BOTV Episode 05

*"I do not honor my ancestors by staying in one place."*
—**B'emir**

## **Plot Synopsis**

*CONTENT WARNING:* Blood of the Void *is a game about Klingons. Episodes contain acts of violence and other adult content. Unlike other areas of the website, individual sections of this article will not be tagged with content warnings.*
### **Brief Overview**

IKS *Borqu'* meets up with IKS *Qu'Vat*. They are ambushed by three Klingon birds-of-prey. IKS Borqu' and IKS Qu'Vat are victorious. B'emir and Tagal conclude that GEN Kargan was behind the ambush, and they head for Narendra Station. On the way, they get intelligence from AMB Jahl that proves Kargan was conspiring with Sela.

They arrive at the station. Ra'amyan and Omeq convince the Federation officers on the station to stand aside while they deal with Kargan. B'emir defeats Kargan in single combat, but nearly dies. When she recovers, Jahl informs her that she has been promoted. He gives her two offers: become commander of Narendra Station or join Klingon Intelligence. She chooses Klingon Intelligence, and she turns over command of IKS Borqu' to e'Daj.

### **Pre-Break**

The episode opens with IKS *Borqu'* awaiting their rendezvous with IKS *Qu'Vat*. CDR e'Daj is busy fussing with CDR B'emir's hair. She also slips her a *d'k tagh*, just in case. LT Qotar has accidentally broken T'onak's jaw during their mandatory sparring sessions.

LT Omeq reports a ship approaching on long-range sensors. CAPT Tagal answers the hail. The two ships agree to a false exchange of weapons-fire, in order to give the appearance of combat if any of GEN Kargan's ships investigate the area. When IKS Qu'Vat arrives, Qotar fires the plasma cannons, intending to miss. Unfortunately, his aim is too good, and IKS Qu'Vat takes a strong hit to its shields. Tagal and B'emir begin exchanging greetings and flirtations.

However, they are interrupted when three *B'rel* class birds-of-prey drop out of cloak and fire on them. One appears behind IKS Borqu', and two appear behind IKS Qu'Vat. Both ships take damage to their shields. LT Ra'amyan brings the ship about and Qotar obliterates the bird-of-prey with disruptor cannons. Ra'amyan turns the ship towards the other two birds-of-prey. Omeq attempts to scan the ships for vulnerabilities, but fails. The two remaining birds-of-prey fire on IKS Qu'Vat again, which also returns fire. B'emir and Tagal coordinate their movements, and IKS Qu'Vat destroys one of the birds-of-prey; the remaining one engages cloak and flees.

Tagal and B'emir speak after the battle. IKS Qu'Vat has clearly taken more damage than IKS Borqu'. The two conclude that Kargan sent the ships to destroy them both. They decide to return to Narendra Station and confront him.

### **Post-Break**

After the battle, R'yeq calls Ra'amyan to complain about his piloting (he allowed the ship to be hit). Ra'amyan goes down to main engineering to confront her. The two argue, and things get heated. Ra'amyan repeatedly implies that R'yeq is a coward, who avoids combat. He also invokes his superior rank on the ship, as second officer. R'yeq backhands him across the face, and she criticizes him for *talking* to an insubordinate instead of striking her like a true Klingon. Ra'myan storms back to the mess hall, frustrated.

He encounters e'Daj and Qotar, who both give him a hard time for not striking R'yeq. Qotar commands T'onak (who Qotar has nicknamed "fool") to bring them all bloodwine. Ra'amyan takes the opportunity to work out his frustration by striking T'onak. e'Daj expresses disappointment that he didn't hit R'yeq. She "demonstrates" by knocking T'onak to the ground. The whole mess hall laughs at him. However, e'Daj gives back a measure of respect by helping him up. Votkar enters and asks Ra'amyan why he is bleeding (he has a split lip from R'yeq). Ra'amyan threatens him, and he falls silent. Meanwhile, Omeq sulks on the holodeck while hunting targs due to his failure during the battle.

The scene shifts to B'emir and Tagal getting dressed post coitus. Tagal says that they will need evidence if they are to take down Kargan. They decide to contact AMB Jahl. Tagal is still essentially naked. Jahl is unusually energetic and excited. He makes a lewd joke about Tagal, and then shows them a recording he obtained.

*"These are not my concerns, General, and you are a fool to contact me from your stations relay. It is inevitable that someone will discover this, and when they do, you will die a traitor. Do not contact me directly like this, again. I've already made mistakes cleaning up the messes of the House of Duras; I'm not going to make the same mistake twice. I have my own problems here, in the Romulan Star Empire, especially now. The landscape has changed, and things are shifting against me. You handle this problem yourself. Do not contact me on this frequency again."*
—**Sela** to (presumably) GEN Kargan

Jahl says that he will forward the recording to Chancellor Martok. This gives B'emir and Tagal the justification they need to kill Kargan. Tagal returns to his ship.

B'emir calls a staff meeting to discuss a plan. Ra'amyan and Omeq will transport to ADM April Hebert's quarters to keep the Federation from interfering with them. Omeq will broadcast the recording of Sela. B'emir, e'Daj, and Qotar will transport to Kargan's location (provided by Jahl). e'Daj and Qotar will handle the guards; B'emir will handle Kargan.

Before the ship drops out of warp, B'emir takes a moment to go to the holodeck. She says a prayer to Kahless. Meanwhile, Qotar gives his security officers a pep-talk.

