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On June 6, 998, Shahor made his way to the [[Cathedral City]] alongside his father and [[Caerula]], Lady of the [[Land of Seas]]. Together, they sought to open [[Mercury's Door]] to obtain great power, as well as to avenge [[Beis]], former ruler of the [[Land of Sands]].{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}}  
On June 6, 998, Shahor made his way to the [[Cathedral City]] alongside his father and [[Caerula]], Lady of the [[Land of Seas]]. Together, they sought to open [[Mercury's Door]] to obtain great power, as well as to avenge [[Beis]], former ruler of the [[Land of Sands]].{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 6}}  


When the magical girls known as [[Intoners]] arrived to also open the door, the Lords ambushed them. Shahor cut off Intoner [[Two]]'s arm, leaving her to bleed to death. However, when Mercury's Door was shattered by Intoner [[One]]'s [[Power of Song]], the [[Black Mud]] from beyond it proceeded to use the dead Intoners to summon [[daemons]].{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 10}} Shahor watched helplessly as his father was killed by the daemon [[Armisael]].{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 10}} Although initially saved from a similar fate by Caerula, she soon revealed her real intentions for saving him – Caerula ripped out Shahor's youthful heart in order to restore her own beauty and power, killing him.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 3, Chapter 11}}
When the magical girls known as [[Intoners]] arrived to also open the door, the landed lords ambushed them. Shahor cut off Intoner [[Two]]'s arm, leaving her to bleed to death. However, when Mercury's Door was shattered by Intoner [[One]]'s [[Power of Song]], the [[Black Mud]] from beyond it proceeded to use the dead Intoners to summon [[daemons]].{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 10}} Shahor watched helplessly as his father was killed by the daemon [[Armisael]].{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 2, Chapter 10}} Although initially saved from a similar fate by Caerula, she soon revealed her real intentions for saving him – Caerula ripped out Shahor's youthful heart in order to restore her own beauty and power, killing him.{{Bookref|Utahime5|Volume 3, Chapter 11}}


===Legacy===
===Legacy===
For a while after Shahor's death, the people of the Land of Forests remained unaware of it.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}} The deaths of the Lords of the Lands were only made public in January 999, when Intoner One triumphantly returned to the Cathedral City, having conquered all of [[Europe]].{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}} Shahor was replaced as Lord of the Land of Forests by the Intoner [[Three]].
For a while after Shahor's death, the people of the Land of Forests remained unaware of it.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 130: Record of Flower, #5: Related Materials}}{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}} The deaths of the landed lords were only made public in January 999, when Intoner One triumphantly returned to the Cathedral City, having conquered all of [[Europe]].{{Videoref|Nier10th|NieR Chronology Review}} Shahor was replaced as Lord of the Land of Forests by the Intoner [[Three]].


==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
===Etymology===
===Etymology===
Shahor (שחר) is a Hebrew adjective meaning black.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.abarim-publications.com/Dictionary/si/si-ht-r.html|title=שחר|site=Abarim Publications' online Biblical Hebrew Dictionary}}</ref> This follows the theme of the Lords of the Lands being named after colours.
Shahor (שחר) is a Hebrew adjective meaning black.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.abarim-publications.com/Dictionary/si/si-ht-r.html|title=שחר|site=Abarim Publications' online Biblical Hebrew Dictionary}}</ref> This follows the theme of the landed lords being named after colours.
===Fan translations===
===Fan translations===
Fan-made translations of ''[[Drag-On Dragoon Utahime Five]]'' have previously translated the name incorrectly as "Shaxor."
Fan-made translations of ''[[Drag-On Dragoon Utahime Five]]'' have previously translated the name incorrectly as "Shaxor."