In the meantime, the Command Staff here on Qo'noS want to wish all of you a happy and peaceful Holiday Season and Quch chu'DIS for 2003.  Qapla'

Thought-Admiral K'Lay epetai K'Onor-Chang
Klingon Strike Force Commander in Chief
Klingon Strike Force High Command
tlhIngan HIvbeq ra'ghomquv

- AVAKHON KINSHARI'S  CALENDAR PROJECT -

   Want that EXTRA special something for Kristmas this year?
How about a personalized Calendar of YOU as a Klingon, with 11 other very important Klingon Fan/Club leaders or pictures of YOUR choice? All that is required is a pic of you in uniform, OR a reasonable face picture that can be added to existing pics of people in uniform, a small bio of YOUR character (e.g. Full line name(s), weight, height, race, fusion or Imperial, ranks in various groups, those groups your affiliated with, your birthday, any bonding dates you wish remembered, specific honorariums you want known or a great battle date recalled.) These will be compiled into a personal Calendar for YOU for the small fee of $7 USD and $3 shipping and handling to most North American locations.(UK and others will have to be inquired as to postage from this location on a case by case basis, as I am unsure of costs right now to those locations.) Choices for other Calendar Monthly pics include leaders of KSF, KAG Kanada, IKEF, KLAW, KLI, KAG US, some Feddie groups, Maquis International, and the BLA. Pics of ships or others of your choice can also be substituted.(Why not get the WHOLE command staff of your favorite group or 11 others from YOUR own ship?)These will NOT be the glossy kind of calendars most are used to that costs $25 or more, but will be produced on heavy cardstock and printed individually for each customer to their preferences. Once delivered, you could even take them, have more printed yourself for those in the group. YOUR choices are near endless. These will LSOinclude the various KLINGON Hly days for your rememberance and anticipation brought to you by the Abbott of Tolar'tu, Hand of Durgath and Qitumbe' of the KSF. If interested in this unique opportunity, send
e-mail to one of the addresses below and I will get all needed info for the production of your calendar.

Robert Cunningham (Commander Avakhon vestai Khinsharri)
2 Bricker Ave.
Dayton, Ohio  45427
major_khinsharri@yahoo.com

- POST REPORTS -

Sector One
Commander K'Eherang zantai-K'Shontan-Jiraal Reporting

Commander K'Eherang zantai-K'Shontan-Jiraal:  Has allowed her life to be
eaten by the vicious NaNoWriMo Monster, also known as the National Novel
Writing Month, which means that she has taken of the challenge of writing a
50,000 word novel in a month.  So, until the end of November, K'Eherang
basically has no life.

Commander Kosh zantai-Zu-Merz:  Has moved into a new house, and is preparing
for Christmas.

Sector Two
Compiled by Kulec Tera’weH, Sector Commander

U Kulec Tera’weH: I have not done any club activity over the past several months or communicated with anyone. Real life keeps intruding too much.

U Moqra: Things are quiet in my corner of Sector 2. Not much to tell. My big project, a role-playing game that I’m building from the ground up, has reached the initial play-testing stage and things look good there. The main problem with that is, as we develop the world for the game, it keeps more and more invalidating the 150+ pages of the novel I’ve already got written in that world, so that’s just more work for me, but I can handle the rewrite. I’m just plugging away at it, every minute of every day letting my mind churn away at it. I guess you could say I’m obsessed. It’s a good thing, though, I like it. I’ve also started teaching myself to play guitar. I’m doing brilliantly, fabulously, better than anyone ever, it’s been three weeks. I know three WHOLE CHORDS, and I can stumble my way slowly through one WHOLE SCALE, and I’m auditioning for the Omaha Community Orchestra tomorrow (Yeah, that’s gonna happen). I got a new set of pots and pans from my mother and my daughter for my birthday, so I’ve been back in the kitchen, trying to come up with new bizarre recipes to disgust you all with the next Kristmas Kookbook. Other than all that, not much up on the banks of the Missouri River.

Sector Three
Compiled by Admiral Katalyia Epetai K’Tore-Jiraal, Sector Commander

U Admiral Katalyia K’Tore-Jiraal: Just got off working overtime and there will not be anymore until sometime after Christmas—Suppose to be anyway. Which I am happy to say, I will not miss working it. Halloween, I went to a party and entered a drawing for a door prize—A DVD player—and won! I couldn’t believe it. I also participated in the cake walk and won a cake. I am looking forward to the new Star Trek movie and am counting the days until it premieres. I also got the rest of my convention pictures developed. They turned out good.

U Avalon: I have recently been appointed the Prior of Tolar’tu, a position which I wasn’t sure I was prepared for, but seem to be doing well at in spite of myself. (At least that’s what the critics say! I’m still waiting for the Q’onos Herald Daily’s review before I know for sure! Hahahahahahaaaa!) Personally, I have begun my own business in the advertising and marketing area, selling advertising to local small businesses then distributing a flier to area carryouts, pizza delivery places, grocery stores, anywhere they’ll give me a few inches of counter space basically. And then seeing to it that they remain there for two months at a time before the next issue is out…SO far, it’s not tons of money, but it is something…Pretty much all for now and as your faithful Hand of Durgath Prior, may he watch over you and send Kahless to greet you at Sto’Val’Kor.

