Born on Sol in 2868, his parents moved around a lot working in production logistics for several companies. When he was 16 the family found themselves working on Crion when the Vanduul attacked. Shadyn and his younger brother and baby sister managed to be placed on a transport but his parents were never heard from again.
At the age of 20 he joined the UEE as a combat pilot defending against raiding parties along the fringes of the empire. At 30 he transitioned into the UEE exploration division.
After thirty years Shaidyn retired and worked for several companies doing deep space scanning and spent a time with the Sub-Galactic Discovery Group looking for lost civilization artifacts.
When the Angijral, the Carrack UEE exploration ship that Shaidyn served on, became available he purchased it and started his own treasure hunting team working in coordination with the Cornerstone.