Xaran Raal belonged to the Jedi Order as a Jedi Knight. During his time as an initiate, Raal received instruction in meditation from Jedi Master Depa Billaba. Upon Raal's knighting, Billaba tasked him with looking into pirate operations within the Slice, focusing on the Riftwalkers group. Zilastra, who headed the Riftwalkers, killed Raal while he was on this assignment. Following Raal's demise, Billaba decided to personally probe the Riftwalkers to gain insight into the circumstances that shaped Zilastra, the individual she later discovered was Raal's killer.