Forum:SH:Featured Video Writing - What Are the Whills?

Fandom is going to be producing a featured wiki video for Wookieepedia called "Who are the Whills?" Obviously we don't have an exact answer to that question but, particularly in canon, we are hearing a lot more about the Whills as a result of Rogue One and the Guardians of the Whills. So this video will trace the origins of the concept of the Whills to the first draft of A New Hope and then talk about what we know of the Whills so far. This includes references in the Episode III novelization, not just purely canonical references. Subjects that could be covered include:


 * Journal of the Whills, Part I
 * Chuiee Two Thorpe and Mace Windy of the Jedi-Bendu of Ophuchi
 * Journal of the Whills
 * Ancient Order of the Whills
 * Shaman of the Whills
 * Keeper of the Whills
 * Force Priestesses (angle: do they relate somehow?)
 * Guardians of the Whills (and the novel)
 * Guardian's Mantra
 * Chirrut Îmwe
 * Baze Malbus
 * Disciples of the Whills
 * Silvanie Phest
 * Killi Gimm
 * Angber Trel
 * Sunset Prayer of the Guardians of the Whills
 * Temple of the Kyber
 * Collected Poems, Prayers, and Meditations on the Force

There may be others that I missed, but that's where everyone else comes in. This video is going to be written collaboratively by the community, should you wish to participate. We'll write the script for the video, which ideally should be around or less than 2 minutes long.

Before we actually get to writing it, we should first narrow down what we want to talk about. Put yourself in the position of a casual viewer. If you heard about the Whills, particularly the Journal of the Whills which is making the rounds due to fan speculation over the books in The Last Jedi trailer, what would you want to know about the most? What angle is most interesting to you? What subjects should be covered?

Let's discuss that and then we'll be able to make an outline for the video. - Brandon Rhea (talk) 19:59, May 7, 2017 (UTC)