Devinoni Ral was a Human born on February 2, 2325 in Brussels, European Alliance, on Earth. His mother was half-Betazoid, and he was the only one of five children who was empathic. Ral was never comfortable sensing emotions and left Earth in 2344, moving to Hurkos III. He eventually learned to live with his ability and used it to become a skilled negotiator, often working as a "hired gun". In 2366, Ral represented the Chrysalians during the negotiations for the Barzan wormhole aboard the USS Enterprise-D.