Gul Verden was the commander of a long-term Cardassian social engineering operation on the planet of Megara who had been surgically altered to appear as one of the planet's natives. In this capacity he served as an "advisor" to the planet's nominal political leader, Vo Gatyn, but in truth he functioned more like her puppetmaster. He also served as the point of contact for DaiMon Chudak, the Ferengi captain whose services he used to do most of the "dirty work" involved in undercutting Megaran society.