History
The current history of tuq H'aaWK starts with events that brought
the Federation Starship, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C through
a rift in the space-time continuum. There they met up with U.S.S.
Enterprise NCC- 1701-D in the year 2367. Because of this event,
an alternate timeline was created, where the Federation was engaged
in a losing war against the Empire. The Captain of the Enterprise-D
realized that the other Enterprise must return to its proper place
in time, and helped Enterprise-C to prepare for its journey back
through the rift. At this time, three Klingon battleships appeared
and attacked both starships. Enterprise-D positioned itself in
front of Enterprise-C and was able to destroy one of the Klingon
ships but was itself quickly destroyed by the onslaught of the
other two ships. As Enterprise-C entered the rift, one the Klingon
battleships, the Imperial Klingon Vessel Emperor's
Hand, commanded by Captain Klaa sutai- H'aaWK, followed
her in and found herself engaged in a battle against three Romulan
Warbirds. The Enterprise-C was eventually destroyed , but the
Warbirds were not able to defeat the Emperor's Hand.
With all the confusion, Captain Klaa pulled back and reported
in to the Military High Command. In this timeline, there was no
Emperor's Hand registered with the Fleet, so his subspace
transmission was ignored. Captain Klaa took his ship and found
himself a port in which to land. It was a small planet known as
DaK'vr located in the frontier. Since there were only a few thousand
Klingon colonists on this planet, Captain Klaa was able to take
control and establish himself as leader of the colonists. He eventually
came to be known as Warlord H'aaWK. From this base, Warlord H'aaWK
engaged in many battles with the Romulan Star Empire. Many successful
raiding missions were launched within this sector. The Emperor's
Hand had become a ship feared by all!
Warlord H'aaWk sent his fifteen year old son, Khatal (who was
a crew member of the Emperor's Hand when lost in
this timeline) to the Klingon Homeworld to see if he could determine
what had happened. Khatal discovered that his father's House and
property did not exist. He was befriended by Ro'dan, son of Nogra
(a friend of the House of Mogh who later adopts Worf's brother,
Kurn). Khatal worked for Ro'dan and brought much honor to the
House of Nogra. On Khatal's seventeenth birthday, Ro'dan sent
him to the Klingon Military School. Upon graduation, Khatal (now
twenty-one years old) received the rank of Sergeant in the Klingon
Defense Force and was stationed in sector 001, Sol System, on
planet Terra. He was given the post of Diplomatic Liaison officer
by the Klingon Ambassador, Lady K'Zin, to Earth.
In the years since the conquests of Klaa H'aaWK, the frontier had become
virtually a H'aaWK domain. Klaa's premature death in the year
2388 provoked a series of wars amongst his generals for control
of his empire. Klaa's young science officer, K'rrn, who was also
a good friend of Khatal, sent word to the son that his father
was killed by a Romulan assassin and that a battle was being waged
by his generals over who would take control. Khatal returned to
his father's planet and personally beheaded the traitorous generals.
He took control of his father's empire and declared that he would
avenge his father's death. By that time, tuq H'aaWK had a small
fleet of captured Romulan Warbirds. Khatal launched successful
raids against Romulan territory and was able to capture the colony
known as Decius.
Khatal's private fleet, H'aaWK's Raiders, preyed on all merchant
vessels who happened across this region. Their presence eventually
inflicted a severe blow to Romulan commerce and severely crippled
their economy. The Romulan government, embarrassed by their weakness,
did not allow the Federation nor the Klingon Empire to know of
this calamity. In time, the Romulans were forced to find other
avenues around H'aaWK space to move their merchant fleet.
Mission Statement
An honorable tlhIngan major tuq, House H'aaWK has always been
faithful and loyal to the Empire (in the alternate timeline) with
a sense of tradition of devotion to duty, self-sacrifice, versatility,
dependability, and honor. Throughout the early history of the
Empire, a H'aaWK would always be there to fight and die for the
preservation of the race.
House Motto
"Hell or Plunder, Klingons March!"
The history of the motto goes back to the year A.D. 1434, when
the second Emperor, B'Kal, sent the Fifth Battle Group, led by
Fleet Commander, Grand Admiral Thar'lak Epetai-H'aaWK, on a mission
to find the *HerQ homeworld, destroy them and retrieve the stolen
Sword of Kahless. Grand Admiral Thar'lak cried out, "Hell
or Plunder, Klingons March!", which became the battle
cry for the fleet, and later, the motto for the House of H'aaWK.
The fleet remains unheard from till this day.
In the Battle of T'Ongpey (Led by Emperor Sompek and ten thousand
warriors), Brigadier Kal H'aaWK used the same battle cry as his
troops stormed the city of T'Ongpey.
*HerQ= The HerQ were an alien race, believed to be from the
Gamma Quadrant, that conquered the Klingon world early in Klingon
history. The Klingons eventually were able to force out the HerQ
but they left with the sacred Sword of Kahless. The Klingons gained
technology from the HerQ that allowed them space travel.