U Ken Traft: Things are beginning to wind down for me. On October 4, I took my Oral Exam and passed it. The long two and a half years paid off (I think). I started January 2000. It was a great experience even though very tiring and burdensome on my family. On November 16, I will be 47 years old so it is about 22 years after when I should have gotten it. Things were much easier when I was younger!! This now means that I can spend more time with my wife, Lo’Lah. She was very patient over the years especially when it seemed like I was out every night (and at least one weekend a month) either attending classes or visiting with clients in my internship. Classes were actually over the end of June, but I was trying to finish up with clients through September. I still volunteer with the Hennepin County Medical Health One-on-One program. I’ve had the same client for almost 3 years (I am only seeing the one). I am putting on the finishing touches to the final version of my thesis which must be bound and put in the library before the Graduation Ceremony October 27. I got my Master’s Degree when I finished my orals, but the actual ceremony doesn’t occur until the 27^th. I continue my job at SUPERVALUE—been there a little over five and a half years now. I think I may have reported earlier that I was moved from my position in Software Testing on the LAN/Client Server group back to the mainframe side on the Change Control Team. I have been trying to adjust to the new job, but I find I have no real liking for the work. I continue with my mantra to keep me going—"I need my job I need my paycheck. I need my job I need my paycheck."

U Trekkan: Not much to report in the aspect of Klingon—have been fighting health issues which has me incapacitated most of the time.

U DaHar Master K'Zhen epetai-Zu-Merz (Gennie Summers) : - The House of Zu-Merz celebrated the bonding of Kosh sutai-Zu-Merz and T'Lara JurISS. The ceremony, performed by K'Zhen, the epetai of the house at Praxis Station on HovpoH 1110.02. The House of Zu-Merz welcomed its new member, T'Lara Zu-Merz with a celebration following the ceremony, and the blessing of Durgath was bestowed at a later date on Praxis station. The House of Zu-Merz takes gret pride in its members, who pledge their service and their honor, and come under the protection of its resources against all who would oppose them.

In Real Life, I have been working on a new logo for House Zu-Merz, and also for the KSF. I received bad news in October, when I was notified that the people who still owe me money for my house have gone bankrupt, and I am not likely to receive the remainder of the second mortgage I hold. Some Terrans are sadly lacking in honor.

I am very much in favor of continuing the post reports.  I enjoy reading about the real lives of our members.  I think to discontinue it would diminish the enjoyment of the club and knowing each other.

Sector Four
Compiled by Cmdr. T’lara sutai-Zu-Merz, Sector Commander

U Cmdr. T’Lara sutai Zu-Merz: Well, the summer has come and gone since the last report, as well as the fall being in progress. My son made the final Honor Roll in fifth grad, and has made the first one this year as well. Middle school is a lot different from Elementary School he is finding out. More rules, more classes each day, and lots more work. My job is now 9:30 pm to 6am Tues, Weds, Thrus, Fri, and Sunday nights. It was difficult to get used to, but I think I am acclimating now. The divorce is finalized, and for all those who haven’t seen the most recent roster, I have changed my last name in RL to Wyss again. I will be going back to court with my ex on Dec 13 to gain sole custody of my son, and to have vistation reduced. They are not treating him well when he is there, and he does not really want to go there anymore. In the club (in case some of you did not catch the list) Kosh Zu-Merz and I have become bondmates, and I have taken on his House name and joined the great House of Zu-Merz.

U Capt. Kishin zantai Kukura: And best greetings to the Warriors of the Strike Force! I have been enjoying the latest incarnation of Star Trek—Enterprise. It’s very cool that Klingons sometimes appear, though I would be happier if we saw some of the smooth headed ‘Classic’ people of my sort-) I’ve just read William Shatner’s 1999 book, "Get A Life". A friend gave it to me just weeks ago. Somehow I had totally missed out on it. It’s everything I could have asked of him. He basically apologizes for scorning Star Trek’s fannish base for so many years, then performs a beautiful contrition by making a project of spending time at cons and learning, finally, what moves the folks who love Star Trek. It’s a funny, wise, generous-spirited book. Shatner interviewed many fans, including a number of Klingons who get long sidebars in different chapters. He looks at the history of conventions and gives loving attention to the first ST cons, the fan-run wonders that took place in New York City in the early seventies. Another stray media recommendation—"Hack" is a new TV show based on the adventures of a Philadelphia ex-cop who now drives a cab and can’t seem to help continuing to act—like a good cop. It’s filmed in Philly so I enjoy the cool locations, and the lead actor, David Morse, lives here. It gets an enthusiastic "thumbs up" from this Philly thlinghan. I salute you all—From strength to Strength!

Sector Five
Compiled by Rakqor K’Mpec, Sector Commander

U Rakqor K’Mpec: It has been a very interesting past few months to say the least. The building project I started this past spring is almost finally done. Had a heck of a time with some roof leaks but I think finally they are fixed. Will know next heavy rain…Had to get a new computer, as my old one died, went in to sleep and never awoke! I bought one at a show and had a lot of problems getting it going, (it was a kit which meant I had to assemble and add programming) that thankfully is not an issue anymore and it appears to be working correctly, the only problems are since it is so new and using Windows XP many of my favorite older programs do not function right and not all the patches have been made. I learned a lot about installing components, interfacing, and getting software installed. I see why they charge you so much to do it, it certainly was a chore and took sometime. The company I work for went under so I am back working for myself again! I started a "new" project…rebuilding a 1965 Pontiac GTO which was a birthday present from my wife. This one will take years, but I will enjoy it! I just love the sound of that 400 cubic inch engine, and the looks I get when I cruise around town are…COOL. Sure draws a lot of attention. I have been interfacing with the locale KAG group and have gone to a couple of their functions, good people. A special thanks to Anne Zecca (A’Qmarr) for getting me hooked up with them. Had a nice vacation out to KCMO, thru Tenn and IL, stopped at several Civil War Battlefields, and a resurrected Steam Ship in KC. Would have been fine except my wife fell at Stones River and banged her elbow pretty good, and the broke out in polymorphic light eruptions! (Too Much Sun!) So she had to stay in the truck at many places while my son and I toured around. Does not sound like a great vac, but really wasn’t too bad, as we stayed in some very nice hotels along the way. Eat and drank to excess and had much fun! Looking forward to the holidays and working on my new "baby".

U Lt.-Cmdr. A’qmarr ramHov vestai-K’Onor: I was honored by the local chapter of the Marine Corps League at their meeting with a Certificate of Appreciation for my organizational work on the joint MCL-VFW military library. I was appointed as the MCL group’s librarian (as well as photographer). I also began my 1 year term of office as President of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Post 2811, in Gainesville, Fl. I’ve already held one membership meeting and a fundraising dinner, along with attendance at a day of instruction and orientation for officers. Within the KSF, I served on the Imperial Review Board for the first time; deciding on promotions and commendations. I received a second ship from KSF Command, pumwI’ (Accuser) class Dreadnought Command and Control Fleet Flagship; named IKV QI’lin batlh—K’Lynn’s Honor. I still retain the B’rel class Scout IKV QI’lin toduj. I was promoted to the Naval rank of Commander and received a commendation for my past work with Cmdr,. Kiysa’ra and her Imperial Military officers during a previous quarter. I did find some good costume resources at KAG’s website—especially instructions on making a Command/Battle Cloak (in downloadable pdf format). I do recommend other costumers check out the details at the quartermaster’s section of www.kag.org.

Sector Eight
Compiled by Fleet Captain Borg QI’mpeq, Sector Commander

U Fleet Captain Borg QI’mpeq: Back in August, I attended not two but three conventions. The first convention was the San Diego Comic-Con International, the only actor that I was there really to see was Dave Prowse (Darth Vader), mainly because I’m one of the Group Moderators for The Darth Vader Fan Club. The next convention was in Cleveland, Ohio for the British RockBand, QUEEN called BreakThru 2002. It was while attending BreakThru2002 that I came across another convention being held in the same hotel, a S&M/D&B convention. You take a rough guess, as to which convention my Klingon side attended. On October 18, 2002 at 11:30AM; I was in Hollywood, California amongst the many QUEEN Supporters and Fans at QUEEN’S Walk of Fame Unveiling Ceremony. It was quite an honor to be in attendance, watching Brian May and Roger Taylor unveiled QUEEN’S Walk of Fame Star at 6356 Hollywood Blvd. Then later, that same day, at a club called ‘Club Sixteen-Fifty’, there was a special party called ‘QUEEN-Written In The Stars. That featured the Chris Thompson Band, Spike Edney’s All Stars, Plus Very Special Guests. It was about (;30ish, when the Very Special Guests showed up, which was non other than Brian May and Roger Taylor. A few minutes later, Club Sixteen-Fifty became the loudest Club in LA…as Brian May and Roger Taylor with assistance from Spike Edney’s All Stars began belting a few recognizable Queen Songs. The only other news is I’ve recently been shopping around for a new shuttlecraft (car); I’ve narrowed it down to one of four cars; a Hyundai Accent, Ford Focus, Kia Rio, and Toyota Echo.

GSD

U K'Lay K'Onor-Chang: Trying to rescue the balcony plants from the early Canadian winter which has hit with an unexpected snap, do college research for my 19 year old daughter to find the right university, take care of family issues in California, run to Maine to keep my status here legal, and keep up with the Abbot and myriad KSF work. 

U Abbot K'Obol/Doug Welsh - Dealing with insurers and doctors and bureaucrats and people who like to think their opinions are the only ones worth having can be both trying and tiring.  Unfortunately, it is something I can't avoid, these days.  However, Margie and I had a good summer, and a good autumn so far, except for the cold snap which told her tomatoes to stop growing when there were nearly 100 on the plants.  We did some exploring, and found out where Maine is (Just to the west of New Brunswick, which is north of Nova Scotia, and I found out that Maine is not part of Canada, yet), and found what had to be the nastiest Immigration Officer in Canada while we were at it.  We have spent some time with friends who are not Klin (yes, there are such people) and drank some fine wine, and saw some of Cape Breton as well.  Now, we are struggling with several situational difficulties with government.  What joy!

I'm, as keeper of the tick list and calendar for the household, writing to apologize to our KSF friends.

