| rdfs:comment | - The Shedu is what seems to be a living Dimetrodon or Edaphosaurus. It makes its first and only appearance in Kur Rising.
- A shedu/shed (plural shedim) is a possessional spirit of the deserts. They can be guard spirits of the wicked and powerful. Usually they are only ethereal and shadowy in form, but do sometimes manifest forms rooster- or serpent-like. When they are unmanifest, their footprints will appear in ash. Powerful shedim can become tutelary and request sacrifice of children or incubic union with them.
- Shedu, or Lamassu, were a fairly rare sentient species. While many Shedu rose to prominence over the years, they remained somewhat of a mystery to more common species such as humans or twi'leks. Shedu were very varied physically, particularly in the face and torso. Shedu faces were just about as variable as humans, but their bodies differed drastically. A Shedu could have one of two main types of body, both on four legs. The more common body type was very similar to a bull's, but could have many different colours of fur. This body type was more common in males than in females. The other body type, which was slightly less common, was similar to a lion or lioness. This body type was more common in females than in males.
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| abstract | - Shedu, or Lamassu, were a fairly rare sentient species. While many Shedu rose to prominence over the years, they remained somewhat of a mystery to more common species such as humans or twi'leks. Shedu were very varied physically, particularly in the face and torso. Shedu faces were just about as variable as humans, but their bodies differed drastically. A Shedu could have one of two main types of body, both on four legs. The more common body type was very similar to a bull's, but could have many different colours of fur. This body type was more common in males than in females. The other body type, which was slightly less common, was similar to a lion or lioness. This body type was more common in females than in males. Shedu were a generally force-sensitive race, and rather than being surprised to find a force-sensitive Shedu, many individuals were more shocked by a non force-sensitive one. Before Shedu first received contact from outside their homeworld, they practiced their force powers under the instruction of an elder, usually a parent. If none of their adult family members had force sensitivity, which was a very rare phenomenon, a young Shedu would be instructed by the eldest force-sensitive in their herd. A herd was the social unit for Shedu. A herd consisted of at least six ordinary Shedu and one Alpha pair, who were the leaders of the herd. Shedu herds were very informal, and often the alpha pair would have very little authority except when the herd members could not agree on something, when the Alpha pair would decide on the outcome. Herds were made up of between 1 and 3 pairs of Shedu, not counting the Alphas. These ordinary pairs and their children formed the main body of the herd. When an Alpha pair of Shedu had four children, then any more children they had would be sent away to form their own herds. Humans feared the Shedu before they had properly interacted with them. They thought that they were evil spirits, which brought bad luck and would kill anyone who tried to contact them. Because of this, on many planets cults emerged which worshiped the Shedu and sacrificed victims to attempt to 'appease the Shedu'. When humans and Shedu finally made contact, the Shedu were dismayed that people had murdered innocents in their name, and many Shedu decided to shut down the cults once and for all. However, some Shedu were pleased with the idea of becoming gods and being worshipped, and a war began between the two groups of Shedu: the Shedu Civil War. This war cost the lives of almost three quarters of the total population of the Shedu, but was eventually won by the Shedu trying to destroy the cults. The species in general decided to isolate themselves to a degree, as within years of them meeting humans they had entered a war against eachother and lost 75% of their entire population.
- The Shedu is what seems to be a living Dimetrodon or Edaphosaurus. It makes its first and only appearance in Kur Rising.
- A shedu/shed (plural shedim) is a possessional spirit of the deserts. They can be guard spirits of the wicked and powerful. Usually they are only ethereal and shadowy in form, but do sometimes manifest forms rooster- or serpent-like. When they are unmanifest, their footprints will appear in ash. Powerful shedim can become tutelary and request sacrifice of children or incubic union with them.
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