Whills (community)

The Whills were a community of beings who notably wrote the Journal of the Whills, a document that recorded important events in the galaxy, as well as philosophical reflections in verse. There were also shamans among them, one of which taught the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn that the ability to retain one's consciousness after death required absolute selflessness.

Behind the scenes
In the 2018 book James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction, Star Wars creator George Lucas explained that he intended the Whills to be microbiotic beings who fed off the Force and controlled the entire universe. Had he hold onto Lucasfilm Ltd. instead of selling it to The Walt Disney Company, the sequel trilogy would have featured the world of the Whills.

Appearances

 * Aftermath: Empire's End
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization