Volkrah

Appearance
As expected for a klingon, Volkrah has a sloped, ridged forehead and a ridged nose, along with an expression of surliness not unusual for her species’ culture.

However, Volkrah is unusual in that her skin is pale and her long dreadlocks a silvery-white; this is believed to be a form of Albinism. Her gene-mother’s DNA and historical records indicate that this was present in her original incarnation, and not an error in the cloning process. Another oddity is her slightly pointy ears; this too was found in her base DNA, and the origin is not clear, although it is suggested that she may have had some Romulan heritage. (Volkrah herself is aware of the quirk, but pays little heed to it.)

She stands at 6’1” tall, and weighs 184lbs, having the toned build of an Athlete.

Personality
Volkrah is quiet and does not often speak; this is often confused for shyness or antisocial tendencies. However, Volkrah is an outgoing and very (almost too) friendly individual when paired with a person she likes. She is often prideful, even boastful at times; however, Volkrah is no fool, and will not hesitate to keep silent if she deems it necessary to do so.

History
Volkrah was ‘born’ on the Klingon Monastery Planet Boreth, in the year 2350, a full 19 years before Kahless himself would be cloned on the same world. She was one of ‘The Emperor’s Children’, a handful of non-modified clones produced by the Clerics of Boreth in an experiment that would set the groundwork for the later creation of the Emperor.

Volkrah herself was a clone of Warmistress Volkrah, a 12th century Klingon Orator and Military Leader who is credited with leading an event called the Quvat Rebellion. The Quvat Rebellion was a peasant uprising against the ruling elite of Qo’Nos that began around 1136, and ended in 1138 with new laws protecting the rights of the common people.

Shortly after Volkrah’s birth, the project was declared a success and promptly discontinued; now that they had discovered they could clone anything at all, there was no need to clone anyone else, as the clerics had their sights set on creating only Kahless.

Faced with what to do with the clones, the Clerics decided against killing them; they were far too valuable to simply be disposed of, and such an act would be greatly dishonorable. Instead, they were given away to willing foster families, and told to keep their origins a secret.

Volkrah was put under the care of Woltath, the brother of a cleric who oversaw her conception and development. Woltath and his Brother concocted the story that she had simply been retrieved from one of the many orphanages that made their home on Qo’Nos, which was not an unreasonable story. (There were many Orphans and Widows on Qo’Nos, considering how many men and women fought and died in battle.)

Thus Volkrah came to live with Woltath, his wife Etrussa, and their three sons; Drano, Edric and Ren, who respectively became her Father, Mother and Brothers. Volkrah was never informed of her origins and believed the cover story for some time, and would not find out until many years later.

In late 2355, when Volkrah was 6 years old, her Father was convicted of High Treason. Woltath, an influential judge in the Klingon Courts, was a Federation sympathizer; he had secretly been conferring with Starfleet to sentence Federation convicts to prison on an undisclosed world, while tipping them off as to where the transports were going so Starfleet could intercept them and retrieve their members. This was a very dangerous crime, punishable by death.

Fearing for his life and the welfare of his family, Woltath fled Qo’Nos, defecting to Federation Territory and finding Asylum on a Starfleet vessel. Volkrah and her adoptive family came with them, and after much organizing and haggling, they were allowed to settle on Earth, in Chicago.

Thus the rest of Volkrah’s life was spent as a Federation Citizen, an alien from a war-like culture that didn't quite fit in. She did not have many friends, but didn’t seem to mind; her idea of ‘playing’ was far too brutal for the meager Federation children, and her brothers were better up to the task. All four of them, though living in the Federation, were still raised as Klingons.

Life went well for Volkrah up until the age of 19, which was coincidentally the same year the first clone of Kahless was created on Boreth. Her reality was shattered when she discovered the ‘D’k Tahg Chronicles’, a series of interactive historical fiction holonovels based on the life of the original Volkrah. Becoming increasingly concerned with the lead character, who had the same name as her and even looked almost identical, the Klingon confronted her ‘father’, who was forced to tell her about her origins as a Boreth clone.

From then on Volkrah despised her existence, as she saw herself as a science project created and then effortlessly discarded. Although she enjoyed the D’k Tahg chronicle holonovels, she refused to play them with her previous incarnation involved, and avoided any mention of the topic.

After Volkrah graduated high school, she found herself unemployed; few places were hiring Klingons, and the ones that were did not satisfy her. She eventually found herself working as a Klingon language tutor at Starfleet Academy, and was impressed by Starfleet’s diversity and career opportunities. She was further inspired by hearing of Lieutenant Worf, a Klingon Officer who had served on the USS Enterprise.

After some years of indecision, Volkrah enlisted in Starfleet as a Crewman at the age of 28, graduating two years later at 30. Then she was assigned to Deep Space Nine as an Ops officer for Five Years, working as a computer specialist. She did not make many friends; aside from the few Klingons that sometimes visited the station, she did not interact much and kept mostly to herself, and spent most of her free time practicing Bat’Leth skills in the holosuites or sitting on the promenade to sketch the diverse passerby in her notebook.

It was not long before she found herself crossing paths with the USS Arcadia...

Core Courses:

 * ADMIN101: Star Fleet Operations
 * ADMIN110: Chain of Command and General Protocol
 * DIPL101: General
 * ENG221: LCARS Programming 1
 * ENG231: Computer Memory and Personnel Interfaces
 * ENG232: Replicators, Transporters, and Holodecks
 * ENG233: Sensors, Communications, and Helm Systems
 * HIST101: Birth of the Federation
 * LANG101: Federation Standard
 * LANG110: Major Species (Elementary) - Cadet's Choice
 * LAW101: Federation, General
 * MATH101: Concepts
 * MED101: First Aid and Field Medicine
 * PHYS101: Concepts
 * PILOT101: Runabouts and Shuttles
 * SURV101: Starship Emergencies
 * SURV110: Environmental Suits and Zero-G Training
 * TAC101: Combat, Unarmed
 * TAC110: Combat, Small Weapons
 * BIO101: Concepts
 * XEN101: General

Majors

 * ENG213: Electromagnetics and Applications
 * ENG312: Subspace Mechanics
 * ENG331: Operations and Command Functions
 * ENG420: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
 * ENG321: Base-mode Programming

Minors

 * ENG222: LCARS Programming
 * MATH440: Topography
 * HIST130: Klingon Opera

Trivia

 * Despite being a clone, Volkrah has no genetic engineering or implanted memories, and has very few non-physical traits from her gene-mother beyond some vague instincts.
 * Volkrah is a surprisingly proficient artist, and often sketches people or animals for fun.
 * Like her genemother, she has an interest in oration and public speaking, and thus has written several speeches.

Likes

 * Klingon Food
 * Sketching
 * Bat’leth fighting
 * Oration
 * Klingon Music

Dislikes

 * Her status as a clone
 * Gardening
 * Earth drinks
 * The insult of honor

Ambitions
To make a name for herself as something other than a clone of the original Volkrah

Morals
Volkrah is of typical Klingon stock; the weak die off while the strong and honorable thrive. However, she does have a gentler side that believes that unity and welfare for all is the most important asset, which often conflicts with her Klingon Ideology.

Character Development
Volkrah is very prideful, to the point where she will become angry if one were to insult her honor. She has a natural affinity for the Bat’Leth, though this manifests itself only as a few basic instincts.

Her status as a clone is deeply upsetting to Volkrah; any mention of it will often end up with someone getting punched in the nose or her walking out, which can prove disastrous in certain circumstances.