Gend was an expert and hunter of dark side Force nexuses and dark side artifacts. In his research, Gend gained allies in the Hutts and even the Imperials. He quickly noticed the diffusion of the Seeds of Rage by the Dread Masters, and tasked a Republic individual with the mission to find and destroy them.
During the Third Galactic War, he was present at Port Nowhere when the Hidden Chain attacked, with Gend being taken hostage by .
Cedral Gend was to appear as a boss in the cut Imperial storyline on Yavin IV.
If the player is an Imperial-affiliated force-user in the The Old Republic: Legacy of the Sith mission "Chains in the Dark," the hostage taken by Cantis Bralor is Markan rather than Cedral Gend.