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* [[That Man Is Dead]]: Wol's previous identity was Eral, a noble woman. When she came of age, her parents had Eral betrothed in order to forge an alliance with another house. Eral, however, became pregnant with the child of a servant, whom she loved. She was banished from her house, as her father could not bring himself to kill her (as honor would have dictated). Her lover, however, was executed, and her child taken away. She became Wol, a common soldier, and embraced it. Eral is pretty much dead and gone.
* [[Thicker Than Water]]: Klingons place family incredibly highly. Kurak's House made a vow to always serve the Empire, and it is the duty of any and all members to fight in uniform if called to do so. Now that all the other adult members are dead, Kurak has to serve in the Defense Force, despite hating it there. If she doesn't, she'll be legally cast from the family by the House ''gin'tak'' (like a senior servant but with legal power). Her life, like that of so many Klingons, revolves around family ties.
** In fact, the novels seem to showcase a lot more of the ''negative'' aspects of familial association than the positive. At one point it reminds us of the fact that if someone is convicted of treason against the Empire, their family line bears the shame of it for ''ten'' generations.
* [[To Be Lawful or Good|To Follow Orders Or Conscience]]: As far as Klag is concerned, he will do his best to follow the former, but if they are a direct insult to his own morality, he will always follow his own beliefs on what is honorable.
* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: Lokor, full stop. Of all the Klingons who consistently follow Klag's authority and have yet to pull a [[Face Heel Turn]], Lokor is basically the one guy who has the fewest scruples in screwing people over to get them to toe the line and not buck the system, and most of his methods are horrifying in their effectiveness. On the other hand, he's also unbelievably useful and indispensable to the point that Klag trusts him implicitly.