Archive of Okrandian Canon
| Author | Lawrence M. Schoen |
|---|---|
| Credit | Nancy Nielsen-Brown donated these SkyBox cards to Klingonska Akademien at the qep’a’ SochDIch. |
| Date | June 1997 |
| Publisher | Klingon Language Institute, Flourtown, PA, ISSN 1061-2327 |
| Source | HolQeD 6:2, page 9 |
| Summary | Transcription of SkyBox trading cards S31, S32 and S33, for season six of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Transcripts corrected against original SkyBox cards. |
| Title | Everyday Klingon |
| Type | article |
The following text comes from the three Klingon cards found in the sixth season <Star Trek: The Next Generation> deck published by SkyBox International Inc.
S31 {Hegh bey} Death Howl
{HeghDI' tlhIngan SuvwI' pagh tlhIngan SuvwI' HoHlu'DI' Heghtay lulop latlh tlhInganpu'. Heghtay luloptaHvIS chaH chaq bey SeQ lujach. Heghpu'bogh tlhIngan mInDu' lupoSmoHlu'. beyHom bey bey'a' jachtaH latlh tlhInganpu'. yay 'oS bey. 'IQ pagh. Heghpu'bogh latlhpu' ghuHmoH bey. ghoS tlhIngan SuvwI' maq.}
When a Klingon warrior dies or is killed, other Klingons may perform a ceremonial howl or yell as part of the Klingon death ritual. The eyes of the fallen Klingon are opened and others roar in great crescendo. This yell is victorious in nature, rather than mournful and also serves to warn the other dead that a Klingon warrior is coming.
S32 {'oy'naQ} Painstik
{nentay loptaHvIS tlhIngan potlh tlhIngan 'oy'naQ'e'. SIQwI' lu'oy'moHmeH juppu'Daj 'oy'naQmey lo' chaH. SuvwI' qa' patlh veb chavlaHmeH tlhIngan lo'chu' chaH. toDujDaj toblu'. wej 'ujmey 'ab 'oy'naQ. chIch vay' 'oy'moHmeH 'oy'naQ 'vI law' tlhuD 'oH.}
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.
S33 {So'wI'} Cloaking Device
{Hoch tlhIngan DujDaq So'wI' jomlu'. puVlaHbogh DujngabmoHlaw' So'wI'. boq lucherDI' tlhIngan wo' romuluS Hov wo' je So'wI' cham Soqpu' tlhIngan wo'.chaq tampu'. chaq romulu Snganpu'vaD pIvghor cham lunobpu' tlhInganpu'. HoS law'qu' natlhmo' So'wI' QaptaHvIS So'wI' QaplaHbe' nuHmey. ngongmeH wa' DujDaq nuHmey nISbe'bogh So'wI' jomlu'pu'. HovpoH Hut vagh cha' wa' vI' jav Dujvam 'aghlu'pu' 'ach Qaw'lu'pu'}
All Klingon vessels are equipped with a cloaking device, allowing the ship to fly in a state of practical invisibility. Cloaking technology was gained through an alliance with the Romulan Star Empire, possibly in exchange for Warp Drive technology. Due to the tremendous energy drain of a cloaking device, weapons cannot be dischargd while the cloak is in operation.