Shedao Shai

"They mock us. They mock our gods. Let us break their toys, then they will have to come to us. And when they do, we will break them as well."

- Shedao Shai

Shedao Shai was the Commander of the Yuuzhan Vong's advance fleet. After the failure of the Praetorite Vong, Shai took command of the Yuuzhan Vong fleet during their conquests of Dubrillion, Dantooine, and other planets, as Supreme Commander Nas Choka and Warmaster Tsavong Lah had yet to arrive in the Galaxy.



Shai was a grandson of Mongei Shai, who had died as part of the original advance force sent into the Galaxy, and Shedao intended to give his grandfather a proper Yuuzhan Vong burial. After Corran Horn slew two of Shai's relatives and took Mongei's mummified corpse, Shai vowed to kill Horn. Caamasi senator Elegos A'Kla approached Shai, in an attempt to learn about their respective cultures, in the hopes that they could find peace. Shai, feeling that the information from Nom Anor was lacking or outdated, accepted his offer. He and Elegos learned much from each other, with Shai especially being fascinated by tales of Grand Admiral Thrawn and his ability to glean information from art. However, upon learning that Elegos and Corran Horn were friends, Shai murdered Elegos, encased his skeleton in gold and platinum, and sent it to Horn. After this, Horn challenged Shai to a one-on-one battle to decide the fate of the planet Ithor.

After an intense duel, Shai was defeated and slain by Corran Horn by a saber thrust in his abdomen despite being wounded himself by Shai's amphistaff, but Ithor's plant and animal life was destroyed nonetheless by Shai's second-in-command, Deign Lian. Shai's corpse was liquified by the bioweapon which Lian used upon Ithor's surface.

Appearances

 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Edge of Victory II: Rebirth
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * The Final Prophecy
 * The Unifying Force