We (Gordon, Peter and I) haven't been keeping in touch the way we wanted to and I/we realize that, because this is an email driven RP/club, it falls apart when we don't participate/communicate -- even in a minor way.

I/we had not expected September and October to be as hectic as July and August, but RL has a distinctly un-nerving way of throwing us – not just curves! -- but spit balls too!

Gordon and I:  August we had all 4 girls here; took a trip to New Brunswick over a weekend (Friday-Monday) so they could have fun at a water park/theme park in Moncton, and visit the largest Mall east of Montreal to buy clothes for school (ever taken 4 teenagers shopping???? Have good running shoes and a good night's sleep first!!); Tuesday that same week, our 16-year old had dental surgery (all 4 wisdom teeth out at
once!); that same day a girlfriend from Ogdensburg, NY arrived with her 19 year old son (he's joined the St. Mary's University Huskies Football team in Halifax) and her 15 year old daughter (she had her birthday the
day they left here -- Thursday); Wednesday Peter arrived home unexpectedly to a rather "husky" (pardon the pun) young man occupying his room and 3 of the 4 girls sleeping in his livingroom!  (I love understanding, patient tenants!!)  That brings us to the conclusion of my FIRST WEEK OF VACATION!  The second week of vacation was spent recuperating and catching up on housework generated by the first week of vacation.  The third week of my vacation (first week of September) the girls had gone back to their other parents and school and -- silly me! -- we adopted a dog! (Let me know if you'd like pics -- like all parents of new 'babies' we're heavy into picture taking! -- just ask those we've been sending them to, eh?!)

Peter was supposed to be able to work around the City this summer, but it didn't quite work out the way he'd hoped.  His workdays of 6:00 a.m. - 9:30/10:00 p.m. took place between the east coast of New Brunswick
(Bathurst and the Miramichi) and the Island of Newfoundland (Corner Brook), and a good many points in between (Cape Breton, Cobequid Pass, etc)!  With the same work hours (he gets up between 5 and 5:30 to get to work on time) "laying micro" (ask him what that means please -- I can't remember what it stands for and he's much better at it than I am!) which is not quite the same as paving, but goes on the road like asphault does -- sort of.  Because he's away 2-3 weeks at a time, home two days -- which he spends doing laundry, paying bills and spending time with his son --  he barely has time to see us and we live with him! or check his email -- then he's off and away again!  He's off work for the winter now -- temperatures have dropped too low for doing micro by this time of the year and daylight is too short -- and will have a little more time (he has a list of things he has to do over the winter) to spend having fun until he goes back to work in April/May.

I'm not making any promises that things will be better in the current quarter, but we will promise to try and hold up our end of things. (Fingers crossed to keep the spit ball pitcher at bay!)

Again, as keeper of the tick list/calendar, I apologize for not submitting RP segments and post reports for last quarter  -- gotta remember to react to the things on the list in a more timely fashion! Do write when you can, and we will respond as soon as we're able -- whether it's RL or RP we do look forward to your letters, etc.

Gordon, Ethel and Saint Peter ("Brasso" does wonders on halos, did you know?)

U K'Grimm Satir / Clayton George:        For the club:  beat other net-monkeys away from the over-booked library computer(s) to download RPG pieces.  Kept tryint to crowbar the "EZboard" (easy?  HAH?!!) Klingon board open, with no success, and went digging for more references.  Star charts may come in handy. 
       Real Life:  endured car repair bills in excess of $2,000, endured taking care of my elderly father, and generally tried to smash my way out of Pictou's bricked up prison.  "For the love of God, Montresor!!!"  Riequescot in pace......
       I dare all Klin in the realm to flood my mailbox with real, paper mail.  Are you mouse-monkeys or are you Klin?  The guantlet is thrown down.  Pick up paper and pen and FIRE BACK!  (grim stare)

U Lt.Cmdr. Malto'ch vestai-puqloD'veS IS: In real life, I have been extremely busy at work, I run the seat & ladder shop section of 14 AMS Component Shop, we repair and maintain the crew seats, pilot seats, and boarding ladders of the CP140 ASW aircraft, we have been going through a transition where we are taking over new aspects of the aircraft seats, that we weren't previously responsible for, so that takes up alot of time at work. At home, a four year old and two year old, as well as a wife working most evenings and weekends doesn't leave much spare time for the finer things in life, as well as a rapidly aging computer that allows me to stay online at the best of times. Most of the time I am lucky to get my e-mail downloaded. I  have also taken up the reins and am starting a new club called Starfleet Canada, essentially a Feddie mirror of KAG Kanada. On that front I had most of my crew drop off the face of the earth, actually two moved, four quit, due to various reasons. So I am now trying to rebuild. I apologize that KSF has kind of taken a back burner. One of these darn times I will actually try and complete a report for my Security section, rather then get it half finished.


GSE

England

U Vice Admiral qe'San zantai be'rawn (Jon Brown):  Well This year has been officially $£%@~#.  If things could go wrong this year it has.. I'll not bother reiterating the earlier parts especially as the end was enough on it's own.. My car is falling apart and I can't afford to repair it.  My Computer went kaput... Well it tried to.. I have recovered most systems.. At one point it couldn't even see the display.. I've managed to regain most things but I have no web access.. I still have email and ftp thank god but just when I thought I'd recovered a sense of normality on it I Word went out the window and no amount of reinstalling seems to be able to recover it.. Trying to open it causing all memory to be consumed even after ctrl-alt-deleting it. I can't then even shut the computer off.. I literally have to pull the plug.. Really got me down as this issue was being prepared on Word and I wasted a lot of time trying to get my system to comply... The worst thing was that the issue was almost ready to print at the beginning of December just before I lost Word.. So I'm sorry for anyone who doesn't have web access.. Your copy will be very late.

