Duras, son of Ja'rod (played by Patrick Massett) is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe. A Klingon, Duras is the leader of the House of Duras from his father's death until his own demise in 2367. Before his death, Duras was a politician who served on the Klingon High Council.
For many years, the truth behind the Romulan massacre of the Klingon colony on Khitomer remained a secret. In 2366, the Klingons were able to capture a Romulan...
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Duras, son of Ja'rod (played by Patrick Massett) is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe. A Klingon, Duras is the leader of the House of Duras from his father's death until his own demise in 2367. Before his death, Duras was a politician who served on the Klingon High Council.
For many years, the truth behind the Romulan massacre of the Klingon colony on Khitomer remained a secret. In 2366, the Klingons were able to capture a Romulan vessel which had records of Romulan activities during the surrender. This included revelations that a Klingon had sent the colony's defense codes to the Romulans and destroy the colony; 4,000 Klingons died. Among the casualties were Mogh - father of Worf and leader of the House of Mogh - and his wife. Ja'rod also died during the attack. The council found out that it was Ja'rod who betrayed the colony to the Romulans.
Following this revelation, ordinarily Duras and the rest of his family would have been held responsible for Ja'rod's crimes....
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