Melting Pot Season Two Timeline Xenophobia 2 - Defeat of the Black Queen on Earth Escape of three Queens from Trill Introduction of the USS Aikido Return to 'Normalcy' - Delivery of Windgarde to Terthot (Linnea and Mantrom) Revelation of Mantron's Powers Departure of Thog and Sperr for Alpha Sauria IV Retrieval of TWITS ships from Omega Configuration Rosenthal's rescue of Sontak Notice of Destruction of First Black Queen Inlaw Blues Thog meets Sperr's parents Chipmunks Adventures of the Aikido (history too) Destruction of Second Black Queen Long Time, No See Introduction of the Lycanthropes Legend of T'lbot, Tholog and Kahless at the Three Turn Bridge Thog and Sperr go back in time Tractor Beam on Shoelace Mantron's Marriage? Wolf's Bane New Legend of the Three Turn Bridge Thog's dissolval Thog's gift Queen's Gambit Finding of the Utricularia Romulan D'deridex Warbird 3 Cardassian Hideki Class fighters Klingon K't'inga Class Battlecruiser Brothers in Arms Pushing Your Luck Elemental Temple of the Elder God 2a Elemental Temple of the Elder God 2b Am I Blue? Know when to Fold 'em So Happy Together Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Warp in far away from the planet and use long range image enhancement to see what is going on. then warp back, again, closer to the planet and take action. Kahless was born to a common family in an empire ruled by the tyrant Molor. Molor was known as a cruel and despotic leader, who built his empire on conquest and cunning, oppressing his people with heavy taxes and other demands to supply Molor's own army and to fill his palace with luxuries. After their father died in Molor's army, Kahless' brother Morath went to the great hall of Molor to ask the Emperor for money to support the family's lands. To gain the money, Morath told the egotistical tyrant that his father had supported Molor, and that the emperor's people loved him. When Kahless found out about Morath's lie, he insisted on returning the money to Molor. Morath refused, leading the two brothers to fight. According to Klingon legend, Kahless and Morath battled for twelve days and twelve nights before Morath surrendered, realizing his brother was right. When they attempted to return the money to the tyrant emperor, Molor was offended. He ordered Morath killed and the family's land confiscated. The two brothers fought to escape, and Morath gave his life so Kahless might live, having learned the lessons of honor at last. Kahless escaped into the mountains surrounding Molor's city, where he lived alone for many years as an exile and hermit. According to the legend, one day, while pondering his fate, Kahless was struck by inspiration. The idea of a code of honor, as a way to govern the actions of true Klingons, formed in his mind. With the fires of honor burning in his heart and mind, Kahless, forged the first bat'leth in the fires of Kri'Stak, a volcano in those mountains. When his weapon was ready, Kahless sought out the Serpent of Xol, a fearsome beast who was said to live in the mountains where Kahless had lived in exile for many years. Finding it asleep, he woke it with a terrible battle cry and proceeded to fight it for hours on end. Finally, battered and bleeding, the serpent's venom burning in his blood, Kahless drove the point of his bat'leth into the serpent's brain, killing it. As he lay on the floor of the serpent's lair, he had a vision of the future. The poison burned away his thirst for vengeance against Molor, and made him realize his greater destiny, to unite the Klingon people. He coined the Klingon proverb; "revenge is a dish best served cold." Kahless wore the hide of the serpent of Xol as his armor when he went to face Molor, and he kept it always as a reminder of his duty to his people. Kahless returned home. He fought his way through one hundred warriors to reach Molor's throne room, where he challenged Molor to face him in battle. Kahless slew the tyrant after a duel that lasted for seven days and nights. With the defeat of Molor, his people hailed Kahless as a hero and liberator. It is said his first act after Molor'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' victory spread. When news of Molor's death and Kahless' ascension reached the nearby city-states, their rulers thought they sensed weakness in this commoner-turned-Emperor. They prepared to invade and seize Molor's former territory for their own. Some few city-states, swayed by Kahless' philosophy of honor, chose to join him. Kahless himself led the city's warriors to defend it. His small army withstood an assault from a force more than ten times their size at Three Turn Bridge, where Kahless held the pass with only T'lbot and Tholog at his side. Tholog was my distant ancestor, but some sort of terrible, dishonorable treachery took place and caused Kahless to give Tholog and his heirs over in servitude to T'lbot, forever. After the victory at Three Turn Bridge, where the river below the Bridge ran red with the blood of his enemies for days after the battle,the noble houses agreed to support Kahless and he won the respect of friend and enemy alike. Nobles flocked to swear fealty to the new Emperor. Those who continued to defy Kahless' power soon felt it for themselves as the Empire continued to grow. As the years passed, Kahless' Empire became the largest and most powerful on Qo'nos. Kahless conquered and unified the whole world under his rule, creating the First Klingon Empire. Many legends grew up around Kahless and his successors, and Klingons often regard the First Empire as a kind of "golden age" of honor and heroism. Except for my family, which from that day on were slaves to the T'lbot family.