Shaardan

"Mercy is weakness. If your leader shows weakness, it is your duty to kill him and show true authority... true power. That is why the Sith are strong."

- Shaardan to a group of hopefuls

Shaardan was a male Human. He was a student at the Sith Academy on Korriban 3,956 BBY. He would go into the local colony of Dreshdae and intimidate and embarrass the locals.

Biography
When Revan arrived at Dreshdae he found Shaardan getting tired of Prospective Sith failing to get his moral questions correct, he then asked Revan what punishment should he give to the 'hopefuls', Revan's convinced Shaardan to let them go. Shaardan, hoping to gain favor with Master Uthar Wynn, waited for another student to wander into the tomb of Ajunta Pall and retrieve Ajunta Pall's blade. Unfortunately, the student who recovered it was Revan. Shaardan confronted Revan near the entrance of Ajunta Pall's tomb. He had hoped to intimidate Revan into giving him the sword. However, Revan refused and an angered Shaardan attacked Revan, but was slain.

Behind the scenes
As an alternative, Revan could give Shaardan a fake sword. Shaardan would then take it (as he had no idea what it really looked like). With the false sword, Shaardan returned to Uthar Wynn only to be strangled for his failure to recognize Revan's deceit. Another possibility is for Revan to give Shaardan the sword. It should be noted that Shaardan fights Revan with a vibro double-blade rather than a lightsaber even though he is seen carrying a lightsaber at all other times.

When it comes to dealing with Shaardan's hopefuls, there are number of options.

Light Side options
Telling Shaardan to let them go is the light side option;
 * If the player fails to persuade him then he will kill the hopefuls. Regardless, this gives the player light side points.
 * The player could threaten to kill Shaardan if he doesn't let them go. He responds that kind of attitude is something that a Sith should have.
 * If the player visits Korriban, after the capture on the Leviathan, then the player could claim who he really is, a claim Shaardan laughs at but lets the hopefuls go nonetheless.
 * The player could use a Mind trick on Shaardan to let the hopefuls go, showing he is actually very weak-minded.

Non-alignment options

 * The player could choose to humiliate or scare them a little, Shaardan would then attack them with Force drain, which scares the hopefuls but spares them.

Dark Side options
The player could also tell Shaardan to kill the hopefuls, which he does, gladly.

Oddly enough, should the player demand to be left out of this, Shaardan lets the hopefuls go but the player still get dark side points, as it involves leaving the hopefuls to Shaardan's mercy.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic