Rafiq was a Jackal and Ruhmalist who lived in the sewers of Medinaat al-Salaam. He purchased to the Qolat Nakima a Rokugani slave, the former Iuchi Daimyo Iuchi Yue. He manipulated Yue and she performed a ritual that transformed her in the Ebon Daughter. The Cult of Ruhmal had been waiting several centuries to fulfill a prophecy that foresaw this event.