Shadow Broker (title)

"The Shadow Broker knows all, while none can know him."

- A popular phrase Shadow Broker, also known by their call-sign "Overlord" by Shadow League members, was a title that was conferred on the overall leader of the Shadow League crime syndicate.

Those who held the title of Shadow Broker were usually individuals who had concealed their identity from the public and operated solely under this name. Shadow Brokers were crime lords who had vast and an almost endless supply of knowledge and clandestine information on almost every individual in the galaxy, from the lowest nobodies to the most powerful politicians.

Due to their position and nature of their influence, a Shadow Broker's audience was highly sought after, but their identity even more. Any person could contact the Shadow Broker and trade with them, usually in exchange for information on anyone or anything, usually their enemies. This made the Shadow Broker one of the most influential and powerful titles in the galaxy, as a few words from the Broker to the right person could change the course of galactic wars.

It is uncertain how one becomes a Shadow Broker. They serve for life, and are known not to give up their position easily. Nevertheless, there have always been multiple Shadow Brokers from multiple species and sexes.

The title itself was first established by Dorne Teague, a human rogue SIS agent from Chandrila, in an effort to find and rescue the love of his life, although he never truly accomplished this feat.