Character

Kahlest

haunted withdrawn resolute loyal lethal

Kahlest anchors the Khitomer trauma in living memory: a severely wounded Klingon who survived the massacre and later served as Worf's nurse before being separated from him at Starbase 24. Broken and withdrawn by grief, she nonetheless retains fierce loyalty to Mogh and a personal connection to High Council elder K'mpec. Initially refusing to testify and claiming she is 'dead' inside, Kahlest later intervenes lethally to save Picard and forces open a council hearing with a single, decisive declaration — "Mogh was innocent" — shifting the political balance and exposing the Council's cover-up.

9 appearances

Klingon political affairs

Also known as: Kahlest (Khitomer survivor), Worf's former nurse, KAHLEST

Kahlest's Journey

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9 moments

S3E17 · Sins of the Father

A Hidden Witness: Kahlest's Record Revealed

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

Kahlest's Refusal — 'I Am Dead'

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

Haunted Loyalty, No Proof

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

Kahlest's Deadly Intervention and Decision to Testify

Guarded and inwardly scarred at first; a flash of resolve and duty compels intervention; ends the exchange with reluctant determination and a flash of pragmatic hope.

Kahlest watches from her doorway, then silently and precisely throws a knife that immobilizes/kills the nearest assassin. After the violence she exchanges terse, personally revealing dialogue with Picard and consents—reluctantly …

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

Duras' Condemnation Interrupted by Kahlest

Haunted resolve — emotionally scarred yet determined to speak the truth despite personal pain and political danger.

Kahlest forces her way through the crowd with Picard, places herself on the insignia with Worf, and utters a single, decisive sentence asserting Mogh's innocence — a testimony that halts …

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

Kahlest's Unraveling Testimony — The Council Recesses

Haunted and fierce — visibly broken by past events but compelled to speak the truth despite fear and social pressure.

Kahlest forces her way through the crowd, stands beside Picard and on the insignia, and pronounces, in a single sentence, that Mogh was innocent — a testimony delivered with haunted …

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

Picard's Mek'ba Gambit—Worf's Sacrifice and the Council's Shame

Quietly numb but determined — grief and trauma undercut by a stubborn loyalty to the truth of Mogh's innocence.

Kahlest is brought into the chamber, briefly exchanges words with K'mpec and Picard, responds to provocation, and departs to give her testimony in open council — her presence, testimony, and …

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

K'mpec's Confession — Worf's Chosen Discommendation

Defiant but wary — emotionally broken by past trauma yet compelled by loyalty to Mogh to speak the truth when given an opening.

Kahlest endures threats from Duras, answers K'mpec when ordered, and exits to carry her testimony to the open council — a pivotal witness whose presence forces the truth into public …

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

Honor's Sacrifice — Worf Accepts Discommendation

Weary but defiant; emotionally hollowed by trauma yet compelled to speak the truth.

Kahlest is present, defiant in the face of threats; she is escorted out to carry her testimony to the open council, having already confronted Duras and acknowledged K'mpec before exiting.

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