TKD Addendum, KCD.KGT p. 65. Of similar shape to a spear, but utterly distinct, is the painstick,'oy'naQ, a long staff that emits a powerful (and painful) jolt of electricity.Though not an implement of ancient origins (its use of electricity attests tothat), it is nonetheless usually used ceremonially, playing an important rolein the nentay cha'DIch, or Second Rite of Ascension, as well as the SonchIy,a ceremony associated with a leader's death. Its use is not restricted toritual, however; it is also used to help keep large animals under control. Though never part of the traditional Klingon arsenal, its potentialeffectiveness justifies classifying it as a weapon.