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|Parents= Alive, living and working on Qu’Vat
|Friends= Formerly his competition Co-Pilot Richard Kitley. Since his death, there have been many acquaintances but none he'd consider his 'best friend'
|History= <b>Early Life</b>
In his youth, Korok was never afforded the same level of respect at face value compared with other Klingons. Physically leaner than most, his complexion paler and his ridges less pronounced meant that every day was a struggle for acceptance in a competitive Klingon colony. Away from the ridicule of the others, Korok found solace in his father's trade and was always found wrestling with some piece of machinery that his father had given him to work out and repair. As he got older, the machines got bigger; they began to have engines, and soon enough Korok was racing the very vehicles he built and raced. It kept Korok competitive, and his warrior spirit (whilst unconventional) alive.
His twin brother Yorvass, shared very little in common with Korok - larger and broader of the two, many consider Yorvass to be an older sibling and are surprised to discover that not only are they non-identical twins, but that Korok is technically the older of the two. His interests were deemed to be much more 'Klingon' - Yorvass spent much more time with his Bat'Leth than he did with a hypospanner.
They lacked discipline, and with the first general war still fresh in the minds of all Klingons, military service was an expectation of all who could handle a blade. Knowing that there would be no way the two brothers could serve together without eventually killing one another, Grell set the two brothers in one final contest of strength and wit - the winner would join the Klingon Imperial Academy, whilst the loser would join Star Fleet.
Korok and Yorvass fought for over a day. Korok used every trick he knew, automated phaser fire, shield pulses and remote explosives and with each blast Yorvass soldiered through with his Bat'Leth. Neither would admit defeat, and it took an intervention in secret by their father, who sabotaged Korok 's weaponry so that Yorvass would finally gain the upper hand. Never revealing his own dishonour, Grell petitioned the Federation for a sponsor, and sent Korok to Star Fleet with honour, though the young warrior would forever feel second place to his younger brother.
Korok continued to rise through the ranks, spurred forward by the competitive legacy held by him and his brother Yorvass, as well as his desire to move away from what he saw as an undeserved promotion. During the long return home from the Nausicaan ambush, Korok found department leadership thrust upon him as the the acting Chief Engineer after Lieutenant Robert Ballantyne betrayed the shp and absconded from duty. After reestablishing order in the department, Korok’s appointment was made permanent shortly thereafter.
<b>USS Copernicus - Mission 3 - Roma & Carn</b>
In his first mission as Chief Engineer, the ship was dispatched to a binary planetary system known as Roma & Carn in response to a distress call. As part of the team dispatched to Roma, the planet had been overrun by sentient mechanoids that had effectively displaced the native population into an underground resistance. Several captures, escapes, rounds of combat and negotiations later the crew were able to re-establish order on the planet and return it to the native population.
<b>Transfer to USS Gettysburg</b>
Following the completion of their mission, Korok knew that he couldn’t allow his career to progress any further on the confines of a science vessel. The Copernicus was a great ship, but he could never reconcile his own career goals with the nature of the vessel under his charge. Korok put in a transfer request and before long found himself aboard the battleship that he’d so long craved to be in.
Upon arrival, Korok began making new friends as well as enemies. The victim of a shameless practical joke in his office saw him covered in blue paint, nearly murdering one of his junior engineering officers after falsely identifying him as the culprit.
