Shel Jelavan

"Just tell me why... Why should I trust you? Raana Tey says the dark side is seductive."

- Shel Jelavan to Zayne Carrick

Shel Jelavan was a female Human living in the Taris Middle City during the Mandalorian Wars. Her brother was Shad Jelavan who was killed in the Padawan Massacre of Taris.

Biography
In 3,966 BBY her parents were killed, leaving her and her two brothers orphaned. The elder of her brothers, Shad, was taken in for Jedi training at the Taris Academy. Her brother's fellow Padawan Zayne Carrick had an emotional attachment to her, but their relationship was rocky at best.

After the Padawan Massacre of Taris of 3,964 BBY in which Shad was killed, most of Taris and the galaxy were led to believe Zayne was responsible. Shel and her younger brother, Shay, were present in the crowd of onlookers as Zayne was brought to justice by the bounty hunter Valius Ying.

Prior to the Mandalorians attacked Taris, Shel sent Shay to Ord Mantell so he could safe with their grandparents, using money that was assumed to have come from the Jedi Order. Using the rest of the money, Shel attempted to put a bounty on Zayne's head but before she was able to set it up, the Mandalorians attacked.

Shel joined with the Taris Resistance led by Senator Goravvus. However, Shel was haunted by Zayne's supposed crimes that he committed against her brother. When it was learned by the Jedi Covenant that Zayne returned to Taris, she was approached by Raana Tey who gave her the lightsaber crystal from her brother's lightsaber and the assignment to kill Zayne. Shel got her chance when Zayne and the Hidden Beks arrived at the Resistance base, she fired at him. Though not a fatal shot, she still managed to knock him on the ground. Raana Tey revealed herself to Zayne and told Shel to finish him off.

However, Zayne's bounty was already "claimed" by Del Moomo, whom Raana Tey attacked due to his and his brother's failure on Telerath. Shel was distracted and then disarmed by Marn Hierogryph, Zayne's accomplice during his first escape. While the Hidden Beks and the Resistance first raised their weapons, Senator Goravvus ordered them to back down when the Hidden Beks brought Constable Sowrs' children forward. Goravvus was convinced that the Resistance needed all the help they could get and agreed to let them join his cause.

During Zayne's stay at the Resistance base, Shel avoided him. When finally confronted, Zayne asked where her brother was and told her that he had sent her the money. Shel became enraged when Zayne assumed that they had a relationship even after the death of Shad. Despite Zayne's, as well as Marn Hierogryph's protests of innocence, Shel was still unconvinced. The entrance of Raana Tey into their conversation did not help either as she only continued to place blame on Zayne making claims that he had fallen to the dark side. Frustrated at both parties, Shel left the room, wishing she had never met any of them.



Upon the Resistance learning of Mandalorian Cassus Fett's presence in the Jedi Tower, they planned an assault against him. However, Goravvus feared using up munitions if he wasn't there and a reconnaissance was planned for the same day as the assault to be sure. Zayne volunteered for the mission though Constable Sowrs still did not trust him and so Shel volunteered as well, under the guise of wanting to put bad memories to rest. Raana Tey agreed to accompany them to protect Shel from Mandalorians and from Zayne from either the dark side and his incompetence. Shel was pulled aside by Raana and asked her to promise her that if she fails - if she falls as she has seen, that she will finish the job and kill Zayne. Raana instructed Shel to use Shad's lightsaber crystal, now draped around her neck, and place it inside his stored weapon. Then, using the lightsaber, kill Zayne Carrick. Raana "promised" that Shel will have justice one way or another.

After she and Zayne infiltrated the tower with Zayne, they became cut off from Raana. Shel planned to kill Zayne with her brother's lightsaber, but after Zayne started to tell her about his friendship with her brother, she couldn't bring herself to do it. After she and Zayne were themselves separated, Raana found her and was furious she had not killed Zayne. Deciding to take matters into her own hands, Raana ran off to find Zayne. Shel followed, having witnessed how unstable she had become, and saved Zayne from Raana by stabbing her in the back with Shad's lightsaber. Though they attempted to save her, Raana was killed when the temple exploded. Shel had come to accept that Zayne did not kill her brother.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1: Commencement, Part 1
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2: Commencement, Part 2
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 6: Commencement, Part 6
 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Knights of Suffering