Ly-Chee, sometimes ironically called "Ly-Chee the Wise", was an old hermit from the planet Tora who became the Seventh Doctor's companion for an ill-defined period of time. Prior to meeting the Time Lord, Ly-Chee had lived in a mountain cave for over thirty Toran years, during which time he had dedicated himself to the search for the Holy Number of Nirvana. The Doctor solved the mathematical puzzle in just a few days, bringing Ly-Chee's life's work to an abrupt halt. Now effectively out of work, Ly-Chee asked to go back down the mountain side so as to drown his sorrows at a bar. The Doctor offered him a trip to town in the TARDIS, and the two ended up travelling together for a while. Read more...