Klingon Races

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To survive within the Klingon Empire, whether as a citizen or a mercenary, you need to possess strength of both mind and body. As many races across the galaxy can tell you, having a heavy dose of prowess in battle certainly wouldn’t hurt either. The races that currently encompass the Empire are harsh and brutal. If you’re going to have any chance of thriving among such a crowd, you’d better know them well.
Alien – Klingon Race
You may be from a planet that was conquered by the Klingon Empire. You might be from a race that is independent from the Klingons, or from a colony world that has chosen to break away. Or maybe you’re something completely new.
You’ve chosen to leave your homeworld and join the Klingon Defense Force. You want to fight for the Empire, and you seek adventure and the glory due an honorable warrior. Perhaps someday you will be honored in the Hall of Warriors, and songs of your exploits will be sung across the Alpha Quadrant.

Gorn – Klingon Race
A cold-blooded, reptilian species, Gorn are many times stronger than Humans, but are slower and less agile. Their stamina is greater than that of Humans. They have sharp teeth and claws on their hands and feet. Their silvery, faceted eyes resemble insects.
Gorn have equivalent intelligence and technology to most Federation races. They are territorial and stubborn, and have racial memories that go back hundreds of years. The Gorn have organized their culture in a caste structure led by a monarch. The Gorn once ruled great stretches of space in the Alpha Quadrant, and it is their ultimate goal to conquer every world that was once under their domain.
In the late 24th century, the Gorn Hegemony became embroiled in a long war with the Klingons. In 2404, the Gorn homeworld fell to a Klingon fleet, and the Gorn were absorbed into the Klingon Empire.
Gorn Required Traits: Cold-Blooded/Reptilian Strength/Resilient

Klingon – Klingon Races
A humanoid warrior species from the planet Qo’nos, Klingons are a proud species that values tradition, honor, and strength.
Klingon culture is aggressive and they are feared and respected throughout the galaxy for their military prowess. They have rigid foreheads and are larger and stronger than Humans. Their internal organs have multiple redundancies, which allow them to survive severe battle wounds. Klingons can live to be more than 150 years old.
Klingon society is based on a feudal system organized around the Great Houses. The Great Houses are represented in the Klingon High Council, which is led by a Chancellor. Family reputation and honor is very important to Klingons, and a traitor’s descendants are condemned for three generations. Breaking from tradition is considered an insult to the entire society.
Klingon Required Traits: Honorable/Warrior

Lethean – Klingon Races
A telepathic species, Letheans are feared and respected as mercenaries throughout the Alpha Quadrant. Lethean telepathic attacks are almost always fatal.
Letheans are bald, with a vertical bone ridge that runs across their faces and heads. They have small bone protrusions that can grow along this ridge and on their cheeks, and their skin is mottled and has multiple cartridge folds. Their eyes have a reddish tint. Letheans are descended from reptiles and prefer the dark. They have an average lifespan of sixty years.
Letheans are known for their ferocity and stubbornness, but are often thought to be unintelligent. This is a stereotype that the Letheans exploit to their advantage. Seeing the rising strength of the Klingon Empire, the Letheans have offered their services to J’mpok. They have not been granted full citizenship, however, and continue to look for ways to prove their worth.
Lethean Required Traits: Rapture/Telepathic

Nausicaan – Klingon Races
A humanoid species native to the planet Nausicaa, Nausicaans are known for their aggression and their bad tempers.
Taller and stronger than Humans, Nausicaans have ashen skin and a prominent facial bone structure. Sharp tusks protrude from their mouths. Some Nausicaan have a line of bone horns that run down their foreheads. Their voices are deep with a distinct accent. Nausicaan culture is rooted in violence, and they enjoy games that involve pain or risk.
Nausicaans are most often seen as pirates or mercenaries, and will work for the highest bidder. They build hidden bases in asteroid belts, from which they raid civilian ships and freighters. In the 2390s, the Nausicaans were hired by the Gorn to aid them in their war against the Klingon Empire. When the Gorn Hegemony was defeated by the Klingons, the Nausicaans were absorbed into the Empire as well.
Nausicaan Required Traits: Physical Strength/Pirate

Orion – Klingon Races
Orions are originally from the planet Orion, but they have abandoned that homeland and now live throughout the Klingon Empire.
Known for their distinctly green skin, Orion males are typically bald and muscular. Orion females are alluring and known for their grace and beauty. The pheromones of female Orions can make males of many species susceptible to suggestions. Vulcans are immune to this effect.
Orion smugglers and raiders have been plaguing the Alpha Quadrant since the 22nd century, when they organized into the Orion Syndicate. By the late 24th century, the Syndicate was a multi-species crime cartel that spanned most of the quadrant. However, in the late 2390s, Melani D’ian, the “Emerald Empress” of the Syndicate, rose to power and expelled or assassinated all non-Orion members.
Orion Required Traits: Seductive(female)/Physical Strength(male)