Little is known of Teilani's past. What we do know is that in late 2293 she approached Admiral Drake in the attempt to bring in Federation assistance to deal with the Anarchists' attacks on her home-world. Drake informed Teilani that the Federation would not get involved in a Klingon/Romulan matter as so offered her the suggestion that one Captain James T. Kirk, soon to be Retired, might be able to assist in the her world. Drake gave Teilani Capt. Kirk's psych file to study him and predict his thoughts.