The Western Shield represented a rustic, agrarian area situated on Alanciar, which itself was a continent found on the Wild Space world of Kesh. A network of roadways provided connections to the urban centers of Sus'mintri, Uhrar, and Minrath. Back in 2975 BBY, the High Lord Edell Vrai, accompanied by his Alanciari advisor Quarra Thayn, journeyed across the Western Shield en route to Sus'mintri and Uhrar. Furthermore, during the invasion of Alanciar, the Alanciari military successfully downed Korsin Bentado's Ebon Fleet above the Western Shield.