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* RuggedScar: Averted as overly efficient Starfleet doctors so completely heal the survivors of the peace conference that there aren't even any scars. Kamarag complains about the doctors depriving him of the scars he legitimately won, but consoles himself with the fact that there will likely be more peace conferences complete with opportunities to obtain further scars.
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* ExplosiveLeash: A variant. Qagh controls the men and women of his criminal organization through individually-tailored biogenic weapons. He can activate these if they get out of hand or attempt escape, painfully killing them.
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* YouHaveFailedMe: Averted in Nej's case as Qagh needs to keep him alive due to his extensive medical knowledge and Qagh's many medical issues.
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* EvilAlbino: Qagh, who is often simply known as "the Albino". The label is justified in that there ''aren't'' any other Klingon albinos; they would be killed at birth. Qagh himself was left to die, before being rescued by Orions.
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* {{Arc Welding}}: This novel ties Sulu's captaincy of the ''Excelsior'' (as seen in ''[[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry The Undiscovered Country]]'' and explored further in ''StarTrekTheLostEra'') to the Blood Oath plot from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. In other words, Sulu's story arc is linked to that of Curzon Dax and the Klingon trio of Kor, Kang and Koloth. The novel also ties in the Klingon Forehead arc, from ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' and ''StarTrekVanguard''. It's in this novel that the Quch'Ha plague is cured, allowing the affected Klingons to regrow their forehead crests. Kor, Kang and Koloth are among the Klingons who benefit.
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A book in the StarTrekNovelVerse. It presents the expanded BackStory from the ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Blood Oath".
From the back cover:
-->A vicious pirate known as the Albino is cutting a deadly swath across space, creating turmoil in the Klingon Empire that threatens to spill into TheFederation. But this criminal also has a secret that could shake the halls of Imperial power, and his genocidal plans against the race that bore him will have consequences even he cannot imagine, as several unlikely allies join swords to bring the Albino to justice: Hikaru Sulu of the USS ''Excelsior''; Klingon captains Kor, Koloth, and Kang; and a hotheaded young Federation diplomat named Curzon Dax. Tempered in the flames of their shared adversity, a captaincy is forged, a blood oath is sworn… and a hunt begins that will stretch from one generation to the next.
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!!This novel contains examples of:
* {{Alternative Calendar}}: Klingon dates are frequently given alongside the human date.
* {{Arc Welding}}: This novel ties Sulu's captaincy of the ''Excelsior'' (as seen in ''[[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry The Undiscovered Country]]'' and explored further in ''StarTrekTheLostEra'') to the Blood Oath plot from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. In other words, Sulu's story arc is linked to that of Curzon Dax and the Klingon trio of Kor, Kang and Koloth. The novel also ties in the Klingon Forehead arc, from ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' and ''StarTrekVanguard''. It's in this novel that the Quch'Ha plague is cured, allowing the affected Klingons to regrow their forehead crests. Kor, Kang and Koloth are among the Klingons who benefit.
* {{Arch Enemy}}: Qagh to Kor, Kang, Koloth and Dax, as a result of the events of this novel.
* BloodOath: Given that the novel presents the BackStory to an episode entitled "Blood Oath", it's pretty inevitable.
* BodyHorror: The effects of the Omega IV virus and the engineered bioweapons Qagh creates from it. The Bajoran woman killed by a specifically-designed variant near the beginning of the novel is slowly dehydrated, as her body's water molecules are separated from the rest of her organic compounds.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Qagh inflicts it on the heroes in one scene.
* ContinuityNod: This novel actually received a ContinuityNod before it was published. Long planned, its events were subtly referenced in ''The Sundered'', a novel of ''StarTrekTheLostEra''; this was several years before ''Forged In Fire'' was actually released.
** Sulu references his training in bat'leth combat under Koloth, in a clear nod to the events of ''In the Name of Honor'', which fits in with this novel and the rest of the "novel 'verse" continuity through BroadStrokes.
