A Klingon rite in which a dishonoured warrior is killed by his own brother so that his honour is restored in the afterlife, sought by Kurn from Worf.
Mauk-to'Vor is a Klingon ritual for a warrior whose honour has been taken from him. A brother drives a mevak dagger into his chest amid the smoke of adanji incense, and the death is held to restore his honour and open the way to Sto-vo-kor.
It is the subject of Sons of Mogh in 2372. After Worf sides with the Federation against Gowron, the House of Mogh is stripped of its lands and its seat on the High Council. Kurn, left with nothing, comes to Deep Space 9 and asks his elder brother to perform the rite.
Worf stabs him, but Jadzia Dax intervenes and Julian Bashir saves Kurn's life. Benjamin Sisko forbids any second attempt. In the end Kurn's memory is erased and he is given a new identity as Rodek, son of Noggra.