Away from machine problems my wife Suz suffered a stroke earlier in the year when she was still only 37 and just after my Computer problems started I was told that I had suspected cancer.. Admitedly the think its not a type that spreads and therefore the op I had to remove it from my leg should be the end of but I really could have done without it.

Sheesh!!!!!!!!!! 

IRELAND

U Keadec: Nothing much to say. Started a course doing songwriting (something I love doing). My computer is still dying on me (much to my frustration), so I’m still having to use cyber cafes. That is about all.

GSF

U Lt. jg Korgath DuppIm (Peter Lin) : It's good to be an active part of the KSF again. I've enjoyed the roleplay so far, and Admiral K'lay has been of utmost kindness in ensuring that my return to active duty was smooth. The South-East Asian region which I am indigenous has seen its fair share of tragedy, most notably the "terror" attack on popular island paradise Bali. Tensions here in Singapore are high and our armed forces are on constant alert, but life still goes on for many of us. I am nearing the end of my 30-month conscription period and I look forward to my undergraduate course which begins in fall next year.

Qapla'

       Day Twenty One:  Kahless has given his favor to this mission!  ICB squadron has reached what must be the 'eye' of this storm; there is no record of this phenomenon in the data banks, but it isn't wise to look a
'gift Targ in the mouth'.  This 'eye' has given us the time we need to unify all the shields of the squadron and also to perform various repairs.  The Stormwalker's chief science officer predicts we have six hours before
we are swept back into the storm.  The squadron has partial sensors, enough to determine that this storm will soon break up.  This 'eye' that has afforded ICB squadron some succor will dissipate, exposing each vessel once more to the violent destructive power of this rogue storm. Sensors have confirmed these findings. 
The ' K'Jhal ' is reporting intermittent sensor readings that might indicate a planet.  This is unconfirmable; however Khaufen has ordered another course change, hoping that 'if' there is a planet ahead, ICB will not be caught in the gravitational surges that will most certainly accompany a storm of this magnitude. The squadron is now one minute from contact with the fury of the storm. The larger vessels are diverting more and more power into the shield linkage.  It is estimated that we have only enough power to maintain a .
. .
RECORDING MECHANISM MALFUNCTION .   RECORDER MARKER DAMAGE.  REPEAT,
SYSTEMS MALFUNCTION, RECORDER MARKER DAMAGE. . .
       
              
Chaplain General Corps
Avakhon Khinsharri~

   We finally cleared the Sol Sector and are making our way to Boretlh with the Paris' family, Miral's favorite toy, a stuffed targ and including a Terran of the canine species. I'm told the child won't sleep without both near her and for the sake of our trip, we brought it along. I don't know how well it will go with the crew as they seem to think it's a delicacy we've brought back and are anxiously awaiting the list of officers permitted to the feast at which it is served. Telling them none of them will be partaking of this, um, 'delicacy' will be tough since it appears the cook has been studying Terran preparation techniques for this specific animal.
   I will have to leave that to Nagh Gor to handle as I have more pressing matters to attend. MY only hope is that HE doesn't decide to eat the blamed thing to stop it's whining and yelping all the time. I'd hate to have to tell little Miral that her favorite pet was consumed by a Daavitt because it wouldn't be quiet enough for our ship's Commander. His demeanor toward the child is remarkable and I am somewhat amazed. Upon meeting her, he spoke more than the entire trip to Terra. She looked up at him and kept looking up as if he were a tree.

I sent word that she was to transport those who were reported in the Alpha Centauri sector back safely to us as her first mission under my command. If our spies have been outed, then our future may well be compromised and the child MAY have to prove herself once more as the Qubagh'magh. NOT what I had envisioned my new duties to be. Guiding the people as their spiritual leader has more than a few rammifications I hadn't anticipated. the Abbot KNEW this and still placed me in this position. I suppose I will find the means, but I have NEVER had faith in anything but my own abilties before now. Guess it will show in a trial by fire. . . I have hope for Durgath to be a patient god for awhile, or we're ALL in a lot of trouble!

  When I left Terra there were several pilgrim colonies of followers, numbering several million from my sources, that have settled across the Terran planet. I wonder how they will react to Miral's return to the Empire and under our care? I also wonder who placed that many Klingons in the middle of the Federations heart and got them to believe them all be pilgrims. I know a last line of defense force when I see it. The Federation's wars must have taken quite a toll to even think of allowing that many Klingons to inhabit such an alien world nearly unrestricted. I know from recent experience that a mere few thousand was enough to cause civil rioting and destruction so severe that they were more than glad to allow the Paris' to leave without putting up much resistance.

