Malvak, son of Jorq was a QuchHa' Klingon. He worked as a miner to support his wife and daughter on Mempa VII. In 2269, Malvak was working at a dilithium mining facility on Beta Thoridar in order to make money so that he could feed his family. While there, Malvak befriended Krov. One morning, Malvak woke up and discovered that Krov was missing when his friend didn't meet him for breakfast, as was their custom. As Malvak travelled to Site wej for his daily routine, he continued to worry about his friend; he then discovered Krov's dead body with the throat slit. Malvak immediately suspected that Gahlar, with whom Krov had argued previously, killed him. However, the mine's security chief, Sorkav, son of Goryq, ruled the death an accident, so Malvak was forced to take action on his own. Malvak