A close knit community of exiles from Kaeshana and Tygara, the Shadow Knights are committed to independence. This applies not just to the more overt slavery of Hutts and Sith, but also the dependence on other races for supplies and equipment. Culturally, the Shadow Knights cannot full escape their origins and have adopted a polyglot system of a stratocratic oligarchic republic which is more representative than a monarchy whilst still retaining a strong executive.
In their society, service guarantees citizenship. The Shadow Knights are insular and do not seek recruits from outside the twin planets' origins. Their main goal is to maintain their freedom but also to ensure that their kin are also not oppressed. The heart of their community is a nomad fleet. A worldship called the Defiance serves as its hub and mobile 'capital'.
