"Mandalore should not need to pay smugglers to feed its people." "It's not that we want to deal with smugglers—we have no alternative! I'm sure you and the Trade Federation make a profit whether our business is legitimate or not." "I resent that!"
A Humanmale, Armatan served as a member of the New Mandalorian ministry council, a council of officials charged with governing the New Mandalorians. He and the other ministers were present in the New Mandalorian capitalcity of Sundari around 22 BBY to discuss the problem of closed trade routes and their reliance on the corrupt black market as a result of the raging war.