K'Shona Base Summary
Katalyia K'Tore-Jiraal

       K'Shona Base had been busy this trimester, aiding Imperial Intelligence by housing Federation spies being questioned by II agents there, and rescuing II operatives who were caught in the open after their identities were sold on the black market by so far unknown traitors within that Division.   But there was work of her own to do too, and following orders, Admiral Katalyia K'Tore-Jiraal, informed the base that they were officially at war with the Kinshaya, and she released a description on what they looked like and what to look for.  Making sure the Base was secured, she took her warp shuttle, Silent Running, out to check the "EARS" Systems and the unusual amount of chatter going on. She found it interesting that the Romulans had increased the number of war games they were conducting in the area, and upon closer inspection, she was even more interested in the several 'escort' squadrons who seemed to be protecting cloaked ships.   She was about to adjust her sensors to scan that vector, when she picked up an 'Ferengi energy signature' and a faint distress signal, with an escort of Romulan ships accompanying both.   Knowing she was no match alone for a squadron of Rom fighters, Katalyia might have left the Ferengi to their own foolhardy end except for the fact that the distress signal had been sent in Klingon battle code, with the ID of one of the II agents she had just been ordered to watch out for and defend at all costs.
       She sent a message to the II agent in distress, Lt. (jg) Korgath DuppIm, another to K'Shona Base itself, and a third to any Klingon vessel in the vicinity, advising all of their situation and position, and asking for help.  DaHar Master K'Zhen Zu-Merz responded that she was in the area and on her way, but Katalyia had no idea if any of them would arrive in time to help the unlucky II agent.  The Romulans were closing fast on his position....and hers.  Worse,  Korgath's Ferengi made ship had damage to its warp drive.   She met up with him just in time to take a hit herself, her small ship already in trouble.  Ordering Korgath to keep going,  she drew their fire, and locked her phasers on target, determined to carry her orders out to whatever end Kahless had in store for her.  

Imperial Intelligence Summary 
K'Lay K'Onor-Chang

For the past several months, Imperial Intelligence has been searching for intell on the Kinshaya, a fearful enemy who has made deep incursions into Klingon space.  But it appears that not everyone is working to save the Empire.  Someone in II took the opportunity while we were fighting one enemy, to hit us where we were the most vulnerable, selling numerous agent identities on the open market, resulting in agents being caught unawares in many places, and in some cases, captured or killed.  We discovered the name of one mole in II, but we did not know who the rest were.

       But the war went on, and the war front could not be ignored either, and Imperial Intelligence was tasked with providing anecdotal evidence as well as intelligence on them, the end goal to find their home base, where they are hiding, who they may be allied with (if anyone), and what their vulnerabilities might be (if any).  To this end, Captain Q'rul DuppIm dug through his Great, Great Uncle Qa'tell's files and turned them over, in Quintuplicate, to CCC, providing as much hard information as he could to go with the myth and legend.  His first conclusion was that the Kinshaya were never capable of the level of Stratigic Thought required to do what they have done to hurt Empire so far, and that although we were battling Kinshaya, they themselves in turn were being directed by some outside force, deployed in ways we have not seen before.  So far, Q'rul's best guess is that we can rule out the Borg, Romulans, Breen, Federation, Ferengi, Cardassians, Tholians, Gorn, and the Hirogen, and we must consider whether the old myths might be true, that the Kinshaya were genetically engineered warriors of the T'Kon, and / or that what we call Kinshaya Space is just an area around a large, advanced outpost of an empire we have not yet heard of.


Imperial Diplomatic Service Summary
A'qmarr ramHov K'Onor

Location:  Onboard IKV QI'lIn batlh, entering the system containing veqlargh Duj mIn.

The deadlines were clear.  Ambassador A'qmarr ramHov vestai-K'Onor still had not heard back from Commander Krysythe sutai-QI'mpec on Ferenginar and Commander Reyna zantai-Kor-Zu-Merz with the Bajoran trade delegation.  The arrival of a new transfer for IDS was also delayed for some reason, she wasn't aware of. Still, Lord Abbot Kobol (her line's Epetai) expected a report from IDS and being tuq K'Onor didn't make a difference.  So A'qmarr gathered the reports already in her possession and began recording her summary.

"Lord Abbot, our preparations for war are continuing as scheduled.  We are in the process of receiving a transfer officer, Lt. (jg) K'elvor vestai-tuq'mar, from Imperial Military.  We are still waiting to rendezvous with his ship, IKV gIn'taQ, but will alert you upon his arrival.

Commander Krysythe sutai-QI'mpec is still involved with the situation on Ferenginar, in regards to the underhanded actions of some of their merchants.  She and the forensic accountants that work for the polwI'meH lanmey are working to find the 'extra surcharge' and get the shipments back to full levels.  Grand Nagus Rom has been informed of the merchants' misdeeds and will deal appropriate sanctions against them.
Commander Reyna zantai-Kor-Zu-Merz and her ship have been escorting the first major shipment from the Bajoran government.  Despite some mistrust on the part of the military advisor, Major Kireil Adami, the shipment should be arriving on veqlargh Duj mIn by the time you receive this report."

