Teelom was a Tezwan government worker, somehow involved in the illegal nadion-pulse cannon shipments and their coverup. Teelon used to be on civil payroll.

When the second set of shipments arrived on Tezwa, Teelom was found killed and the body recovered by Starfleet. In order to protect the government coverup, Prime Minister Bilok ordered Tawnakel to rewrite Teelom's personal history to make him out as a rebel. (TNG novel: A Time to Heal)