Object

Cha'DIch Ceremonial Sword and Scabbard

A matched ceremonial sword and scabbard brought into the Great Hall for the cha'DIch. The pair reads as ritualal: a single-handed blade paired with an ornamented scabbard trimmed in tribal engraving and council sigils. Characters touch, present, and accept the weapon in formal gestures, the physical object functioning as the tangible token that initiates the honor duel and obliges the challenger and challenged to the rite.

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Purpose

To serve as the formal ritual weapon used to initiate and conduct a cha'DIch (Klingon ritual challenge) in the Great Hall.

Significance

Operates as a binding cultural instrument that converts private loyalty into public obligation: its presentation compels acceptance of the duel, raises political stakes, and publicly marks Picard and Worf within Klingon honor law, exposing factional conflict and forcing the Council to adjudicate the charge.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S3E17 · Sins of the Father

Kahlest's Deadly Intervention and Decision to Testify

Picard draws the ceremonial cha'DIch sword to parry an assailant's thrust, holds it steady while grappling the Klingon and ultimately leaves the Klingon's body falling onto the point. The sword serves as both a practical defensive weapon and a visual symbol of ritual honor invoked in the scene.

Before: At Picard's side, likely sheathed or readily accessible as a ceremonial token; in his immediate possession.

After: Held by Picard during and immediately after the struggle, its point embedded in the fallen Klingon until the captain recovers and rises.

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