Pausing to review the latest duty roster assignments from Force Leader M'rynn Hurric, A'qmarr signed the padd and gave it to the waiting Marine 2nd Lieutenant, who left the ready room at once.  Returning to her console, the diplomat continued her summary report:  "Lieutenant Koi vestai-Droklon and his ship had a minor run-in with a Romulan Warbird but was successful in getting the information on Kinshaya shield technology from the Tellarite trader Gev.  Gev, however, was uncooperative and fired on the IKV Thunderwolf inside Kinshaya space.  Koi lured the Tellarite ship closer, in an attempt to give the computer systems officer the time needed to scan Gev's ship for the specific files on the Kinshaya shields.  Once that information was transfered to the Thunderwolf, Koi's weapons crew destroyed Gev's ship.  The lieutenant's crew were able to make repairs just as their scanners began picking up Kinshaya ships approaching the scene of the battle.  ghop Qey'lIS!  Despite the restrictions, Koi and his crew managed to escape Kinshaya space before any of the cursed black globes arrived.  He is returning to Qo'noS, to deliver the information and get more thorough repairs for the Thunderwolf.

"Lieutenant Commander Moqra vestai-QendeH continues to be an invaluable asset to IDS.  Still on Terra, he is still working (in his unique style) on bringing SATCOM & Starfleet Science together on new technologies to help us against the Kinshaya.  Moqra met with our newest Ambassador to the Federation (whom my XO knew very well) and gave him incriminating evidence against the Andorian Ambassador to the Federation.  The Andorian diplomat, Moqra discovered, had a very strong anti-Klingon bias and was against sharing this important technology with the Empire."  A'qmarr paused and got a strong ra'taj from the replicator.  "Our Ambassador," she continued, "was ready to tear the Andorian to pieces until Moqra suggested that he use the evidence against the Andorian.  The plan, Lord Abbot, was successful and a new Andorian envoy is in place.  Ambassador Sironn is someone Moqra has been in contact with for many months, since the Paris-Torres baby situation was resolved."

A'qmarr paused for a long sip from her ra'taj cup, then shifted her attention to her ongoing work with the Breen delegation.  "As for the Breen," she began, "it has proved a bit more involved.  We were ready to return with the Council Chairman and top military officers when we received proof of the Kinshaya attack on the Breen planetary base.  Debris was recovered by Major M'rynn Hurric's squad.  They also recovered a Breen corpse that showed signs of being half-eaten; as if our enemy was forced to 'eat and run,' as the humans would say.  My medical & scientific staffs confirmed that Klingons had nothing to do with the Breen death or the attack on their base.  Using a specially equipped conference room here on IKV QI'lin batlh, the Breen Council met to decide whether to go ahead with their plan to observe our joint operations on veqlargh Duj mIn.  A majority voted in the affirmative and we are proceeding as previously reported to you."

A report from the diplomat's other ship, IKV QI'lIn toDuj, caught her attention.  She read it and added, "My Vessel Operations Officer, Lt. Cmdr. Q'mret, has reported from IKV QI'lIn toDuj that they have had to respond to an emergency evacuation call from a Klingon merchant ship along the frontier.  That B'rel-class Scout will rendezvous with us within three days.  I still plan to meet with you, Lord Abbot, within the next week; hopefully back on veqlargh Duj mIn.

"Imperial Diplomatic Service is ready to carry out your orders, Lord Abbot Kobol, as our military prepares for the battles to come.  (Signed) Ambassador A'qmarr ramHov vestai-K'Onor, Commander."


SATCOM Summary
Rak'qor K'Mpec & K'Lay K'Onor-Chang

       SATCOM has been in chaos since the Kinshaya attack on the SATCOM base at Khenzia destroyed all facilities there and killed a good portion of SATCOM science personnel.  
       Commander Rakqor sutai-K'Mpec, his aide T'Sou and Thought-Admiral K'Lay K'Onor-Chang managed to flee to a cave on the planet, a cave they were unfortunately buried in when Kinshaya forces used some sort of massive nucelar energy weapon to destroy portions of the planet and facilities.   Even more unfortunate, although K'Lay managed to get a distress signal out, using a damaged com device, its range was short.  She thought she heard her line brother, Lt. Commander K'logh Chang-tIQwoQ's voice on the other end of a short transmission, but she could not be sure.  And the much hoped for rescue, when it came, brought with it horror instead, when the rescuers turned out to be Kinshaya soldiers.  Using an experimental SATCOM invented time transporter cube, T'Sou made a desperate leap into the unknown, possibly 100 hours forward, or a hundred hours back, or no when at all......there was no way to tell.  But Rak'qor gave him the data crystals to safeguard as best he could, and final orders to hang onto the cube at all costs.  T'Sou disappeared, and Rak'qor and K'Lay were left behind to face whatever the Kinshaya had in store for them.  Mercifully both Command personnel were rendered unconscious for much of the travel time, but when they awoke, it was in a cold, dark place, both clad in silver body suits, without their armor or weapons, and K'Lay hanging upside down from the ceiling, like stored meat for later.  Rak'qor on the other hand, was greeted by a voice that said "Welcome, Klingon dog."

