Kurn, son of Mogh
- This character is a member ofWorf's family.
- For themirror universe counterpart, seeKurn (mirror).
Kurn, son of Mogh
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Biography[]
Early life[]
Kurn was born in2345 onQo'noS toMogh, son of Worf andKaasin. At a meal one night, Kurn threw a dish containing food, angering his mother, who ordered that he be given no more food that evening. It was at this meal that Mogh was tasked with tracking down a traitor working at theKhitomer outpost. Due to both Kurn's young age and a desire to preserve the family in case the rest of the family was killed, his parents decided to leave him on Qo'noS, under the care of Mogh's friendLorgh, who was aKlingon Imperial Intelligence agent.
Shortly after Mogh and his family arrived on Khitomer, theRomulan collaboratorJa'rod revealed theshield codes to the Romulans, who lowered the outpost's shields. Mogh, Kaasin, and almost everyone else on the outpost died. Worf and Worf's nurseKahlest survived, as did a number of other warriors who were taken prisoner. Lorgh decided to hide Kurn's true bloodlines, and raised Kurn as his own son.Sergey andHelena Rozhenko were informed by theKlingon High Council that Kurn's brother Worf had no surviving relatives, and the couple adopted Worf. (TLEnovel:The Art of the Impossible,TNGepisodes: "Sins of the Father", "Birthright")
When Kurn reached theAge of Ascension, Lorgh told Kurn about his true family bloodlines, however publicly Kurn's bloodlines were kept hidden. Kurn joined theKlingon Defense Force, and by2366 he had reached the rank ofCommander and was serving on a Klingon vessel asfirst officer. (TNGepisode: "Sins of the Father")
2366-2367[]
When theKlingon High Council learned thatJa'rod had betrayed the Khitomer outpost, they decided that theHouse of Duras was too powerful to blame for this act, fearing that to do so would split theKlingon Empire and cause acivil war. Seeing that Worf was inStarfleet, and Mogh apparently had no other surviving family, it was decided to cast blame on Ja'rod's rival Mogh. Learning of this, Kurn decided to seek out his brother. Participating in theofficer exchange program, he requested to be assigned to theUSSEnterprise.
Arriving on theEnterprise, Kurn began shaking up the routine on theEnterprise, acting like a proper Klingon officer with everyone except Worf. Worf naturally took offense to this, and later confronted Kurn in his quarters. When Worf angrily told Kurn that he was Klingon and that if Kurn had any doubts that he could arrange a demonstration, Kurn replied that Worf's response was that of a true Klingon and older brother. After explaining to Worf that he had been hidden in Lorgh's family shortly as a young child, Kurn informed Worf that the High Council had judged their father Mogh a traitor.
CaptainJean-Luc Picard agreed to take the two brothers to Qo'noS to answer these charges. Worf asked that Kurn stand with him as hischa'DIch, but ordered Kurn not to reveal that he was a son of Mogh, to maintain his identity as the son of Lorgh.Duras, son of Ja'rod learned of Kurn's true bloodlines, and tried to have Kurnassassinated. Kurn was seriously injured in the attempt, but recovered in the sickbay on board theEnterprise. Picard took Kurn's place ascha'DIch, and found Khalest. Despite bringing her before the council,K'mpec and Duras were unwilling to reverse the judgment of the council. Worf decided to acceptdiscommendation. Because Kurn's true identity had not been revealed, Kurn was able to continue serving in theKlingon Defense Force, with his honor intact, while Worf becamepersona non grata in Klingon society. (TNGepisode: "Sins of the Father")
During the course of the following year, Kurn rose to command theIKSHegh'ta. He came to feel that neither Gowron or the Duras family were worthy of leading the council, and began plotting with other high ranking officials to stage acoup to insure that neither theHouse of Duras or Gowron came into power. Shortly before Gowron's installation, Kurn revealed his plans to Worf, who decided not to allow Kurn to proceed with the coup. Kurn was able to convince several of the high ranking officials to join him in backing Gowron.
Kurn arrived back atQo'noS to find Gowron's ship under attack. Worf, who was on Gowron's ship was able to destroy one of the attacking ships, and Kurn drove off the other ship. In response, Gowron, in his first act aschancellor, restored the honor of theHouse of Mogh. (TNGepisode: "Redemption, Part I")
Klingon Civil War[]
During theKlingon Civil War, Kurn continued to command theIKSHegh'ta. During one engagement in which theHegh'ta was being pursued by two other Klingon ships, Kurn took the ship into thecorona of astar, and having the ship fly away from the star atwarp caused a reaction that destroyed the pursuing ships. He then took theHegh'ta to Qo'noS for repairs.
