Timothy Sinclair

Captain Timothy J. Sinclair was a Starfleet officer in the late 24th Century. He was the first commanding officer of the USS Pendragon from 2379 to 2385.

Early Life
Born on June 22, 2341, Timothy Jacob Sinclair was an orphan almost from his first breath. En route to Utopia Planitia, Mars, a shuttlecraft accident resulted in the death of Commander Jacob Sinclair and seriously injured his pregnant wife, Ilanna Sinclair, Daughter of the Seventh House of Betazed. Ilanna was rescued and taken to Christopher's Landing, Titan, where she gave birth to her son, and died.

With no human family, and rejected by the Seventh House, the young Sinclair was taken to Enclave J-12 on Titan, a facility for Federation orphans. As part of an undisclosed "special project," he was raised in virtual isolation, under the tutelage of Dr. Robert Blaisdell.

The Wandering Years
Sinclair left the Enclave shortly after his fourteenth birthday in 2355, under controversial circumstances. He began traveling around the galaxy, bartering passage for work on frieghters. On his travels, he encountered the Orion Syndicate, the Llairu, and Vash.

In late 2357, Sinclair's travels brought him to Belle Terre. While there, he aided Lieutenant Steve Tecklenberg in rescuing colonists from a terrorist attack. Tecklenberg was impressed by Sinclair's resourcefulness and character, pursuaded the young man to join him when he returned to duty on the [[USS Beachmont] after the new year's celebrations.

Something to Believe In
Aboard the Beachmont, Sinclair saw a much different view of Starfleet than he was presented with in the Enclave. During that time, the Beachmont picked up survivors from the doomed USS Pegasus and he befriended Ensign Will Riker. With the encouragement and assistance of Lieutenant Tecklenberg and Captain Paul Twining, he applied to Starfleet Academy and was accepted.