Toral, son of Duras

For the ancestor of the Duras family, please see Toral.

Toral, son of Duras, was a Klingon warrior in the 24th century and a member of the House of Duras.

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Toral, son of Duras, was central to the Klingon Civil War. In 2367, his aunts Lursa and B'Etor, with Romulan aid, tried to install him as leader of the Klingon High Council. Their plan failed when Jean-Luc Picard supported Gowron, and a Federation blockade cut off Romulan supplies. Toral's claim was voided due to Romulan ties, and he was convicted of treason. Gowron offered Worf the chance to kill Toral, but Worf declined, seeing him as merely a pawn.
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Toral's claim to the Klingon Empire was severed due to the House of Duras receiving Romulan support during the Klingon Civil War, leading to his conviction for treason. Gowron offered Worf the chance to kill Toral, but Worf declined, seeing Toral as a pawn of his aunts. Toral later tried to take control of the Empire again in 2372 after his aunts' deaths.
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The House of Duras maintained strong ties with the Romulans, notably during the Klingon Civil War in 2367-2368. Romulan equipment was used in an assassination attempt on Gowron, a rival for the Klingon leadership, highlighting this alliance's strategic importance.
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Toral's aunts, Lursa and B'Etor, were influential in the Klingon political scene. They attempted to install Toral as leader of the Klingon High Council during the Klingon Civil War in 2367, with support from the Romulans. Their plan failed due to Federation intervention.
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Biography

Likely named for his 22nd century ancestor, he was the illegitimate son of Duras, kept in the custody of his aunts Lursa and B'Etor. In late 2367/early 2368, Toral was used by his aunts in an attempt to gain control of the Klingon Empire. After it was revealed that the House of Duras was receiving help from the Romulans during the Klingon Civil War, Toral's claim was severed, and he was convicted of treason. Gowron offered to let Worf kill the boy, but Worf refused, unwilling to kill him as he was only a pawn of his aunts. (TNG: "Redemption", "Redemption II")

Toral attempted to take over the Klingon Empire again in 2372, this time on his own, as his aunts had been killed in the Battle of Veridian III the prior year. He met the Dahar Master Kor on Torna IV, where Kor drunkenly told him he had discovered the Shroud of the Sword and that it would lead him to the Sword of Kahless. Toral sent Soto, a Lethean, to probe Kor's mind on Deep Space 9. Using the information Soto retrieved and in believing that if he could wield the sword he could take over the Empire, Toral traveled to the Gamma Quadrant. However, Kor, Worf and Jadzia Dax had already discovered and retrieved the sword and managed to escape Toral and his henchmen. The sword was later jettisoned into space, thwarting another attempt of the House of Duras to conquer the Empire. (DS9: "The Sword of Kahless")

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Background information

Toral was played by two different actors: J.D. Cullum on TNG and Rick Pasqualone on DS9.

In the first draft script of Redemption, his name was Tardat.

Apocrypha

In the computer game Star Trek: Armada, Toral returns in yet another attempt to take over the Empire, but is defeated by Sela with help from the Borg and was killed.

Toral was also mentioned in the backstory of the the computer game Star Trek Online and in the Strange New Worlds 9 TNG short story "Staying the Course".

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