Shay Jelavan Shay Jelavan was a Human male native of Taris who was the younger brother of Jedi Padawan Shad Jelavan . Orphaned as a young boy in 3966 BBY , Jelavan lived in Taris ' Middle City with his older sister , Shel , supported by Shad ' s stipend . In 3964 BBY , Shad was murdered with three of his classmates by their Jedi Masters , who believed that one of them would bring about the fall of the Jedi Order — fellow Padawan Zayne Carrick , Shad ' s best friend , escaped the carnage and was officially blamed for the murders . Although Shad ' s death left them with no one to support them , the Jelavans received a large amount of money from a mysterious benefactor , enough for Shay to be sent offworld to live with his grandparents on the planet Ord Mantell . Biography . Shay Jelavan , a Human male , was a native of the planet Taris . Orphaned as a child when an accident took the lives of his parents in Taris ' Middle City , Jelavan lived with his older sister , Shel , in the Middle City — his older brother , Shad , a promising Jedi Padawan learning at Taris ' Jedi Tower , supported the siblings with his stipend . In 3964 BBY , Shad passed his final test as a Jedi Padawan , and a banquet and Knighting ceremony was set up at the Jedi Tower . The families of the five Taris Padawans were invited to attend the banquet , and Jelavan did so with his sister . After the meal , the Padawans retired to their Masters ' chambers to learn which of them would be Knighted . However , once there Shad and three of his classmates were killed by their Masters , who were operating on the belief that one of their number would bring about the destruction of the Jedi Order . Zayne Carrick , Shad ' s best friend , was the only one to escape and was officially blamed for the murders . The Padawan massacre became an object of intense interest on Taris , and Shay and Shel were interviewed by a news program that Carrick viewed as he hid in a Lower City bar . The bounty hunter Valius Ying eventually tracked Carrick down in the Taris asteroid belt and returned him to Taris to be given over to the Jedi . Ying and Carrick were greeted by a massive crowd , which included Shay and Shel . The two remaining Jelavans stared silently at Carrick as he walked by , only briefly returning their gaze . With Shad , their only source of support , dead , Shay and Shel moved in with a different family for a time . After a while , the Jelavans came into a good deal of money , sent to them by a mysterious benefactor — although Shel assumed it was from the Jedi Order , the money was actually from Carrick . The sum was enough for Shay to be sent offworld to stay at his grandparents ' home on the planet Ord Mantell , and Shel used the rest to put a bounty on Carrick ' s head . Personality and traits . Shay Jelavan had light skin and blond hair . As of 3964 BBY , he was much smaller than his older sister , Shel , and was often seen at her side . Equipment . On Taris , Jelavan wore a beige tunic with grey boots . Behind the scenes . Shay Jelavan made his first appearance in " " , a comic written by John Jackson Miller and released in 2006 . Jelavan also appeared in the of the " " arc but went unnamed until a mention in " " . In his two appearances , Jelavan was illustrated by Brian Ching .