Shan

Shan
Species:	Kaled
Place of origin:	Skaro
Father:	Krakor
First appearance:	Davros
Appearances:	AUDIO: Corruption
Main actor:	Katarina Olsson

Scientist Shan was a member of the Kaled Scientific Elite towards the end of the Thousand Year War between the Kaleds and the Thals on Skaro.

She was a member of the Military Youth from the age of eight and the daughter of Colonel Krakor, a senior member of the Military Elite who was reported as being killed in battle on the same day that Shan was executed. (AUDIO: Corruption)

She worked under Coordinator Davros. She wrote a paper suggesting the Kaled race would need to be re-engineered to survive a post-war Skaro, which she called "the Dalek Solution". (AUDIO: Davros) By other accounts, the name "Dalek" was coined by Davros himself from other inspirations. (AUDIO: Guilt, PROSE: The History of the Daleks, Dalek Combat Training Manual)

Shan supported Davros's experiments at first but came to be horrified by the lack of morality and objected to them. Davros had her arrested and executed as a traitor. The same happened to her lover Councillor Valron. (AUDIO: Davros, Corruption)

Personality

Shan was an altruistic soul who was dedicated to helping others, She was shocked on learning food tablets were made from fellow Kaleds. (AUDIO: Davros) Indeed, she showed righteous horror at the slaughter of some Thals, felt sorry for how the war was ruining life, how the Military Youth was being brutal to children, and attempted to convince Davros that they should make peace. (AUDIO: Corruption)

Shan was also capable of great courage as was shown when she stood up to Davros when he shouted at her for her relationship with Valoran — she was not even intimidated by his anger, and was outraged he would invent accusations to justify his motives. (AUDIO: Davros, Corruption) She also, defiantly, told a drunk Fenn to let her go her when he tried to 'have a bit of fun', and calmly accepted Valoran's flirting. (AUDIO: Corruption)

Shan showed a grand sense of humour; laughing when Davros failed to capture a rodent (AUDIO: Davros) and also laughing on Calcula's hysterics over some rodents they collected. (AUDIO: Corruption)

Shan was so intelligent that she would've been the head of the Scientific Elite instead of Davros if it weren't for Davros's betrayal. (AUDIO: Davros)