       Meanwhile, newly appointed SATCOM trainee, Ensign K'Grimm Satir, found himself in the unenviable task of being commanded to find new SATCOM personnel or round up old ones, and rebuild SATCOM in a hurry, in the safest place possible, the grounds of the monastary at Boreth, where newly installed Prior Avakhon Kinsharri has replaced the former Abbot, K'Obol K'Onor, as Chaplain General.  Getting past Security and onto the base from where K'Obol was conducting his war operations left K'Grimm with little patience to deal with fools or clerics (both of which he encountered in large numbers) and even less patience with delays.  Still, K'Grimm did manage to pull together a ragtag convoy of ships, and 15 SATCOM officers to proceed with him to Boreth.  There he gave one order:  rebuild SATCom from scratch with whatever they could drag together and glue into place, and get the Weapons section on-line yesterday.  K'Grimm, being who he was, alloted no time whatsoever to play by the rules or fool around with legalities.  Time was a knife, headed at their throats, and they hadn't the time to be nice or honorable or to stick with what they usually did.  The facility and how it was put together didn't have to be pretty.  It just had to work.  That said, he found outside help from a source not on any Empire list of suppliers and arranged for a drop on Boreth.  He hoped the new Prior would be ready for it, and for him. 

       
Imperial Military
KIySa'ra vestai VelaH'

Our mission was to enter the nebula known as Veqlargh’s Eye, and to find and engage the enemy. A vanguard of frigates and destroyers was sent out in front of the fleet. They acted as a screen. The rest of our fleet followed at a close distance behind so that we could mount an attack quickly should one of the vanguard encounter the enemy. Six I.M. squadrons were held in reserve behind the main body of the fleet. Their job was to reinforce weak spots in our lines, or to exploit any weaknesses in the enemy fleet that we were fortunate enough to find. All of the I.M. ships traveled under cloak.

The I.M. forces were followed closely by Imperial Security under Commander Kosh. His job was to secure for the Empire any facilities of other valuable resources the Imperial Military uncovered.

Our search of the nebula lasted approximately three weeks. Our scanners were working, but poorly due to the large amount of ionization and radiation. However, we discovered six small systems in the nebula.

In the first system, our vanguard detected an Orbital Defense Array. This Defense Array controlled several Orbital Defense Platforms. Our vanguard reported back that these defense systems used bandwidths that we have never used. The vanguard approached, carefully and quietly, intending to observe before we attacked. They were discovered before we were ready, and were attacked by the array. The I.M. forces moved in to shut the systems down. We did not destroy them, but rendered them inoperable. Once we disabled the array, we sent a small ship out to meet Kosh’s forces, and informed him that the arrays were ready for him. (The ion storms were too severe to allow for normal communications.) The I.S. ships came in behind us to board and secure the Arrays and remaining defense platforms for the Empire. Once Kosh’s forces arrived, we moved on.

En-route to the next system, one of our vanguard ships was surprised and destroyed by an enemy globeship. A few of our ships pursued, but our sensors were ineffective over distances greater than one kellicam.

The next system we encountered had no defense array, but was inhabited by a pre-warp society. We found primitive satellites orbiting the Class M planet.   The society appeared to be space-capable, but not warp-capable. They detected out presence, and opened fire on us using nuclear warheads, which we easily destroyed. We found out later that our presence was indicated to them via sensor grids, which were established to act as sentries. They were designed to send word of our presence to the surrounding systems. We immediately sent word to Kosh, whose forces moved in to quickly quiet these early warning stations before they could warn the other systems. We found that this planet is inhabited by a species known as the Tolk.

As we moved into the third system, we encountered another Orbital Array, identical to the one we encountered in the first system. Lt. Cmdr. DuroQ quickly quelled their attack, and Kosh’s forces secured it for the Empire.

The fourth system is inhabited by a species known as the Pohbeth. Another defense grid betrayed us, and we were fired upon again. Kosh’s forces had the honor of going in to subdue them. The fifth system had no defense grid, but is inhabited by a species somewhat resembling the Gorn.

There was another encounter with a globeship as we left the fifth system. This time, one of our destroyers was severely damaged, but not eliminated. Again, we pursued the ship through the dust and ion clouds. During our pursuit, a third globeship destroyed all but one of our pursuing ships.

The sixth system contained the last defense array, which I.M. forces rendered inoperable as they had the others.

As we were moving through these six systems, the ships pursuing the globeships returned to the fleet and reported that the globeships seemed to be gathering in a location outside of the fourth system, and that the enemy ships appeared to be massing there. We moved our fleet to a position that we hoped would give us an advantage. We moved into a thick dust cloud, and hoped that it would give us sufficient cover to allow us to get close enough to surprise the enemy.

Then, we ATTACKED!!!!

The battle was furious and bloody. Ship losses were in the range of 40% across all classes. There were many dead and wounded among our forces. The number of wounded overwhelmed our field hospitals, so were required to convert a couple of our fleet transports to handle the overflow once they had transferred their cargoes of disruptors, and phase cannons. We also used some of our damaged ships that could no longer fight as makeshift infirmaries.

There was a lot of shifting back and forth in this battle. At on point, Kosh’s forces had to pull back off of the fourth planet as the enemy appeared poised to overrun it. We managed to push them back, at which point
Kosh had to re-subdue the inhabitants there.

We managed to hold our ground until the enemy withdrew. We opted not to pursue them, as the damage we are sustaining in these battles is too great to allow the luxury of quenching our warrior’s thirst for enemy blood. We do not have the resources to risk.

- IKS ROTARRAN: BRIDGE -