Kamarag

Kamarag

Biography[]

In 2269, Kamarag was the head of theHouse that bore his name. At Kamarag's insistence,Kobyk, son of Goryq, a member of the House, was forced to hire his own brother,Sorkav, as security chief for the dilithium mine which Kobyk ran. Kobyk dared not disobey Kamarag (despite the brothers' mutual dislike), since Kamarag's word was law and Kamarag would certainly make life very difficult for Kobyk if he had protested. (ST -Seven Deadly Sinsnovella:The Unhappy Ones)

At some point prior to2286, Kamarag obtained his formal appointment as Klingon ambassador to the Federation allegedly by killing his immediate predecessor in one-on-one personal combat — according to Kamarag, the previous ambassador was a "superb warrior." (TOScomic: "Cure All")

Kamarag famously argued before theFederation Council for the extradition ofFederation StarfleetAdmiralJames T. Kirk and most of the senior officers of theUSSEnterprise to theKlingon Empire after the destruction of theGenesis Planet and the development of theGenesis Device in2286. He was opposed in this debate by FederationAmbassador-at-largeSarek ofVulcan. (TOSmovie:Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home;STnovel:Articles of the Federation)

TheStar Trek IV Sourcebook UpdateFASA supplement identifies this character as Kiltarc zantai-Neygebh.

The Klingon government was highly displeased that Kirk and his crew were pardoned of all crimes, and Kamarag declared in the chambers of the Federation Council that there would be no peace as long as Kirk lived. In2287, thegovernment authorized Kamarag to put a price on the head of Kirk, which some members of the Council saw as "practically a declaration of war." (TOScomics: "The Return!", "The Sentence")

Kamarag argued withVlagro, theSalla of theNasgul, over which one of them should have Kirk. Both agreed to allow Kirk to be brought to trial by the Council. (TOScomics: "Repercussions", "Cure All", "Not... Sweeney!", "Going, Going...", "The First Thing We Do...", "... Let's Kill All the Lawyers!", "Trial and Error!")

In late2289 and early2290, Ambassador Kamarag was the lead Klingon representative to theFederation/Klingon Peace Talks atKorvat. The Ambassador was severely injured in a terrorist attack conducted by theAlbino. (TLEnovel:Excelsior: Forged in Fire)

In2293, Kamarag was stillambassador to the Federation following the destruction ofPraxis. Kamarag argued toFederation PresidentRa-ghoratreii ofEfros in thePresidential Office that the Empire's arrest of Kirk and Starfleet CommanderLeonard McCoy for the assassination ofKlingon ChancellorGorkon, Son of Toq, was legal under interstellar law. Kamarag was later present at the writing of theKhitomer Accords and witnessedColonelPatrick West's attempted assassination of President Ra-ghoratreii. (TOSmovie:Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)

After the Khitomer conference, Kamarag kidnappedPeter Kirk, nephew of James T. Kirk, in an attempt to sabotage Klingon-Federation peace talks, and intended to lead a squadron of ten Klingon ships into the Neutral Zone and attack Federation colonies. Though Peter managed to escape - with the aid of Kamarag's nieceValdyr, as well as Captains Kirk, Spock and Dr. McCoy - Kamarag still led his fleet into Federation space, where he faced off against theUSSEnterprise-A and the RomulanBird-of-PreyChR Shardarr, which fought alongsideEnterprise after its commander was defeated in an honor duel with AmbassadorSarek; one of Kamarag's ships under CommanderKeraz, who had negotiated in good faith with Sarek after a raid in Federation space, would also fight alongside the Federation vessel. Eventually, a Klingon fleet under GeneralKorrd arrived to hunt down the renegade ambassador and his forces, and Kamarag committed suicide in theHegh'bat rather than allow himself to be captured. (TOSnovel:Sarek)

TheKamarag class ofbattlecruiser inStar Trek Online is named after the ambassador.

Alternate timelines[]

In analternate timeline, Kamarag offered his sympathies onEarth's near destruction due to theCetacean Probe to theFederation Council in2286. At that same meeting, however, he demanded that the Federation share the secrets of theGenesis Device. (TOS -Myriad Universesnovel:The Chimes at Midnight)

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Connections[]

Klingon Ambassadors to the United Federation of Planets
	Wolt •Morg •Kamarag •Kasiel •Lantar •K'mtok

External link[]

• Kamarag article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.