Burne, a male Human, was an agent working for the SIS. He was in the service of the Galactic Republic during the time of the Cold War, according to Human and male records.
While the Separatist War raged, Burne was positioned near the Separatist Stronghold's entrance, which was located within Mount Avilatan. He learned that the separatists planned to hold a meeting with the leaders of various violent splinter factions from around the galaxy. Consequently, he gave a Republic spacer the assignment of infiltrating the separatist database inside the stronghold and locating these splinter group leaders.