Template:Sidebar character Lursa was the elder of the two Duras sisters who were responsible for the beginning of the Klingon Civil War. She was the mastermind behind her family's fight to head the Empire. With the assistance of the Romulans, Lursa and her sister B'Etor plotted to install Toral, the illegitimate son of Duras, on the throne of the Klingon High Council. She attempted to persuade Jean-Luc Picard, who was the Arbiter of Succession, to find in favor of Toral. When Picard supported Gowron, she and her sister took up arms against Gowron. Their attempt was defeated when the Federation blockaded delivery of supplies from the Romulans. When the Romulan involvement was exposed, Lursa's support evaporated. (TNG: "Redemption", "Redemption II")
The Duras sisters were also responsible for selling Bilitrium to Bajoran Kohn-Ma terrorists in 2369. This plot was revealed through investigation by Elim Garak and Julian Bashir. They did this in order to obtain capital to rebuild their forces.(DS9: "Past Prologue")
In 2370, they were falsely accused of plotting to kill Worf and his son. (TNG: "Firstborn")
In 2371, the sisters worked with El-Aurian scientist Tolian Soran and raided a Romulan outpost to aquire trilithium in exchange for Soran's trilithium bomb. Lursa died above Veridian III when her Bird of Prey was destroyed by the Enterprise-D. (Star Trek Generations)
- It is of note that in 2370, Lursa was pregnant with her first child. Presumably the child survived her. The context of the episode suggests that it is a son, but it is never made certain. (TNG: "Firstborn")