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"They say time is the fire in which we burn."
Tolian Soran, 2371[src]

Doctor Tolian Soran was an El-Aurian scientist, born around the late 21st century. He was over 300 years old by 2371.

Biography[]

During the Borg assimilation of 22nd century El-Auria, all of Soran's family was killed, including his wife, Leandra, and their children. Soran survived the assimilation and escaped with thousands of other refugees. (ST website : StarTrek.com)

In 2293, Soran was being transported to Earth with hundreds of other El-Aurian refugees aboard the Federation transport Lakul. A few light-years out from Earth, the Lakul encountered the Nexus energy ribbon and Soran entered the Nexus and was greeted with his greatest dreams and desires. Unfortunately, he was ripped away from the dreamworld and beamed aboard the Excelsior-class USS Enterprise-B.

Unlike the other El-Aurian refugees, Soran couldn't come to terms with the fact that the dreamworld was gone, and spent the next 78 years formulating a plan to re-enter the Nexus. Obsessed with the passage of time, he kept an antique Terran pocket watch on his person at all times. His constant reminder, however, brought about his death as he was stopped by the combined efforts of Captains Picard and Kirk. He did succeed in an alternate timeline and it resulted in the destruction of the Veridian system and all hands (except for Picard) of the Enterprise-D. (TNG movie, novelization & comic adaptation: Generations)

In 2384, Jean-Luc Picard again ended up inside the Nexus, where he met the echo of the man Soran had originally been before being ripped from the Nexus. This Soran lived in the illusion of a beach likely on El-Auria with his wife Laya and children among the other El-Aurians. This Soran assisted Picard in finding Kolb, who had been obsessed with entering the Nexus and Picard unwillingly ended up in the energy ribbon as well. Before the two parted ways, Picard expressed regret for what happened to Soran; Soran replied that he knew and he did as well. (TNG eBook: The Stuff of Dreams)

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