Klingon homes

[Sisko_is_my_captain]

Klingon houses don't have locks on the doors. Nor do they have doorbells. Doors are just there to keep the weather out. Hear me out:

A Klingon would never hide in their home behind a locked door. That is the action of a coward. A Klingon is expected to be the master of their abode, its contents, and their family.

Visitors would be expected to simply walk inside boldly and announce themselves inside the doorway. If they were too cowardly to walk in confidently, they don't deserve to come in. If they sneak in, they deserve to be killed. A wise warrior knows where he is welcome, and doesn't care about being unwelcome in a place he wants to go.

If a Klingon is too weak to protect his house from a thief or an enemy entering, he doesn't deserve to have that house. If he is so poorly vigilant and blind that he is unaware of someone entering, he is likewise a weakling and a fool and deserves anything that happens.

Two examples of this:
Picard visits Khalest in Sins of the Father. He goes up to her door and presses a control to open it. There is no ringer and she doesn't invite him in. He simply walks in and calls out her name.

Picard visits the Duras sisters in Redemption (IIRC) and again, just walks into their house from outdoors.

 

[Finn]

I just checked the Redemption one. Picard got a coded message, then he showed up. He appears to enter the room from a corridor of some kind. We don't actually know if it's part of their house (or whatever as we never see the exterior of it) or not, but I'm sure they were expecting him....

 

[Sisko_is_my_captain]

I just checked the Redemption one. Picard got a coded message, then he showed up. He appears to enter the room from a corridor of some kind. We don't actually know if it's part of their house (or whatever as we never see the exterior of it) or not, but I'm sure they were expecting him....

I don't think he was escorted in, as he would have been if he had come in the front door and been taken to their room by a Klingon butler. I think he was coming in from outdoors. Either way, nobody knocked or rang a bell.

 

[Finn]

I just watched the scene in Sins of the Father. Khalest went on about how she was dead. She could have turned off the security measures and had the door simply open when the button was pressed, not because of "honor" but because she was "dead" due to some kind of warrior caste custom or whatever.

As for Redemption, We don't see/hear anything about how he entered the place where he went to meet the Duras sisters. We don't even know for sure it was where they lived. Surely, they wouldn't want Picard to know where they lived? They aren't exactly honorable...

 

[Sisko_is_my_captain]

You do have a point about his visit to Khalest, but we don't see/hear anything about how he entered the place where he went to meet the Duras sisters. We don't even know for sure it was where they lived. Surely, they wouldn't want Picard to know where they lived? They aren't exactly honorable...

Duras was one of the most powerful houses. They had to own one of the biggest fortresses or mansions or what have you. Even if Picard was in the equivalent of their office building, he didn't even knock before he walked in. But I think that space they were in looked more like a private abode or maybe a home office. I get the feeling that the more powerful Klingons maintain a more public area at their house for Lord of the Manor-style interviews.

 

[Finn]

We have no idea how he went inside the place. He was clearly expected to show up as he got a call just before that scene.

But you are welcome to make it your head canon.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

This whole thread reminds me of the punchline of the Klingon lightbulb joke ("Klingons are not afraid of the dark!")

 

[C.E. Evans]

"Only a fool fights in a burning house."--Commander Kang

"Only a fool keeps valuables in an unlocked house."--me

While personal honor is something prized by Klingon warriors, not all Klingons are warriors, IMO. We know that there are treacherous Klingons who will do anything--including betray the entire Empire--for personal gain, so it stands to reason that there are Klingons who will lie, cheat, and steal in a heartbeat. These less than honorable Klingons may be considered low-life petaQ with no chance whatsoever of getting into Sto-vo-kor, but it's likely that not all Klingons can be trusted--even by other Klingons.