Matale family

In 3956 BBY, the Matale family was composed of two members: Ahlan Matale, the father, and Shen Matale, his son. They lived in a private estate on Dantooine. The Matale family had a long running feud with the Sandral family. Even with assistance from the Jedi Enclave on the planet, no compromise could be reached to settle the arguing.

After the disappearance of Nurik Sandral's son, Casus Sandral, Nurik believed Casus had been killed by the Matales and kidnapped Shen in retaliation. When the Jedi Revan arrived at the Sandral estate as an amnesiac Padawan, he was told of the kidnapping by Nurik's daughter and Shen's lover, Rahasia Sandral. Due to Revan's intervention, Shen escaped with Rahasia, but both were ambushed by their parents outside the estate. Revan was able to convince the fathers to allow their kids to live their own lives, and the two patriarchs agreed to purchase a new house for their offspring to reside in together.

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