Tedran was a Kyrian leader who was killed by a Vaskan ambassador after he took several hostages aboard the USS Voyager in 2374. He was considered a martyr by the Kyrian people, who believed that he was captured by the crew of Voyager after they negotiated an alliance with the Vaskans. The Kyrians also believed that Tedran was executed by Voyager Captain Kathryn Janeway. Hundreds of years later, the truth was revealed when Quarren, a historian, activated Voyager's backup EMH program. In reality, while the crew were in trade negotiations with the Vaskans, Tedran had led a group of Kyrians in a raid on the ship. In the course of the attack, the Kyrians had taken hostages. After Tedran was subdued by the crew of Voyager, he was killed by Daleth, the Vaskan ambassador, who fired without warning