Honor to all Klingon Houses. May we never forget the wisdom of Kahless

[Mag'Dlena]

I am Mag'Dlena and honored to have found this forum.  I have spent most of my life raised by humans.  They did the best they could - they are only HUMANS after all - and are honorable people.  Because of the colony where we resided was on the far reaches of Federation Space and far from Klingon Territory, I did not start learning about my glorious heritage until I was at an age where I should have in the midst of a glorious, honor-filled career in service of the Empire.

Please excuse my lack of knowledge - I am learning the true Klingon path as thoroughly as I can, and do not wish to rush through it, as I have been deprived a Klingon upbringing.  Due, I add, to the cowardly actions of Romulans!  Who else but a Romulan would shoot warriors in the back and leave their infant offspring to what would probably have been a cruel death...if not for the Federation answering the call for help and deciding to honor the memory of the fallen warriors in their best human fashion by raising the child - me - and continuing their work.  Work that has benefited both Federation and Klingon Empires.

I am studying the history of our people, trying to learn our language properly, - and hope to find a mentor.  (Perhaps one that can help me find the house to which I am a member of.....if it is possible and exists....) I would like to visit the homeworld, but I am embarrassed to go in, well, HUMAN garments!  However, I do not wish to wear the improper clothing either, and do not know what type, if any, armour befits one who is a healer.''

I look forward to getting to know my fellow Klingons.

BTW - I am on Terra right now, studying my craft at a famous Federation Hospital in a State called Utah.  I shall share this unique experience with you sometime.  So far, the only real "exploring" I have been able to do when I have not been working or studying to be certified in as many diverse species as I can is this vile, wretched stinking fetid lake.  It does not support life - at least not life one can see with the naked eye - and is infested with these messy loud and aggressive birds called SEAGULLS.  (I think my next full day off will be working on perfecting my aim with an energy weapon on the useless things......)

If there are any other Klingons in this area who would not mind me at least observing them - learning how a REAL KLINGON behaves - if not mentoring me, I will be honored.

No matter what, I look forward to what I an learn here!

Success!

Mag'Dlena

[Klythe]

    Welcome to the Klingon Imperial Forums.   I would say you have found just the right place for discussing Klingon things and things from the Klingon perspective.  These introductory threads are usually out-of-character.  We don't mind, in fact I kinda posting in persona myself on the rest of the forums.  But the topic of the introductory thread is you, so we can get to know the real you.

    There is no need to apologize for ignorance.  We are all here looking to expand our understanding.  very few are actually fluent with the Klingon language.  Most do not seek to be as it is very difficult to attain and maintain such a level of mastery without immersion.  The important thing is that we are all trying to learn from each other. 

    I grew up in Utah myself.  Centerville/Bountiful Area.  I expect you studied at the University of Utah?  I dodn't remember hearing a lot about medical studies at BYU, and those are(were?) the two biggest schools there.   Why would you not like an aggressive bird such as a seagull?  I was named after a seagull I'll have you know!

    I don't live in Utah any more...  I didn't know of any clubs down ther at the time, and it has been a long long time, longer than a most clubs survive...  But there is a lot that can be learned in online klingon communities...  like this one! 

[Kehlan]

Mag'Dlena is not the only one to have problems with seagulls... g'dayt Cardassians get everywhere....

Welcome Mag'Dlena

Kehlan

[Kesvirit]

Seagulls, eh? Nasty, filthy creatures....  Some time ago I lived in a area consisting primarily of cold, fetid swamp, whose wildlife consisted primarily of opossums, slugs, mold*, fish, and a few ducks who had the sense to leave during the winter. And... the seagulls, who just wouldn’t leave, deciding instead to make our home their home and “redecorate” several times a day. Now I am fortunate to live in a wooded area presided over by an assortment of raptors, and am regularly visited by corvids who entertain us all by taunting our house pets.

::thinks::  ...Klythe was named after a seagull? Does “klythe” mean seagull in some alien tongue? Or perhaps he is named for a particular seagull? But aren’t they all just mindless winged vermin with a one word vocabulary (“Mine!”)? What kind of parent would name their child after such a creature? Perhaps they did not know much about seagulls, or saw something in them that others do not?....

Anyway.... Where was I? Yes. It is good to see a Klingon who is not afraid to explore their environment in their own directions. Too many Klinfolk worry about what their peers and comrades think about the paths they follow, even if it leads them to a vile, wretched stinking lake instead of out into the stars, even if it is for an afternoon instead of a lifetime. Do not overly concern yourself with how “real Klingons behave”. Knowledge of one’s surroundings is crucial regardless of one’s eventual plans in the area. Time spent on reconnaissance is never wasted. Your curiosity will serve you well.


* Anyone who questions my designation of mold as wildlife has not seen this mold.**

** We also had a lot of these molds, which, while disgusting, at least have the courtesy to be interesting. “The yellowish plasmodia of these slime molds (Physarum polycephalum) have crawled out of their Petri dishes. On one occasion they nearly escaped from their container. The slime molds were fed oats in a nutrient agar.” That is gumption that even the most ambitious Klingon would me hard-pressed to match.

Would that the horses under my care had prospered so well on the same diet.