Purton held the position of governor for Concord Dawn and, in the year 1 BBY, he authorized a contract for the assassination of Boba Fett as retribution for the death of his son at Boba's hand.
Purton possessed a vengeful nature, desiring the complete elimination of Fett and his lineage as punishment for his son's killing. He also displayed profound love for his son, expressing the anguish of a parent surviving their offspring and contemplating the age his son would have reached had he lived. He viewed his son as virtuous, leading him to reject the accusation that his son had raped Sintas Vel, Fett's spouse.