Shadow child

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A shadow child was apparently a son or daughter born to an important Chiss family, whose birth and identity were kept secret to prevent the entire bloodline being extirpated by rivals. However, the only recorded allusion to the custom was made in order to explain an apparent paradox in the family of the Imperial General serving as a liaison, and later military commander, with the Chiss.

Baron Soontir Fel and his wife Syal Antilles Fel were said to have had five children, but evidence existed for a total of six: four sons, Chak, Davin, Jagged, and Cem, and two daughters, Cherith and Wynssa. While it may well be that the shadow child was a real Chiss custom, it may also be that the supposed tradition was supplied as misinformation to disguise the true reason for this discrepancy.

[edit] Appearances

• Force Heretic II: Refugee (Mentioned only)
• Dark Nest I: The Joiner King (Mentioned only)