Karkewkot, son of Yonayuj

***qarqew'qot yonay''uj puqloD*** or **Karkewkot, son of Yonayuj**, also known as **One of Eight**, was a male Klingon who was assimilated by the Borg, then liberated in the early 25th century, and finally returned to serve in the Klingon Defense Force on behalf of the Borg Cooperative.

With the formation of the Khitomer Alliance, Karkewkot was assigned command of one of the first *Khitomer*-class vessels, the AFS *Chu'wa'DIch*.

## Biography

### Early life

Born on Qo'noS in 2319, Karkewkot would become an able engineer and warrior. His mother, Vaydat (*vayDat*), had served as second engineer on a *B'rel*-class for a decade before marrying. She dispensed all her technical knowledge upon the youth and his older sister Huss (*HuS*), while also training them in mok'bara (*moQbara'*) and the bat'leth (*betleH*).

He proved himself during the Dominion War as the executive officer of one of the new *Negh'Var*-class warships, the IKS *Fragh'ka*. After the war, Karkewkot was given command of the IKS *Yab'IoD* and tasked with assisting the expansion of the Klingon Empire in the Beta Quadrant.

### Assimilation by the Borg

The Borg Collective, reeling from the destruction of its unicomplex by the crew of the USS *Voyager*, was dispatching vessels to the far reaches of the Milky Way Galaxy to assimilate species, technology, and knowledge. Torghn and his crew aboard the *Yab'IoD* ran afoul of a Borg sphere that had just scoured a remote Klingon colony. The Bird-of-Prey was no match for the sphere and most of its crew was assimilated, Torghn among them. He would live as a Borg drone for the next twenty years.

### Liberation and loss

As the Borg Cooperative worked to free drones from the Collective, they eventually liberated Torghn. However, he was damaged during the neutralization of his sphere and when this battered Klingon warrior was freed, he realized that he had lost who he was. Torghn's memories, including his name, were lost or in pieces.

Now free to act on his own, the old Klingon chose to join with the Cooperative in the hope of finding his place in the galaxy. He took on the designation One of Eight.

### Returning home

During Operation Delta Rising and the organization of the Delta Alliance, One of Eight was able to learn of his past as Torghn. However, his family thought he had died in battle and disavowed him upon his return, giving him the name *wa' 'e' DalIjchugh*.

Choosing to accept the name, Dalljchugh attempted to find his place among his former people through battle. He gathered a unique crew and came to distinguish himself, even though he belonged to no House. He earned the respect of many officers and warriors in the Klingon Defense Force and he was adopted into the House of K'mpec and awarded with the *DujHoD*-class shuttle *chu'ngay'*.

## Chronology

2319
Born on Qo'noS
2370
Earned position of executive officer aboard the IKS *Fragh'ka*
2375
Given command of the IKS *Yab'loD*
2378
Assimilated by the Borg Collective
2400
Freed from the Collective; joined the Borg Cooperative
2409
Returned to Qo'noS; earns place on the IKS *wamwI'ngay'* as third officer
2410
Joined the House of K'mpec and given command of the IKS *Sech'kij*
2411
Joined the Allied Fleet Service and given command of the AFS *Chu'wa'DIch*
## Appendices

### Connections

**Starships:** IKS *Chol'jev* • IKS *Deb'choS* • IKS *Drovana* • IKS *QajunpaQ* • IKS *Orantho* • IKS *Sech'kij*

**Territory:** Qo'noS (Praxis Station) • Kolm-an • Qu'Vat • Khitomer • HuDyuQ (shipyards) • Ty'Gokor (shipyards) • Ganalda IV (space station) • Makus Shipyards • Taganika

**Agencies:** Klingon Defense Force • Klingon Naval Academy • Klingon Imperial Intelligence

**Agencies and units:** 8472 Counter-Command • Allied Fleet Service • Alliance Intelligence Corps • ACSDB • Dyson Joint Command • Task Force Omega

**Technologies:** Alliance Antiproton Armaments • *Jarok*-class • *Khitomer*-class • *Rex*-class • *Temer*-class