Korrd General Korrd was a male Klingon officer of the 23rd century Klingon Empire . Well - known in the Empire and outside , he was a reputed military strategist . Later in life , he became a diplomat , but fell out of prominence . History . Korrd ' s military strategies became widely studied , even outside the Empire . Starfleet Academy included his strategies as part of the curriculum in the early 2250s . Korrd was assigned to the Shepard sector on stardate 4326 . 3 . He was in command of the Klingon patrol forces in this region . In the time he was commander , the Feira Incident occurred , in which he was held responsible by the Klingon High Command for the failure of his patrol forces at preventing the Orion s from attacking material outpost s . Later , Korrd was assigned to the K ' Rebeca sector as a field commander . By 2287 , Korrd had fallen out of favor with the Klingon High Command , and was relegated to a position as a representative of his people on Nimbus III . By this point , Korrd had become disenfranchised with his career , drinking heavily and adopting an apathetic attitude . When Caithlin Dar , the Romulan representative to Nimbus III , arrived to greet Korrd and St . John Talbot , the Federation representative , Korrd only responded with a loud belch . When the renegade Vulcan Sybok arrived on Nimbus III , capturing Paradise City with the support of his " Galactic Army of Light , " he confronted the three representatives and mentally manipulated them into joining his cause of locating the mythical planet of Sha Ka Ree . Korrd went with him as he had captured the and took it to Sha Ka Ree . When Captain Klaa arrived , a renegade Klingon on a mission to destroy the " Enterprise " in a quest for glory , Captain Spock convinced Korrd to overrule his command . Taking command of Klaa ' s Bird - of - Prey , he instituted Spock as the ship ' s temporary gunner , allowing him to destroy a malevolent alien entity which was attempting to kill Captain Kirk on the planet ' s surface . Korrd subsequently forced Klaa to apologize to Kirk for his unauthorized actions , and even shared a drink of scotch whisky with Captain Montgomery Scott upon the conclusion of the crisis . ( ) Appendices . Background information . Korrd was played by actor Charles Cooper . The spelling of Korrd ' s name as " Koord " can be seen both the , and in fine print of Korrd ' s bioscreen , whereas the larger print reads " Korrd . " The PC game adaptation of the film also spells his name as " Korrd " . Apocrypha . The of " The Final Frontier " elaborates on his backstory , saying that Korrd became a proponent of the cessation of hostilities after both of his children , a son and a daughter , fell in combat , and himself only managed to avoid death because his brother - in - law was the KDF ' s second - in - command . Korrd is also written into the of , in which he does not appear on screen . He is one of Chancellor Gorkon ' s advisors , advising rapprochement with the Federation , in contrast to the hot - headed advice of Brigadier Kerla . He is present in Gorkon ' s chamber aboard " Kronos One " when Starfleet crewman and Samno enter and assassinate the Chancellor , and is severely wounded . As of his last mention in the novel , he is still in critical condition in the infirmary .