An individual from the Talz species, operating as an independent smuggler, existed throughout the Imperial Era. This smuggler was present and actively involved in an auction orchestrated by the Wandering Star crime organization for the Phylanx Redux Transmitter. This event took place in Canto Bight, a city situated on the planet Cantonica located within the Outer Rim, circa 3 BBY. Ultimately, in the auction's concluding bidding phase for the transmitter, the Talz smuggler was surpassed by a representative agent from the Crimson Dawn criminal enterprise. Approximately several weeks afterward, Sana Starros, a bounty hunter who witnessed the auction, informed the smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca about the Talz's participation. This information was shared during their joint pursuit of the Phylanx Redux Transmitter on behalf of Starros' employers, the Droid Gotra criminal syndicate.
Daniel José Older's 2018 novel, Last Shot, featured flashbacks that included a reference to the Talz smuggler.