of the enemy and their blood ran so freely the river earned the nickname, "The River of Blood."

After his victory at Three Turn Bridge, the noble houses supported Kahless and the respect of friend and foe alike. Those who continued to defy the power of Kahless soon felt it as the Empire continued to grow.

Eventaully, Kahless's Empire became the largest and most powerful on Qo'noS. He conquered and unified the whole planet, creating the First Empire. There are many legends whose focus is this period of time, and Klingons often regard it as a kind of 'golden age' of honor, glory and heroism.