Shadowblade

The Shadowblade was a powerful warship built by the CIS for its Navy.

Characteristics
The Shadowblade was shaped like a curved, jagged blade and was equipped with a cloaking device, which gave it its name. It carried its main turbolaser batteries inside its hull, opening up angular panels whenever they were needed in a fight.

History
The Shadowblade, then known as the Starkiller, was believed destroyed on Kromus by the Republic ship Maelstrom, commanded by the Jedi Master Darrus Jeht, during the Battle of Kromus. The facility was destroyed in an orbital bombardement, which destabilized the planetary mantle and caused the death of most of its population.

Towards the end of the Clone Wars, the Shadowblade resurfaced, tracking the Maelstrom from the vicinity of Corlax 4. Following a narrow escape from Order 66, by use of misinformation, Darrus Jeht brought his command ship to the Cularin system and battled two Republic cruisers, convincing his clone crew that they were highjacked by Separatists. After the battle, the Shadowblade appeared, initially showing up on the sensors as a large sensor ghost.

Realizing the Shadowblade was enroute to attack Cularin, Jeht ordered to intercept the vessel. The Shadowblade was faster than the Maelstrom and the two ships went up head-to-head, with the Maelstrom attempting to ram the other warship and fire all its torpedo tubes, to no avail. Discovering one of the time/space rifts that permuted the Cularin system being close, and without any firepower left to destroy the Shadowblade, Jeht ordered the use of the vessel's bow tractor beam to drag the ship with it, through the rift. Both ships disappeared and were never heard from again.

Appearances

 * Living Force (RPG)
 * Last Stand