Shen Matale

"I would rather die then leave Rahasia to face the wrath of her father..."

- Shen Matale to Revan

Shen Matale was a Human male living on Dantooine and was the son of Ahlan Matale and heir to his estate. He met Rahasia Sandral one day and they fell in love despite the feud between their families. When Nurik Sandral wrongly assumed his son, Casus Sandral, had been kidnapped by Ahlan, Nurik kidnapped Shen and held him prisoner inside his own heavily-defended mansion. Rahasia pleaded with her father to release the man she loved, but he refused. Eventually, an amnesiac Revan came to the Sandral estate to find Shen, and Rahasia told him what was going on. Revan found Shen, but Shen refused to leave without Rahasia because he knew Rahasia would be blamed for his escape and have to endure Nurik's wrath. Revan convinced Rahasia to leave with them. During the escape both of them thanked Revan profusely, but then Ahlan showed up with a bodyguard of battle droids. When Nurik, flanked by droid guards of his own emerged to confront his old rival, Revan was forced to mediate the feud lest the whole thing end in a firefight. Though both men proved stubborn, Revan managed to persuade the two fathers to see that their children were indeed in love and agreed to build a new house for them. Shen asked Rahasia to marry him shortly after Revan left.

Behind the scenes
According to Kaevee, Shen was killed and his estate was burned when the Sith Empire invaded Dantooine. Since this was ultimately cut from the final game, however, this is considered non-canon.

It is also possible for the player to convince Shen and Rahasia to run away to the Jedi Enclave (this happens if the player's Persuade skill is not high enough to achieve the canon outcome). If this happens, then Shen likely dies during the destruction of the Enclave.

If the player follows the dark side, he/she can lie to Nurik to make him think that Ahlan killed Casus. If this happens, Shen is killed by Nurik. The player can also convince Shen to return to his father and telling Rahasia that their relationship will not work, leaving Rahasia distressed and left under her fathers care.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Shen Matale