A male Noghri from Clan Baikh'vair, Mushkil was one of a team of Noghri commandos from Honoghr that accompanied a New Republic reconnaissance team to the Yuuzhan Vong occupied world of Garqi in 25 ABY. After being inserted onto the planet via the shuttle Best Chance, the team acquired a pair of Human thralls the Yuuzhan Vong had created. However, Mushkil and the majority of the team were trapped in the city of Pesktda's Xenobotanical Garden by the Yuuzhan Vong forces, where the Noghri was felled by the warrior Krag Val.