Memory Alpha
Register
Memory Alpha
No edit summary
No edit summary
(17 intermediate revisions by 10 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
  +
{{Disambiguation|the star|No'Mat (star)}}
'''No'Mat''' was a location in the mountains of the [[planet]] [[Qo'noS]]. In this location, there were lava caves. These caves played a role in the [[Rite of MajQa]] wherein a young Klingon while meditating would experience a vision. This vision, or hallucination depending upon one's interpretation, might play a role in the Klingon's future. When [[Worf]] was young, he ran away to the Caves of No'Mat and had a vision of [[Kahless]], and was told that he'd do something no other Klingon had ever done. ({{TNG|Birthright, Part I|Rightful Heir}}; {{DS9|The Sword of Kahless}})
+
'''No'Mat''', or the '''Caves of No'Mat''', was a location in the southern hemisphere of the [[planet]] [[Qo'noS]]. This mountainous location was known for its [[lava]] [[cave]]s. These caves played a role in the [[Rite of MajQa]] wherein a young [[Klingon]] while meditating would experience a vision. This vision, or [[hallucination]] depending upon one's interpretation, might play a role in the Klingon's future. ({{TNG|Birthright, Part I|Rightful Heir}}; {{DS9|The Sword of Kahless}}; {{DIS|The War Without, The War Within}})
   
Years later, when "[[Kahless (clone)|Kahless]]" returned on [[Boreth]], Worf was convinced that he was the real Kahless when he narrated his appearance and words he had said to the young Worf. ({{e|Rightful Heir}})
+
When [[Worf]] was young, he ran away to the Caves of No'Mat and had a vision of [[Kahless]], and was told that he'd do something no other Klingon had ever done. Years later, when "{{dis|Kahless|clone}}" returned on [[Boreth]], Worf was convinced that he was the real Kahless when he narrated his appearance and words he had said to the young Worf. ({{TNG|Rightful Heir}})
  +
{{Qo'noS geography}}
   
  +
==Background Information==
{{bginfo|It was not explained in the episode how the clone of Kahless knew that event.}}
 
  +
{{e|The Sword of Kahless}} implies that the home of Worf's family was by the mountains containing the caves.
==Appendix==
 
  +
According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', on page 61, No'Mat was a planet in the {{w|Omicron Leonis}} [[star system|system]]. This system was located in Klingon space, in the [[Beta Quadrant]].
 
  +
The draft script for {{e|Rightful Heir}} had an extra line where Torin said Worf had told him of his vision of Kahless. Torin decided to imprint that memory in order to get Worf to believe. {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/249.txt}}
  +
  +
According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pp. 61, 62; "United Federation of Planets IV") and ''[[Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library]]'' ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385”), there was a [[star system]] named No'Mat ({{w|Omicron Leonis}}), in which this planet might possibly have been located, in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. This system was located in Klingon space, in the [[Beta Quadrant]].
  +
  +
The {{ste|4|2|84}} also stated that No'Mat was a planet.
  +
  +
According to the script for "Birthright, Part I", this location's name was pronounced as "no-MAT". {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/242.txt}}
   
 
[[de:Höhlen von No'Mat]]
 
[[de:Höhlen von No'Mat]]
[[nl:Grotten van No'Mat]]
+
[[nl:No'Mat]]
[[Category:Geography]]
 
 
[[Category:Qo'noS]]
 
[[Category:Qo'noS]]
 
[[Category:Geography]]

Revision as of 09:26, 13 February 2018

For the star, please see No'Mat (star).

No'Mat, or the Caves of No'Mat, was a location in the southern hemisphere of the planet Qo'noS. This mountainous location was known for its lava caves. These caves played a role in the Rite of MajQa wherein a young Klingon while meditating would experience a vision. This vision, or hallucination depending upon one's interpretation, might play a role in the Klingon's future. (TNG: "Birthright, Part I", "Rightful Heir"; DS9: "The Sword of Kahless"; DIS: "The War Without, The War Within")

When Worf was young, he ran away to the Caves of No'Mat and had a vision of Kahless, and was told that he'd do something no other Klingon had ever done. Years later, when "Kahless" returned on Boreth, Worf was convinced that he was the real Kahless when he narrated his appearance and words he had said to the young Worf. (TNG: "Rightful Heir")

Background Information

"The Sword of Kahless" implies that the home of Worf's family was by the mountains containing the caves.

The draft script for "Rightful Heir" had an extra line where Torin said Worf had told him of his vision of Kahless. Torin decided to imprint that memory in order to get Worf to believe. [1]

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 61, 62; "United Federation of Planets IV") and Stellar Cartography: The Starfleet Reference Library ("Federation Historical Highlights, 2161-2385”), there was a star system named No'Mat (Omicron Leonis), in which this planet might possibly have been located, in the Beta Quadrant. This system was located in Klingon space, in the Beta Quadrant.

The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 84) also stated that No'Mat was a planet.

According to the script for "Birthright, Part I", this location's name was pronounced as "no-MAT". [2]