

This resulted in the Shadows eliminating some telepaths from the population of some worlds, as with the Narns. Īll Shadow tech can be disrupted by telepathic activity. They used black pods, probably some kind of organic war computer, to navigate the ship, destroy targets and deal with any opposition. By 2262, it was also discovered that they could control alien ships by remote.

Such was seen in 2260 with Anna Sheridan. They can make a person say or do what they want. The Shadows are also capable of tying their technologies directly into the mind and the body. They have powerful beam weapons, are capable of de-stabilizing jump points of enemy ships, and can launch shadow fighter squadrons. Capable of phasing in and out of hyperspace without using jumpgates or any known form of Jump point, they require a living sentient being as the central processing unit for their ships humans have been used for this purpose. Their ships resembled spiders or huge black tailless whip scorpions and are simply referred to as Shadow Vessels. The Shadows use organic technology in virtually everything.
