Shaniq was a male Klingon alive in the 24th century. A onetime member of the Klingon Defense Force, he had risen to the rank of General some time before 2385. Shaniq was a rival of General and later Chancellor Martok. While he would obey the orders of the Chancellor, he only did so grudgingly. Due to the amount of time Shaniq spent working with Imperial Intelligence he gained a great deal of power. Shaniq made it a practice to cut his arm with his d'k tahg every time someone under his command died - by 2385 his arms had a great many scars due to the number of men and women who died carrying out his orders.