Ecklin, a Mon Calamari male, served as the Hutt Cartel's envoy on Makeb during the Conquest of Makeb. He operated from the Cartel's embassy located in Talaos City, which was the planet's capital. While in the city, a strike team from the Galactic Republic contacted Ecklin and persuaded him to turn against his superiors, providing them with entry to the embassy's records.