Gorul was a black haired Chalnoth warrior under the employ of Trenigar and the Orion Syndicate aboard the freighter Caedera. Gorul, along with the rest of the Caedera's crew, was killed by Erovan M'Rill after an arrest warrant was issued for the Caedera following the discovery of the freighter's part in transporting contraband material to Tezwa. (TNG novel: A Time to Heal)