Sha'an was born on a world whose name and designation has been deleted from the records, and Sha'an is the planet's last survivor. The world was one of Olokun's "toy" worlds, specifically used for genetic and technological experiments. Sha'an grew up in a military tradition as a guard for the System Lord's palace on the planet. Olokun raised Sha'an up to the rank of First Prime. Since then Sha'an's loyalty has been largely untested by the System Lord so his natural thirst for blood was not discovered. He is loyal to his god as all First Primes are, however, and would gladly give his life to Olokun's whim. (RPG: "Living Gods: Stargate System Lords")