* EvilAlbino: Qagh, who is often simply known as "the Albino". The label is justified in that there ''aren't'' any other Klingon albinos; they would be killed at birth. Qagh himself was left to die, before being rescued by Orions.
* EvilMatriarch: Lady of the House Moj'ih would rather kill baby albino Qagh than allow his condition to bring shame to the family. Of course, she ''is'' following Klingon custom here; the HonorBeforeReason nature of her culture blunts the individual evil to some extent. She still fits the trope though.
* ExplosiveLeash: A variant. Qagh controls the men and women of his criminal organization through individually-tailored biogenic weapons. He can activate these if they get out of hand or attempt escape, painfully killing them.
* FantasticCasteSystem: As a result of the Quch'Ha plague (as seen in a two-part episode of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' season four) many Klingon families have lost their forehead ridges. A division between those who retained them and those who lost them has resulted in an unofficial caste system within the Klingon Empire. The ridgeless Klingons - the Quch'Ha, or "unhappy ones" - are somewhat undesirable in the social hierarchy. Some Quch'Ha disguise their status with artificial foreheads.
* FantasticMeasurementSystem: A ''Kilaan'' is 22.5 minutes. There’s also the far smaller unit, ''tup''.
* FireForgedFriends: Well, obviously. It's in the title.
* ForegoneConclusion: The tale's end is a matter of record; just watch the episode "Blood Oath". We know Qagh will escape, we know that the children of the three Klingon captains will be murdered, we know Curzon dies before they catch up to Qagh. Even those elements of the plot not connected to the episode are governed by this trope - ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' and ''StarTrekTheLostEra'' make it clear Demora Sulu survives.
* HitmanWithAHeart: A variant. Do'Yoj is tasked with killing the infant Qagh, so as to conceal the shame of his albinism from the Klingon Empire. She refuses to go through with it; she just leaves him in the mountains instead. Of course, she expects this will kill him anyway, but at least her knife isn't tainted with a child's blood.
* HoldYourHippogriffs:
** "The Great Houses of the Council are balanced on a d’k tahg’s edge right now”.
** Also, Dax's comment about "the mreker scat hitting the ventilation fan".
* InfantImmortality: Averted. Daqs and the other Klingon children die. See ForegoneConclusion, above.
* LikeASonToMe: Gannik, the Orion who found baby Qagh, insists the Klingon was like a son to him. An ugly, somewhat distasteful freak of a son, but nevertheless...
* MilitaryMaverick: Sulu.
* MyGreatestFailure: Dr. Antaak, the Klingon biologist from the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' episodes that resolved the Klingon forehead question, features in the novel (as does one of his direct descendants). The virus that caused the loss of a number of Klingon families' forehead ridges (the Quch'Ha' plague on Qu'vat) is Antaak's greatest failure, and the rest of his career, as well as his life, is dedicated to trying to undo the mistake. His attempt to put it right actually results in another plague, and the destruction of much of Qu'vat. This in turn ends up bestowing a ''generational'' MyGreatestFailure upon his entire House, as in Klingon society children share in the honour or dishonours of their parents.
** Commander Cutler believes she got [[spoiler: Captain Styles]] killed because she convinced him to stay in Starfleet instead of retiring.
* TheObiWan: Sarek, to Curzon Dax.
* PeaceConference: One of several between the Klingons and Federation, although this is a few years before the successful conference at Khitomer. Some ground work is laid here.
* PetTheDog: Klingon ambassador Kamarag, who is usually presented as an AssInAmbassador, has a PetTheDog scene in this novel. He defends Sulu's MilitaryMaverick actions at a Starfleet hearing, probably helping save Sulu's career.
* ThePlague: Antaak accidentally unleashed one on Qu'vat while attempting to cure the modified viral infection that led to the loss of many Klingons' forehead ridges.
* TheResenter: Commander Cutler - having Sulu appointed as ''Excelisor'' First Officer instead of her gnaws at her, mainly because she thinks Sulu should have been booted out of Starfleet after the events of ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock''.
