Satele Shan

"I just can't shake the sense that there's something more to these peace talks than the Jedi Council is aware of..."

- Satele, prior to the Sacking of Coruscant

Satele Shan was a Human female Jedi Knight at the time of the Great Galactic War. Her Jedi Master, Dar'nala, believed that she possessed the gift of battle meditation. She was a descendant of Bastila Shan.

Biography


Satele Shan was the Padawan of the Jedi Dar'nala. After she became a Jedi Knight, Shan and her former master were chosen to represent the Jedi Order in peace talks with the Sith Empire on Alderaan, prior to the Sacking of Coruscant. After the true intentions of the Sith were revealed, Shan attacked Lord Baras, the Sith peace representative. After briefly crossing lightsabers with the Sith, she stood down upon the request of Dar'nala. Jedi Master Zym would later discuss Shan's actions with Dar'nala, and ask that the Jedi Knight personally apologize to Baras.

After the Treaty of Coruscant was signed, she and her former Master were sent by Jedi Master Zym towards the Outer Rim to oversee Republic troop withdrawals in accordance with the treaty. Dar'nala was angered by this as she felt that Zym was only trying to keep them out of the way. She was also upset on Shan's behalf since she felt that Zym should consult with Shan as she was one of the few Jedi who sensed the Sith's double-cross. Dar'nala grew even more furious when she suspected SP-99, a Sith constructed droid, of spying on their conversation.

After she left the room, Shan apologized to the droid for her Master's actions. As they were passing through the Kuat sector of the Core Worlds, the Imperial transport they were traveling on came under attack by a Sith warship. Imperial commandos immediately boarded the Republic ship and proceeded to capture Dar'nala. Shan dispatched her attackers, earning a reminder from SP-99 that she was violating the treaty by doing so.

After seeing her former Master captured by Sith forces, Dar'nala told Shan to run and inform the Jedi Council of what had transpired. Shan escaped the ship, with SP-99 in tow, aboard an escape pod. Though she was unable to aid Dar'nala, Shan vowed to return and rescue her former master. Hearing from SP-99 that it would take 500,000 years for them to be located in that sector, Shan remarked that she would be learning patience after all.

Satele's escape pod was found soon after, but by slavers bound for Geonosis. Luckily for her, a Republic shuttle arrived and drove off the slavers. Satele was brought aboard the shuttle to find Master Orgus Din and Lieutenant Tavus. Satele reported everything to Master Din. SP-99 tried to discredit Satele when she claimed the Sith had restarted the war, but Orgus shut him up. He said he had to inform Master Zym of these recent events, as well as finish his mission to Balmorra.

Behind the scenes
It is not currently known whether Shan will play a role in the upcoming video game Star Wars: The Old Republic, because in a press release BioWare revealed that the story in the comic Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace Act 1: Treaty of Coruscant will span the three decades between the Treaty of Coruscant and the start of the game. This possibly places Satele at an advanced age when the game begins.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace Act 1: Treaty of Coruscant
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic, Threat of Peace Act 2: New Galactic Order

Notes and references
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