- "You might have been killed."
"If such was the will of the Force, who am I to wish otherwise?"
"Then you believe in destiny? That everything is predetermined by the Force?"
"No, I–we of the Path–believe that the Force flows freely, and it's currents are not to be disturbed." - ―Keth Cerepath and Whool
Whool was an Abednedo male Path of the Open Hand who was a member of the Path of the Open Hand. Once a miner on his home planet, he eventually joined the Path and[1] in 382 BBY,<ref name="Date"The events of "Tales of Enlightenment: A Different Perspective" take place after the Path of the Open Hand arrived on Jedha, which The High Republic: Path of Vengeance establishes was after the death of Kevmo Zink. "Tales of Enlightenment: A Different Perspective" also takes place before Keth Cerepath's death during the Battle of Jedha. As Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates both Zink's death and the battle to 382 BBY, the events of "Tales of Enlightenment: A Different Perspective" must take place in the same year.</ref> was present in the Holy City on Jedha. At one point, the Jedi Maeve Cuilinn saved him by using the Force, but as a Path of the Open Hand member, Whool condemned the use of the Force and would have preferred to die instead.[1]
Appearances
"Tales of Enlightenment: A Different Perspective" — Star Wars Insider 215 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The High Republic: Tales of Enlightenment) (First appearance)
Sources
- From the Pages of Star Wars Insider: Read an Exclusive Excerpt of The High Republic Original Short Story, "A Different Perspective" on StarWars.com (backup link)
