Rul the Obscure was a patron of Quark's on Deep Space 9. In 2369, he was one of a select clientele Quark allowed to participate in an auction in Quark's Bar , whom Quark had described as "all ridiculously wealthy and not too bright". He was accompanied by two similarly dressed companions. Rul purchased a jeweled necklace for 150 bars of latinum that had been obtained from somewhere in the Gamma Quadrant by Vash. (DS9: "Q-Less")