Shad

Shad is a character in.

Biography
Shad is a scholarly young man and a member of the Resistance. He is deeply interested in the race of sky beings known as the Oocca, having researched them for much of his life. He is happy to inform Link on them at any given opportunity. This information is later useful in Link's search for the scattered shards of the Mirror of Twilight. Shad's manner of speech is very formal, taking on an excitable tone when he comes to speaking about his areas of interest. He is the only member of the Resistance who does not fight or use weaponry; he states that, whilst he may be formidable at book reading, he lacks any physical skills or strength. Despite this, he seems to carry a dagger tucked between the pages of his book. If Link visits the Telma's Bar before he completes the Lakebed Temple, Shad will be interested in his Hero's Clothes.

His father, a scholar in his own right, had conducted research on the Oocca before him until the time of his death and had wished his son to continue it. Therefore, he holds his father in high regard and seems loath to either disappoint him or fail to bring his dream to fruition. Shad also makes constant references to the notes his father has left him. He helps Link reach the City in the Sky through his knowledge of both Sky Writing and the Oocca, using what he knows to restore power to the Dominion Rod. Link then uses the Dominion Rod to collect the letters missing from the Ancient Sky Book, which in turn enables him to reach the Sky Cannon in a basement in Kakariko Village.

Etymology
Shad's name may be a reference to Tibetan script, a shad being a form of punctuation that indicates the end of texts, one variation having a mark similar to an upside down Triforce. Sky Writing is also notably similar to Tibetan, further supporting this possibility.