Shadow was raised on Exar Kun. He learned very quickly life means nothing. Him and a friend were caught one night stealing goods. Thats when things changed for Shadow. He killed them all and the last pirate he killed he said his famous words. - stuff happens, its life, and life means nothing to me.- Little did he know that an assassin was watching him. Later on Shadow was followed and kidnapped when he was nine years old. The same assassin had taken him in.