Toral

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Toral
Species:	Klingon
Gender:	Male
Home planet:	Qo'noS
Affiliation:	Klingon Empire
Portrayed by:	J.D. Cullum, Rick Pasqualone

In the Star Trek science fiction universe, Toral, son of Duras was the illegitimate son of Duras, son of Ja'rod and an unidentified mother. A Klingon, he was a member of the House of Duras, and was named for his 22nd century ancestor. He was seen in Redemption, parts I and II, as well as the Deep Space Nine episode The Sword of Kahless.

Toral was played by J.D. Cullum on Star Trek: The Next Generation. During his appearance on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Toral was played by Rick Pasqualone.

[edit] Klingon Civil War

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

After Duras died at the hands of Worf in 2367, Toral was left in the care of his aunts Lursa and B'Etor. As Duras had been a candidate for the Chancellor's seat at the time of his death, Toral maintained that he had a claim on the seat as the son of Duras. It was at this time that a genetic scan was done, which confirmed Toral was indeed the son of Duras. His claim for leadership was rejected by Captain Picard in his role as Arbiter of Succession. Picard's rejecting was based on the grounds that there was no precedent in Klingon law that would allow Toral to claim leadership as he had not won any battles or met the other traditional requirements for the office. Picard further stated that when Duras had died that his claim died with him.

Forces loyal to Duras soon began a civil war against the newly installed Chancellor Gowron. At first it appeared that the Duras family had the upper hand. But once the fact that the Duras sisters were working with the Romulans was revealed, support fell away from them. Soon after the family's final defeat, Toral was captured by Worf and Kurn while his aunts both escaped to safety.

Captain Picard then appeared before the High Council to make a report about the Duras-Romulan connection. At the conclusion, Toral was brought before the Klingon High Council, where Gowron judged him guilty of treason. As it was Worf's family who had been wrongly held responsible for the Khitomer massacre, Gowron offered to let Worf kill Toral. Worf found that he was unable to do so. He told the council that Toral had never harmed him, and that he would not kill the boy for the crimes of his family. He also refused to let Kurn kill Toral. Worf asked for permission to return to Starfleet, and Picard granted this permission. As Picard and Worf left, the council surrounded Toral - as if to issue a proclamation of discommendation against him. It's unclear if this is what happened or not.

[edit] The Sword of Kahless

Six years later, in 2372 Toral once again attempted to take control of the Klingon Empire. This time he was doing this on his own, after his aunts had been killed in battle with the Enterprise-D. He had met the legendary Klingon Kor at a bar on Torna IV. Kor, who was quite drunk, told Toral and his party that he had been given the Shroud of the Sword - the shround that had covered the Sword of Kahless. Toral sent a Lethean to probe Kor's mind on Deep Space 9, and discovered the details of the sword's final resting place.

Toral followed Kor, Jadzia Dax, and Worf to the planet where the sword was being held. He attempted to take the sword, believing that it would enable him to win back control of the Empire. When he first confronted Worf, he asked if Worf regretted letting him live.

Toral ultimately failed to recover the sword. He has not made any further appearances in a Star Trek related movie or television series. In the computer game, Star Trek: Armada Toral made another attempt to take over the Empire.