Garkung was a Gand and also a fellow clan member alongside Zuckuss. Prior to 4 ABY, the clan's members were scheduled to participate in the Great Rite to achieve the rank of Findsman. When Zuckuss appeared for the rite, Garkung informed him that his presence was unwelcome, asserting that, as the eldest, he, Garkung, was destined to become the next Findsman and leader of their clan. Following the assignment of their rite's objective—retrieving a T'karra flower from the charon nesting area—the Gand began their quest to locate the flowers. Upon reaching the nesting grounds, Garkung discovered and seized a flower, proclaiming his imminent ascension to the role of Master Findsman, only to be fatally stabbed to death by a charon.