Klingon faith

• Nontheistic, believing that creator deities were killed by the first Klingons
• Two major afterlifes
  • Honored afterlife known as Sto-Vo-Kor (Various)
  • Dishonored known as Gre'thor (VAN Novel: Harbinger; TNG: "Devil's Due"; DS9: "Sons of Mogh"; VOY: "Barge of the Dead")
  • The Barge of the Dead transports spirits of the dead to their final destination (ENT Novel: Kobayashi Maru)
• Corpses seen as meaningless empty shells after death
  • The individual's spirit departs immediately to its afterlife
  • Honored warriors are to have their arrival to Sto-Vo-Kor heralded by the Heghtay cry
• Kahless a revered figure in Klingon culture, often treated as a Messianic prophet
  • Not worshiped per se, but honored as an icon and role model
  • Teachings are spread via the qeS'a'; guide to honorable behavior (Klingon Art of War; ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
    • Largely focused on behavior in combat, but often applied to behavior generally (Klingon Art of War; ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
    • First Precept: "Choose your enemies well." (Klingon Art of War; ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
    • Third Precept: "Always face your enemy." (Klingon Art of War; ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
    • Sixth Precept: "All Klingons have weaknesses. Warriors know how to hunt their weaknesses and cut them out." (Klingon Art of War; ENT Novel: Live by the Code)
    • Tenth Precept: "Guard honor above all." (Klingon Art of War; ENT Novel: Live by the Code)