* RevengeByProxy: Qagh, on Kor, Kang, Koloth and Sulu. He targets their children with tailored bioweapons, and succeeds in killing the first born of the three Klingons. Sulu's adult daughter survives (see, ForegoneConclusion).
* TrueCompanions: Kor, Kang and Koloth seem to have become this, even before the mission against Qagh. Kor and Kang open fire on other Klingon ships that attempt to destroy Koloth's vessel as part of quarantine protocols.
* UnfortunateName: "Qagh" is ''tlhIngan Hol'' (Klingon) for "mistake".
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Dax and the three Klingons.
** Also Cutler to Sulu. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Commander Rand, who points out that Cutler is just itching for a reason to send Sulu packing.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Qagh frequently treats his subordinates like this.
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A book in the StarTrekNovelVerse. It presents the expanded BackStory from the ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "Blood Oath".
From the back cover:
-->A vicious pirate known as the Albino is cutting a deadly swath across space, creating turmoil in the Klingon Empire that threatens to spill into TheFederation. But this criminal also has a secret that could shake the halls of Imperial power, and his genocidal plans against the race that bore him will have consequences even he cannot imagine, as several unlikely allies join swords to bring the Albino to justice: Hikaru Sulu of the USS ''Excelsior''; Klingon captains Kor, Koloth, and Kang; and a hotheaded young Federation diplomat named Curzon Dax. Tempered in the flames of their shared adversity, a captaincy is forged, a blood oath is sworn… and a hunt begins that will stretch from one generation to the next.
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!!This novel contains examples of:
* {{Alternative Calendar}}: Klingon dates are frequently given alongside the human date.
* {{Arc Welding}}: This novel ties Sulu's captaincy of the ''Excelsior'' (as seen in ''[[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry The Undiscovered Country]]'' and explored further in ''StarTrekTheLostEra'') to the Blood Oath plot from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. In other words, Sulu's story arc is linked to that of Curzon Dax and the Klingon trio of Kor, Kang and Koloth. The novel also ties in the Klingon Forehead arc, from ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' and ''StarTrekVanguard''. It's in this novel that the Quch'Ha plague is cured, allowing the affected Klingons to regrow their forehead crests. Kor, Kang and Koloth are among the Klingons who benefit.
* {{Arch Enemy}}: Qagh to Kor, Kang, Koloth and Dax, as a result of the events of this novel.
* BloodOath: Given that the novel presents the BackStory to an episode entitled "Blood Oath", it's pretty inevitable.
* BodyHorror: The effects of the Omega IV virus and the engineered bioweapons Qagh creates from it. The Bajoran woman killed by a specifically-designed variant near the beginning of the novel is slowly dehydrated, as her body's water molecules are separated from the rest of her organic compounds.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Qagh inflicts it on the heroes in one scene.
* ContinuityNod: This novel actually received a ContinuityNod before it was published. Long planned, its events were subtly referenced in ''The Sundered'', a novel of ''StarTrekTheLostEra''; this was several years before ''Forged In Fire'' was actually released.
** Sulu references his training in bat'leth combat under Koloth, in a clear nod to the events of ''In the Name of Honor'', which fits in with this novel and the rest of the "novel 'verse" continuity through BroadStrokes.
* EvilAlbino: Qagh, who is often simply known as "the Albino". The label is justified in that there ''aren't'' any other Klingon albinos; they would be killed at birth. Qagh himself was left to die, before being rescued by Orions.
* EvilMatriarch: Lady of the House Moj'ih would rather kill baby albino Qagh than allow his condition to bring shame to the family. Of course, she ''is'' following Klingon custom here; the HonorBeforeReason nature of her culture blunts the individual evil to some extent. She still fits the trope though.
* ExplosiveLeash: A variant. Qagh controls the men and women of his criminal organization through individually-tailored biogenic weapons. He can activate these if they get out of hand or attempt escape, painfully killing them.
