Homeworld:

Qo'noS

Goverment:

Klingon Empire

Affiliation:

None

Highlights:

- Kotar & Shelka, the first Klingons, killed the gods who created them
- Kahless was a legendary mytho-historical Klingon figure; founded the Empire
- Warrior race, who value honor & combat
- Society was based around Great Houses of noble lineage
- Tradition was an essential part of their lives
- Had rituals for almost everything

Classification:

Humanoid

Life Expectancy:

150 Years

Blood:

Varied from dark red to lightish pink

Physiology:

- Ridges on their nose & forehead which continued over the skull
- Physically stronger than most humanoids
- Two sharp fangs with crooked or sharpened teeth
- Multiple redundancies in their organs
- Pregnancies ran thirty weeks

Augment Crisis:

- In 2154, they tried to use Augments DNA to improve themselves;
- It caused an airborne, mutagenic plague to spread through the Empire
- All infected, were changed, they lost their ridges & looked more Human
- These alterations were even passed on to their children
- By 2270, a cure was found for the mutation, restoring all their features