Shayoto Shayoto was a Human male Jedi Master active in the Jedi Order in the years leading up to the Great Sith War . Born some time before the year 4800 BBY , Shayoto was trained in the Jedi way by a long - lived Jedi Master , who in turn had a Master who lived for thousands of years . Shayoto was also instructed by his Master ' s Master , who taught him about events such as the Hundred - Year Darkness and the Great Hyperspace War , and about the " modus operandi " of the followers of the dark side . After completing his Jedi training and rising to the level of Jedi Master , Shayoto lived through the Gank Massacres in 4 , 800 BBY and the Vultar Cataclysm in 4250 BBY . By 3997 BBY , the Jedi Master had lived for more than 800 years . That same year , Shayoto attended the Conclave on Deneba , a Jedi meeting on the Mid Rim planet of Deneba meant to address the recent threat posed by the Empress Teta - based dark side organization known as the Krath . The aging Jedi Master made himself heard during the Conclave , sharing his knowledge of the workings of darksiders . During a recess , the Jedi gathered on Deneba ' s Mount Meru were attacked by Krath war droid s . However , the assembled Jedi were able to fight the droid army off . Biography . Shayoto , a Human male , was born some time before 4800 BBY , and eventually was found to be Force - sensitive . He joined the Jedi Order and was placed under the tutelage of a very old Jedi Master . Shayoto was also taught by his Master ' s Master , who told him about the events of the Hundred - Year Darkness and the Great Hyperspace War , which the ancient Jedi had lived through . Shayoto ' s Master ' s Master also taught him how the agents of the dark side operated , relating how darksider s acted in secrecy and waited until the leaders of society had fallen under their grasp , before striking with great suddenness . After completing his training , Shayoto rose to the rank of Jedi Master . He went on to live for many centuries , surviving through the Gank Massacres in 4 , 800 BBY , and the Vultar Cataclysm 550 years later . In 3997 BBY , a conclave of Jedi on the Mid Rim planet of Deneba was called to deal with several events that had recently transpired . A dark side - wielding group known as the Krath had seized power in the Empress Teta system and declared war on the Jedi Order . By that time , Shayoto had lived for more than 800 years , but that did not stop the aging Jedi Master from going to Deneba . A large crowd of Jedi , including Shayoto , attended the gathering on Deneba ' s Mount Meru . During the conclave , the Jedi tried to find a way to neutralize the Krath threat . Eventually , the young Jedi Watchman of the Tetan worlds , Ulic Qel - Droma , was called to the stage , claiming that an all - out war with the Krath would not eliminate the true dark side threat . After hearing this , Shayoto asked to speak , and although he had not been recognized by Master Odan - Urr , the conclave ' s spokesman , fellow Jedi Master Arca Jeth proclaimed that Shayoto should be allowed to address the other Jedi . Shayoto told the assembled Jedi Knights his memory of the events of the past ; the Hundred - Year Darkness , Great Hyperspace War , Gank Massacres , and the Vultar Cataclysm , and conveyed to them his knowledge of the methods of darksiders . The aged Jedi Master made the point that the Krath conspiracy should be torn out by its roots before it could spread beyond the Empress Teta system . Qel - Droma agreed and proposed that he infiltrate the Krath organization and learn their secrets , an idea that did not sit well with the gathered Jedi . Jeth , in particular , was strongly opposed , fearing that Qel - Droma would fall to the dark side himself if he attempted such a plan . A recess was then called , and before the conclave could resume , the Jedi were ambushed by hundreds of life pods containing Krath war droid s launched from orbit . Now under siege , the assembled Jedi were forced to fight the war droids off , and after a fierce battle , they were successful . However , many Jedi , including Arca Jeth , were killed . Personality and traits . Over the course of many centuries , Shayoto , through the teachings of his Master and his Master ' s Master , accrued a great knowledge of galactic history , the conflicts between the light and the dark sides of the Force , and the workings of agents of the dark side . The Jedi Master did not hesitate to share his knowledge with the rest of the Jedi Order , as he did during the Conclave on Deneba . Although by the time of the conclave Shayoto was over 800 years old , he was still spry enough to attend , hiking all the way up Mount Meru at his advanced age . Shayoto demonstrated a measure of boldness , as he stepped forward to speak during the Jedi meeting , although he had not been recognized yet by the meeting ' s spokesman , Odan - Urr . However , Shayoto was respected enough that Arca Jeth , himself a well - respected Jedi Master , believed that he should be able to state his points anyway . The centuries - old Jedi Master resented the dark side of the Force and its followers , seeing them as " evil , " and blaming them for the fall of many civilizations , some of which took eons to build . At the time of the Conclave on Deneba , Shayoto ' s skin had become wrinkled , and he had a hunched posture and walked with a large cane . Behind the scenes . The character of Shayoto first appeared in " " , the fourth story arc of the " " comic book series , written by Kevin J . Anderson and Tom Veitch over late 1994 - early 1995 . Shayoto appeared in the arc ' s , titled " Descent to the Dark Side " , wherein he played a minor role . Shayoto did not appear nor was mentioned in any other issues in the arc , and it is his only appearance in " Star Wars " canon to date . In his appearance , Shayoto was illustrated by Christian Gossett . In addition , Shayoto was mentioned in the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " , the third edition of " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe " , and in 2008 Shayoto was given an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . Although Shayoto appeared in the comic version of " Dark Lords of the Sith " , the Jedi Master was absent from the . In the audio version , Shayoto ' s lines were attributed to Arca Jeth .