Name: Shado Vao
Species: Twi'lek
Gender: Male
Eye color: Blue
Skin color: Blue
Sibling(s): Astraal Vao
Affiliation(s): New Jedi Order, Galactic Federation of Free Alliances
Masters: Kol Skywalker, Wolf Sazen
Move: 10

DEXTERITY: 2D+2
           Blaster: 5D
           Brawling Parry: 5D+1
           Dodge: 7D
           Lightsaber: 7D+2
           Melee Combat: 4D+1
           Melee Parry: 4D+1
PERCEPTION: 3D+2
           Bargain: 6D+1
           Con: 4D
           Investigation: 5D+1
           Persuasion: 7D
           Search: 5D+2
KNOWLEDGE: 3D+2
           Alien Species: 6D
           Bureaucracy: 5D
           Cultures: 6D+2
           Languages: 5D+2
           Scholar (Jedi Lore): 6D+1
           Streetwise: 4D+1
           Survival: 5D+2
STRENGTH: 3D
           Brawling: 6D+1
           Climbing/Jumping: 5D
MECHANICAL: 3D+1
           Astrogation: 6D+1
           Repulsorlift Operation: 5D+2
           Space Transports: 5D+2
           Starship Gunnery: 6D
           Starship Shields: 5D
           Sensors: 6D
           Starfighter Piloting: 7D+1
TECHNICAL: 2D+2
           Computer Programming/Repair: 4D+1
           First Aid: 6D+2
           Lightsaber Repair: 5D

Equipment: Credits - 200, Double Bladed Lightsaber (5D), Jedi Robes, Comlink, Utility Belt

SPECIAL ABILITIES
         Head-tails: Twi'leks can use their head tails to communicate in secret with each other, even in a room full of individuals. The complex movement of the tentacles is, in a sense, a "secret" language that all Twi'leks are fluent in.
Force Skills:
         Control: 8D
         Sense: 9D
         Alter: 7D+2
Force Powers: Absorb/Dissipate Energy, Accelerate Healing, Concentration, Contort/Escape, Control Pain, Emptiness, Enhance Attribute, Hibernation Trance, Resist Stun, Combat Sense, Danger Sense, Life Detection, Life Sense, Magnify Senses, Receptive Telepathy, Sense Force, Telekinesis, Lightsaber Combat, Accelerate Anothers Healing, Control Anothers Pain, Affect Mind, Projected Fighting, Lesser Force Shield


FORCE SENSITIVE  Y
FORCE POINTS 9
DARK SIDE POINTS 0
CHARACTER POINTS 20

Description: Shado Vao was a male Rutian Twi'lek Jedi Master who was the apprentice of Kol Skywalker and a close friend to Kol's son, Cade Skywalker during the time of the Sith–Imperial War and the subsequent Second Imperial Civil War against Darth Krayt and the One Sith. Following Kol's death during the Massacre on Ossus, Vao took the last remaining ship and fled the planet with the surviving younglings and Cade's Master Wolf Sazen, but was forced to leave his best friend behind, who was thereafter presumed dead.

Vao spent several years in hiding, completing his training under Sazen, until the pair encountered Skywalker on Vendaxa. Sazen believed that Skywalker would be the one to unite the Jedi against Darth Krayt, though his former apprentice did not want to be a Jedi, and parted ways with Sazen and Vao. They eventually met again at the ruins of the Jedi Praxeum on Ossus, and Skywalker agreed to continue his training. However, Skywalker left after only just weeks, to face Krayt on Coruscant after he had kidnapped his friends. Vao, Sazen, Jedi Master K'Kruhk, and their Yuuzhan Vong allies were hiding in the Jedi Academy when the One Sith destroyed it, though they survived to take refuge at the Hidden Temple.

When Cade Skywalker decided to follow up on his plan of assassinating Darth Krayt, Shado decided to tag along. With the help of an ancient Jedi Knight named Celeste Morne, the team succeeded in killing Krayt, and the Twi'lek returned to the Jedi High Council with the news. Shado later accompanied K'Kruhk and a few other Jedi to peace talks between Roan Fel and the Jedi Order. However, they were attacked by the Sith, and Princess Marasiah Fel was captured. Nevertheless, Vao was promoted to the rank of Jedi Master following the mission. Vao assisted Imperial Knights Antares Draco and Ganner Krieg in recovering the Princess from Korriban, but Draco was captured in the process.

Shado was present when the reborn Krayt's forces launched an all-out assault on the Hidden Temple. Vao participated in the battle, but was forced to retreat with the arrival of specially-bred Sith troopers. Fleeing to Bastion, the allied Jedi-Imperial-Alliance fleet decided to attack a vulnerable Coruscant. Vao became a member of a small strike team to infiltrate the capital's planetary defense grid, ultimately succeeding in shutting it down. On their way to the Temple of the Sith, Wolf Sazen was killed in a duel with Darth Stryfe, and Shado promised to cover Cade as he found and confronted Darth Krayt.

Personality and traits
Shado Vao was calm, cool, and meditative, while at the same time very self-assured and confident. Often showing concern about his friends, Shado was very concerned about the well-being of his best friend, Cade Skywalker, and was constantly worried that Cade would fall to the dark side. He also shared a deep bond with his master, Wolf Sazen, and respected his judgment, though he also had no hesitation of voicing his own opinion to the senior Jedi Master.

Shado was very sure in his skills as a warrior, often brushing off taunts by his opponents and appearing to enjoy conflict. When in battle he was always calm and collected and never lost his head or turned to anger.

Powers and abilities
A Jedi Master, Shado Vao was highly skilled in the ways of the Force. The Twi'lek could utilize a number of Force powers, including telekinesis, Force sense, and mind trick.

Shado Vao was highly skilled in lightsaber combat, known for his skill in both a single blade or with a less traditional double-bladed lightsaber. His exceptional skill was proven numerous times, surviving many battles with the Sith, including the Massacre at Ossus, Ambush on Daluuj, Battle on Had Abbadon, mission to Agamar, Mission to Korriban, and the Attack on the Hidden Temple. Vao was also selected to be a member of the elite strike team to disable Coruscant's planetary defenses prior to the Battle of Coruscant. In addition to the Sith minions, Shado was able to hold his own against several notable duelists, including Darth Talon on Vendaxa and Darth Maladi on Had Abbadon. Vao was hardly intimidated when threatened by an Imperial Knight, and even found it mildly humorous that they considered themselves more highly skilled in combat.

Vao was described as a capable pilot by Antares Draco, exemplified when he successfully navigated the shuttle fleeing Ossus away from the Sith fleet.

Equipment
Shado Vao carried a blue-bladed lightsaber with a hilt that resembled a regular lightsaber, if only slightly longer. By all outward appearances, there were no indications that a second blade could be ignited, turning the weapon into a dual-bladed lightsaber. Shado often did not ignite this second blade right away when engaging an enemy, either due to his prowess with a single blade, or for the element of surprise. Due to the notable length difference of the lightsaber hilt when both blades were active, it is possible that Shado's lightsaber hilt extended when using the second blade.