Boreth
Boreth was a inhabited class M planet in the Boreth system. This planet, located in space claimed by the Klingon Empire in the Beta Quadrant, was home to the Boreth Monastery dedicated to Kahless the Unforgettable and the most sacred place of the Klingon race. (; )

This planet was about a days travel from the Klingon capital Qo'noS and 12 days travel by shuttle from an unspecified location in the Gariman sector. ()

Planetary features 

Boreth had a satellite, and had lava flows visible from orbit common across its surface. ()

History 
According to The Story of the Promise, upon departing for Sto-vo-kor, Kahless promised he would return one day and pointed to a star: "Look for me there, on that point of light." Once the Klingons developed spaceflight, the Followers of Kahless traveled to the star system and built a monastery on Boreth, a planet orbiting the star. ()

The monastery, the only structure on the planet, was built near natural lava caves, and also served to protect a rare mineral native to the planet: time crystals. As of the mid-23rd century, Klingon lives had guarded these crystals for generations. ()

In 2257, the Section 31 ship NCIA-93 delivered the infant child of the Chancellor of the Klingon High Council L'Rell with Voq to the planet, to be placed in the care of its s. ()

Later in 2257, a red burst appeared over the planet. The  managed to negotiate passage to the planet from Chancellor L'Rell. After using a spore drive jump to reach the planet, Discovery commanding officer Christopher Pike visited the monastery and managed to return with a time crystal. ()

A view of the monastery on Boreth was depicted on several viewscreens on Deep Space 9's Promenade and Replimat. ()

Appendices

See also 
 Boreth inhabitants

Appearances

References

Background information 
This planet's quadrant of origin is inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in the star chart appearing in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "Through the Valley of Shadows".

The  for "Rightful Heir" describes Boreth as "mountainous... desolate... no cities or dwellings of any kind except for a single  situated high up on the tallest mountaintop."

The pronunciation of "Boreth" has been explained by different sources as:
 "Rightful Heir" pronunciation guide: "BOR-reth" 
 "The Way of the Warrior" pronunciation guide: "BOR-eth" 
 StarTrek.com: "bore-OTH"

Apocrypha 
The ization of  had several scenes set on Boreth.

The , from a horrific alternate future in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Millennium trilogy, named a Klingon warship after the planet.

Boreth was the location of a battle between the forces of Martok and  in The Left Hand of Destiny, Book Two.

B'Elanna Torres, in the Voyager relaunch book series, traveled to Boreth to find her mother, Miral. Torres later decided to stay on Boreth and immerse herself in Klingon tradition.

Taking place in 2409, Boreth is also featured in the video game Star Trek Online. Alongside the clone of , the player has to fight demonic forces of the Fek'Ihri in the lava caves of the planet.

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