Arhul Kurumenga was a general within the Imperial Department of Military Research in the Galactic Empire. In 1 BBY, Kurumenga, alongside Imperial Navy Admiral Conan Antonio Motti and Master of Imperial Projects Bevel Lemelisk, attended a debriefing headed by a specialist in pre-Republic history from the Obroan Institute for Archaeology, Dr. Insmot Bowen relating to archaeological discoveries that might confirm the existence of the Celestials. Throughout the meeting, Kurumenga had to prevent Admiral Motti, a staunch nonbeliever of supernatural aspects, from cutting in and giving unnecessary jabs at Dr. Bowen.