* FantasticCasteSystem: As a result of the Quch'Ha plague (as seen in a two-part episode of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' season four) many Klingon families have lost their forehead ridges. A division between those who retained them and those who lost them has resulted in an unofficial caste system within the Klingon Empire. The ridgeless Klingons - the Quch'Ha, or "unhappy ones" - are somewhat undesirable in the social hierarchy. Some Quch'Ha disguise their status with artificial foreheads.
* FantasticMeasurementSystem: A ''Kilaan'' is 22.5 minutes. There’s also the far smaller unit, ''tup''.
* FireForgedFriends: Well, obviously. It's in the title.
* ForegoneConclusion: The tale's end is a matter of record; just watch the episode "Blood Oath". We know Qagh will escape, we know that the children of the three Klingon captains will be murdered, we know Curzon dies before they catch up to Qagh. Even those elements of the plot not connected to the episode are governed by this trope - ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'' and ''StarTrekTheLostEra'' make it clear Demora Sulu survives.
* HitmanWithAHeart: A variant. Do'Yoj is tasked with killing the infant Qagh, so as to conceal the shame of his albinism from the Klingon Empire. She refuses to go through with it; she just leaves him in the mountains instead. Of course, she expects this will kill him anyway, but at least her knife isn't tainted with a child's blood.
* HoldYourHippogriffs:
** "The Great Houses of the Council are balanced on a d’k tahg’s edge right now”.
** Also, Dax's comment about "the mreker scat hitting the ventilation fan".
* InfantImmortality: Averted. Daqs and the other Klingon children die. See ForegoneConclusion, above.
* LikeASonToMe: Gannik, the Orion who found baby Qagh, insists the Klingon was like a son to him. An ugly, somewhat distasteful freak of a son, but nevertheless...
* MilitaryMaverick: Sulu.
* MyGreatestFailure: Dr. Antaak, the Klingon biologist from the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' episodes that resolved the Klingon forehead question, features in the novel (as does one of his direct descendants). The virus that caused the loss of a number of Klingon families' forehead ridges (the Quch'Ha' plague on Qu'vat) is Antaak's greatest failure, and the rest of his career, as well as his life, is dedicated to trying to undo the mistake. His attempt to put it right actually results in another plague, and the destruction of much of Qu'vat. This in turn ends up bestowing a ''generational'' MyGreatestFailure upon his entire House, as in Klingon society children share in the honour or dishonours of their parents.
** Commander Cutler believes she got [[spoiler: Captain Styles]] killed because she convinced him to stay in Starfleet instead of retiring.
* TheObiWan: Sarek, to Curzon Dax.
* PeaceConference: One of several between the Klingons and Federation, although this is a few years before the successful conference at Khitomer. Some ground work is laid here.
* PetTheDog: Klingon ambassador Kamarag, who is usually presented as an AssInAmbassador, has a PetTheDog scene in this novel. He defends Sulu's MilitaryMaverick actions at a Starfleet hearing, probably helping save Sulu's career.
* ThePlague: Antaak accidentally unleashed one on Qu'vat while attempting to cure the modified viral infection that led to the loss of many Klingons' forehead ridges.
* TheResenter: Commander Cutler - having Sulu appointed as ''Excelisor'' First Officer instead of her gnaws at her, mainly because she thinks Sulu should have been booted out of Starfleet after the events of ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock''.
* RevengeByProxy: Qagh, on Kor, Kang, Koloth and Sulu. He targets their children with tailored bioweapons, and succeeds in killing the first born of the three Klingons. Sulu's adult daughter survives (see, ForegoneConclusion).
* TrueCompanions: Kor, Kang and Koloth seem to have become this, even before the mission against Qagh. Kor and Kang open fire on other Klingon ships that attempt to destroy Koloth's vessel as part of quarantine protocols.
* UnfortunateName: "Qagh" is ''tlhIngan Hol'' (Klingon) for "mistake".
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Dax and the three Klingons.
** Also Cutler to Sulu. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Commander Rand, who points out that Cutler is just itching for a reason to send Sulu packing.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Qagh frequently treats his subordinates like this.
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