Klingon culture is dominated by a warrior ethos and honor, which is held above all other things in Klingon

society. After honor, a Klingon’s House and family are also highly important. A Klingon’s honor reflects not only on himself, but also his immediate family and fellow House members. A Klingon who rejects or violates this code suffers the scorn and approbation of his fellows.

Although Klingons carried disrupters, they tended to be well-trained in hand-to-hand combat, with their bladed weapons of choice being the bat'leth (a curved, bilateral sword that can decapitate its victim with one stroke) and the mek'leth (a two-pronged dagger typically used to slash the throat or disembowel).

Personality: Klingons are aggressive, brutal, blunt, and tough. They say what’s on their minds, approach problems directly, do not back down from confrontations, and tend to resolve difficulties with violence. Most subscribe to a code of personal honor.

Physical Description: The typical Klingon is taller, broader-shouldered, stronger, and tougher than the average Human. Klingons have dark brown skin and dark eyes. A set of bony ridges, distinctive to each Klingon, adorns their high foreheads and sometimes descends down to the bridge of the nose. Both sexes wear their black hair long and flowing (or occasionally, tied back in a ponytail).

Example Names: Klingons go by their given names mainly, though many belong to or serve a House, for example Worf, son of Mogh, House of Martok. Other names: Kor, B’Elanna, Lursa and B’Etor (both of the House of Duras), Koloth, Kahless, Kang, Gowron, Kurn.