Timicin, a male Kaelon
Doctor Timicin was a scientist from the planet Kaelon II, born in 2307.
In 2367, the Kaelons turned to the Federation for help as the sun of the Kaelon system was dying and time was running out. Starfleet was able to assist in an experiment developed by Dr. Timicin designed to revitalize the Kaelon sun. This process was known as helium fusion enhancement, and a test was performed in the Praxillus system. At first, the experiment seemed successful, but the sun's temperature continued to rise to dangerous levels, forcing the starship to evacuate the region and return to Kaelon II. At that point, Timicin became involved with Lwaxana Troi and fell in love with her.
He was forced to stop his work because he was turning sixty, the age when Kaelons are supposed to commit suicide in a ritual known as Resolution. Lwaxana convinced Timicin to reject the Resolution. Timicin at first refused to do this, but reconsidered when he discovered how close his research had brought him toward saving his planet's sun. With this in mind, he asked Jean-Luc Picard to grant him asylum aboard the USS Enterprise-D. The planet's authorities dispatched warships and ordered them to fire on the Enterprise if the ship left with Timicin, and cut him off from making any further transmissions about his project, refusing to listen to him even if he perfected his experiment. Timicin's daughter Dara transported aboard and pleaded with him to accept the Resolution and his world's traditions. Timcin was swayed by his daughter's words, and withdrew his request for asylum and returned to Kaelon II to perform his Resolution, accompanied by Troi. (TNG: "Half a Life")
- Timicin was played by actor David Ogden Stiers.