When Worf criticized some of Gowron's actions, Kurn angrily replied that Gowron was now their leader, and that he supported Gowron at Worf's insistence. He stormed out of the room, and Worf was soon captured by agents loyal to the House of Duras.
During the closing moments of the war, Kurn led a force in attacking the Duras base on Qo'noS. He was able to find his brother Worf, as well asToral, son of Duras. Smiling, Kurn informed Toral that Gowron wished to see him. When Gowron offered to let Worf execute Toral for the actions of the House of Duras, Worf refused, and citing his seniority in the House of Mogh, prevented Kurn from killing Toral. (TNGepisode: "Redemption, Part II")
Aftermath of the Civil War[]
Following the war, Worf returned to Starfleet. Gowron offered Kurn a seat on the Klingon High Council in recognition of the House of Mogh's service to him during the war. (TNGepisode: "Redemption, Part II" andTNGnovel:Foreign Foes)
When theclone ofKahless surfaced in2369, Worf decided to offer a proposal to the clone and toGowron - that this Kahless would be allowed to reign as a ceremonialEmperor. Worf made it clear that if Gowron refused to accept this proposal that he would fight Gowron, as would Kurn and Kurn's supporters on the High Council. This would've almost certainly brought about another civil war. Fortunately, Gowron decided to accept the proposal, and allowed Kahless to take his place as ceremonial Emperor. (TNGepisode: "Rightful Heir")
In a bid to stop his father from being killed in the early25th century,Alexander Rozhenko traveled back in time to2370. Adopting the guise ofK'mtar, thegin'tak of theHouse of Mogh, the older Alexander attempted to convince both Worf and his younger self of the need to develop into a warrior, hoping it would prevent Worf from being killed by his enemies. This older Alexander explained to Worf that Kurn had no male children of his own, and that leadership of the House would most likely fall to Alexander. He explained that Kurn was concerned about Alexander's ability to lead the house of Mogh in that event. However, as this was an older Alexander trying to manipulate Worf and his younger self, he might not have been telling the whole truth regarding Kurn. (TNGepisode: "Firstborn")
2372[]
In early2372, Chancellor Gowron decided to invadeCardassia, and broke off the alliance with theUnited Federation of Planets when they refused to support his action. Worf also refused to support Gowron, and as a result, the House of Mogh had its lands and title taken from them. (DS9episode: "The Way of the Warrior") Kurn was forced to give up his seat on the council, and after roaming the Empire for several months in despair, he came toDeep Space 9, asking Worf to perform theMauk-to'Vor ritual, in order to regain his honor. HoweverJadzia Dax andOdo interrupted the ritual, and Kurn received medical treatment.
Thus thwarted, Kurn accepted a position in theBajoran Militia, as part of Deep Space 9's security forces. However, Odo soon terminated him for having a death wish and endangering the rest of the force. Following a mission with Worf, uncovering a Klingon plot to mine theBajoran system, Kurn contemplatedsuicide with adisruptor, despite the fact that the act would be dishonorable under his circumstance. However, Kurn was too drunk to carry out the suicide, and lost consciousness.
Worf arranged forDoctorJulian Bashir to completely wipe Kurn's memory, and to perform cosmetic surgery to alter Kurn's appearance. Kurn then began his life asRodek, son of Noggra, an old friend of Mogh's who agreed to take Kurn into his family. (DS9episode: "Sons of Mogh")
Alternate realities and timelines[]
Aside from themirror universe, Kurn existed in other realities as well. In late2370, Worf passed through a number of realities after encountering aquantum fissure while returning from abat'leth tournament. In the second to lastalternate reality that Worf visited, Worf had been unable to participate in the tournament as he was assisting in maintenance activities on theEnterprise. As a result, Worf asked Kurn to go in his place, even though he felt that his younger brother did not have his prowess with the blade. (TNGepisode: "Parallels")
In analternate timeline in which theCardassian Union did not withdraw fromBajor in2369, Kurn was still a member of the High Council in2373. In that year, he was killed when aDominion fleet bombarded Qo'noS, devastating the planet and wiping out almost its entire population. (TNG -Myriad Universesnovel:A Gutted World)
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Appearances[]
- TNGepisode: "Sins of the Father"
- TNGepisode: "Redemption, Part I"
- TNGepisode: "Redemption, Part II"
- DS9episode: "Sons of Mogh"
- DS9novel:Vengeance
- STnovel:A Burning House
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- Kurn, son of Mogh article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
- Kurn, son of Mogh article at theStar Trek Timelines Wiki.
- Kurn article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.