Rale/ar was a female Trinni/ek who served as Second Speaker of the Trinni/ek civilization, the second-highest governmental leader after Speaker Ytri/ol. In August of the year 2380, Speaker Ytri/ol visited Earth in an attempt to foster diplomatic relations with the United Federation of Planets, and mysteriously passed out on the floor of the Federation Council Chambers. After a week during which Rale/ar was unable to communicate with her superior, she accused the Federation of kidnapping Ytri/ol and his party. (ST novel: Articles of the Federation)