Lorak

Lorak was a male Klingon who served as member of the Klingon High Council in the mid 23rd century.

He ascended to the position of Chancellor in 2260 following the death of his predecessor Durak. Part of his success for his rise to the leadership of the Klingon Empire was attributed largely to the efforts of his chief advisor Gorkon, son of Toq. In the years that followed, Lorak became a mentor to a young Chang and taught the younger warrior everything he knew about combat. This made Chang fiercely loyal to his old mentor and he defended Lorak during a coup attempted made by Kalnor of the House of G'Iogh in 2290. Chang was personally responsible for killing Kalnor and ending the war that emerged amongst the Klingon people.

Whilst Lorak continued his reign for the later part of the century, he had become old and it was suspected that he would eventually die soon. This time came to pass in 2291 when Lorak died and brought about a Civil War when Melkor of the House of G'Iogh declared himself Emperor of the Klingon Empire. Whilst the lines of succession meant that Lorak's Chief of staff Gorkon was next in line to the Chancellorship. However, Chang refused to back Gorkon because of his plans to make peace with the United Federation of Planets. Ultimately, the Civil War was resolved and Gorkon ascended to the position of Chancellor and took over from Lorak where he attempted to bring a lasting peace with the Federation following the conclusion of the short but brutal civil war that ravaged Klingon space. (TOS video game: Klingon Academy)

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Background information

The 2267 Chancellor in Blood Will Tell, who might be interpreted as Sturka, Lorak, or Koval

The offscreen Klingon Chancellor during the televised events of The Original Series has differed across works. The Star Trek: Vanguard, Star Trek: Seekers, and Agents of Influence novels from Pocket Books had Sturka as Chancellor from the 2250s until circa 2269, the comic issue Klingons: Blood Will Tell #2 had an unnamed man as Chancellor in 2267, and the hardcover reference book Federation: The First 150 Years had Orak in office from 2252 to circa 2267, being succeeded by Koval afterwards.

Gorkon's precursor as Chancellor in the years preceding The Undiscovered Country also differs across works. Pocket Books novels indicate that Kesh was removed by a coup in 2287 or was replaced by Gorkon sometime between 2291 and 2293. By contrast, Federation: The First 150 Years identified the Praxis cataclysm of 2293 as the impetus for Gorkon to challenge and defeat B'rak.