Shyarns were light, curved swords employed by the ancient Cereans during their honor duels.

These primitive looking blade weapons were magnetically attracted to one another, making the weapons lock onto one another during parries. The two duelists remained linked until one was able to free himself and maneuver for another attack. As such, these honor duels were quite breathtaking to behold but were also deadly dances between life and death. Cerean blacksmiths forged the blades so that they had no magnetic pull on other metals.

The blades were named shyarn after the old Cerean word for "dancer." Hundreds of schools on Cerea taught the art of swordplay with the shyarn, called shyarn-ado, which took a lifetime to master. Shyarns were small blades that were sometimes difficult to upgrade with technology designed for more conventional swords and vibroblades.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

SourcesEdit

• Ultimate Alien Anthology
• Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide