K'rene

K’rene had the experience of growing up on SermanyuQ, or as her human neighbors refer to it, Sherman’s Planet. The world is uniquely colonized by both Klingons and Humans. She was born in Ka’Hat, the Klingon colony’s capital. It didn’t take long before starting grade school that K’rene learned that she was different. She was teased for being different, and it wasn’t uncommon for her to retaliate by fighting back. K’rene earned the nickname Chihuahua when her classmates learned of her pet and the similarities she shared with it. She spent a great deal of her early childhood there, before her parents moved to Nuevos Angeles, hoping for a more accepting start. Some would argue that things were easier there for a time. It was here that she developed a great love for surfing. It wasn’t until she did some research on a heritage project in high school, that she discovered her possible ties to the House of Chang.

For a time, many of the people she thought of as friends began to keep their distance from K’rene once they heard her claim. The young teenager confronted her parents about her findings, but was advised to simply forget such things and to move on. However, K’rene was never one to just let things go. In her spare time, she continued her research and with a waning social calendar, was able to dedicate more time to her studies and personal ambitions. Eventually, K’rene graduated and enrolled in the local University for a couple of years. However, when the Dominion War began, she joined the Klingon Defense Force.

As a Bekk in the Klingon Defense Force, she found herself enduring many of the same taunts she had as a child, including her infamous nickname. However, she refused to be the butt of their jokes again. She showed a great deal of promise early on as weapons officer, and by the end of the war, had made the rank of Sergeant. K’rene began to pursue the opportunities of becoming an officer. She became a mission specialist, among her duties managing most of the captain's reports and correspondence. By the time she made Lieutenant, her probable ties to the infamous General Chang became known and her promise began to wane instantly.

Many Klingon Captains would not have her own their vessel (if it were remotely possible she was Chang's descendent), and so she was transferred to serve as a clerk to a Klingon Attorney, Colonel Mar’Vo. There, K’rene learned a great deal, but endured a great deal of abuse. Nevertheless, she persisted. Eventually, she received new orders to act as Liason Officer on the Federation Station, Frontier. It was an unexpected amount of responsibility for a junior officer, but K’rene had proven herself more than qualified to be able to do the job. Her orders were to represent Klingon interests, as well as to serve at the discretion of the Federation station’s commander. Of course, K’rene has not ruled out the possibility that this is simply a means to keep her out of their hair. Despite the intent, it has not caused her pursuit to restore the honor and reputation of her House.