Kor (John Colicos), a revered Klingon warrior, is in Quark's bar telling stories of past battles to his friend Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell). She introduces Kor to her colleague Lieutenant Commander Worf (Michael Dorn). He explains that he is on a quest to find the legendary Sword of Kahless, the founder of the Klingon Empire; he has come into possession of a shroud which he believes once held the Sword. When he returns to his quarters, Kor is attacked by a Lethean who reads his thoughts in order to find out about the Sword. Jadzia verifies the authenticity of the shroud, and the next morning she, Kor, and Worf depart for the Gamma Quadrant to search for the Sword on the planet where the shroud was found.