IKS *Borqu'* drops out of warp near Narendra Station, still under cloak. They see USS *Thunderchild* and USS *Johnson* docked at the station; there are no other warships. B'emir calls Jahl, who informs her that Kargan is in his quarters. The crew transports down to the station, per the plan. The station immediately goes to Red Alert when it detects unauthorized transport from a cloaked vessel.

Outside ADM Hebert's office, Ra'amyan and Omeq are confronted by two security officers. One of them is CDR Sivek, the Chief of Security, who aims a phaser at them. Hebert also goes for a phaser. Ra'amyan persuades them to not interfere in "internal Klingon affairs", and informs them that they have proof of Kargan working with Sela. They show Sivek the data rod, and he agrees to view it.

Meanwhile, e'Daj, Qotar, and B'emir arrive outside Kargan's offices. They encounter two security officers guarding the door, Jahl, and one of Jahl's diplomatic attachés. Two more guards rush into the room from behind B'emir and company. e'Daj and Jahl work together to talk down the guards. They open the door for B'emir. Kargan is waiting for her, *bat'leth* in hand. She accuses him of conspiring with Romulans. He tells her that she has no proof; at that exact moment, every screen on Narendra Station begins broadcasting the video of Sela. B'emir readies her *bat'leth*.

B'emir gets the first strike. Kargan counterattacks and disarms her, sending her *bat'leth* skidding across the floor. He charges and hits her hard; she goes down on one knee, grievously injured. She pulls the *d'k tagh* from her boot (given to her by e'Daj at the start of the episode) and strikes Kargan in the gut. He tries to counter, but she ducks and cuts him again and again. She charges, knocking the *bat'leth* out of his hand, and pins him against the wall. She slices his neck, nearly decapitating him. B'emir screams to the heavens and collapses; Qotar rushes forward to catch her.

The next day, B'emir wakes up on the sickbay of Narendra Station. Hebert is waiting by her bedside. Hebert informs B'emir that everything is fine with the Federation; it was all Klingon internal politics. Hebert tells B'emir "nicely done", off the record, and departs. Jahl enters. He congratulates B'emir on her success. He informs her that High Chancellor Martok is offering her a personal message of thanks. She has been granted the rank of Captain, and offered Kargan's position as the head of Klingon forces in the Shackleton Expanse. B'emir expresses regret that her parents didn't live to see this glory brought to their House.

Jahl orders everyone out of the room. He gives B'emir another officer. An opportunity to serve in Klingon Intelligence. She will serve the empire, without glory. B'emir accepts the position. A few days later, she receives a message on her PADD. It reads "I'm RI'yaQ of no house. Meet me on Qo'noS". Later that day, she stands on the bridge of IKS Borqu' with her senior staff, Tagal, and Tagal's first officer. She turns over command of the ship to e'Daj.

e'Daj cautiously approaches the center chair. The crew begins to stomp and chant in support of their new commander. B'emir leaves the bridge.

## **Cast**

* Eric Campbell - Game Master
* Aliza Pearl - B'emir
* Jade Law - E'Daj
* Phillip Jeanmarie - Omeq
* Quincy Surasmith - Ra'amyan
* Christopher Eddins - Qotar

## **Non-Player Characters**

* Tagal
* R'yeq
* T'onak
* Votkar
* Jahl
* April Hebert
* Sivek
* Kargan
* N'ria

## **Locations**

* Shackleton Expanse
* Narendra Station

## **Ships**

* IKS *Qu'Vat*
* USS *Thunderchild*
* USS *Johnson*

## **Notable Lines**

*"I'm glad to hear you're poor at faking things, commander. It fills me with a certain level of confidence."*
—**Tagal** to B'emir

*"Commander, a rat catcher does not run from the rats ... I say move into an attack pattern with the one behind us. And with the bowels of our cannons full of wrath, empty them, and empty their lifespans."*
—**Ra'amyan**

*"Did you bite your thumb at her? You did not!?"*
—**e'Daj** to Ra'amyan about his argument with R'yeq

*"I think when General Kargan sent you to destroy B'emir, he didn't mean this way, hmm? Haha!"*
—**Jahl** to Tagal, upon seeing him in bed with B'emir

*"You all were smart enough to see past my mixed blood, and you realized that all that matters for Klingons is the blood we spill. And today, we will make the galaxy flow with the blood of our enemies. These traitors will* sit upon our blades **and we will sit at the Hall of Victors!***"*
—**Qotar**

*"You only need your science mind to hack."*
—**B'emir** to Omeq

*"I think you will enjoy your time in Gre'thor."*
—**B'emir** to Kargan upon killing him

*"Still alive?"*
*"This doesn't look like Sto-vo-kor."*
*"I hope not. A Federation medical facility would be a hell of a joke to play on Klingons if this was Sto-vo-kor."*
—**April Hebert** and **B'emir**

*"I just wanted to be here when you woke up. Nicely done. That's off the record. And tell your officers if they ever beam into my offices again I'll stun them and mount them to my wall."*
*"Are you sure you're not a Klingon?"*
*"Not always, no."*
—**April Hebert** and **B'emir**

*"What say you, commander? Which path will you choose?"*
—**Jahl** to B'emir

*"I do not honor my ancestors by staying in one place."*
—**B'emir**

## **Notes and Trivia**

* This episode was Eric Cambpell's last episode as the GM for *Blood of the Void*. Aliza Pearl is announced as the new GM.