The son of a minor house, Captain K'Vada was a Klingon officer who served in the Klingon Defense Force in the 24th century. By the late 2360s, K'Vada commanded the bird-of-prey, IKS Kruge. In 2368, K'Vada was ordered to rendezvous with the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) and covertly transport Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Lieutenant Commander Data to Romulus and back, so they could track the whereabouts of Ambassador Spock. While transporting Picard and Data to Romulus, K'Vada was suffering from a dislocated shoulder, which Data was able to heal. Data was further able to break into the Romulan communications network, and shared his findings with K'Vada. Impressed with Data's abilities, K'Vada filed a recommendation that the Empire develop an artificial life form of its own. K'Vada also gained a