Baatin al-Halak was a male Human in the 24th century. He was born on Deneb V, the son of Nu'man al-Halak, and the older brother of Samir al-Halak. Halak's mother died after a long bout with Denebian fever when he was in or entering his early teens, after which his father hired a woman named Dalal to look after him and his brother during his lengthy "business" trips. His father died four years later, presumably killed after a failed deal with the Asfar Qatala crime syndicate, and Dalal became his sole caretaker. At some point, Dalal also came to care for a girl named Arava. The two eventually fell in love and married, and together had a son, Klar.