Royal Handmaiden Society

The Royal Handmaiden Society was a fansite and community for fans of Queen Amidala's five royal handmaidens. 
==Site History==
The Royal Handmaiden Society started as a discussion thread on the Jedi Council Forums on TheForce.net. 
The first RHS website was created by Qui-Gon's Padawan in late 1999. After running out of free hosting, the site was transferred to its current location in 2002, under management of NabooPop. A sister LiveJournal community was formed in 2005, Royal Handmaiden Society on LiveJournal (Accessed 8 September 2019). and a Tumblr account in 2018.Royal Handmaiden Society on Tumblr (Accessed 8 September 2019).
==Site Contents==
* Information about the three Star Wars Prequel movies, its characters, and its actors
* Fanfiction, meta essays, fanart, poetry and jokes
* Image galleries, icons and wallpaper
* Archived copies of RHS discussion threads from Force.net.
===Archived Discussion Threads=== 
After several host changes, updates, and technological changes on TheForce.net's discussion forums, the original RHS discussion threads were broken or missing. This led to RHS archiving and saving copies of subsequent discussion threads on the RHS website.RHS discussion thread archive page (Wayback link). (Accessed 7 September 2019) 
Archived threads include:
* The Original R.H.S. Thread, Aug. - Sept. 1999: "FAN POLL: Which handmadien [sic] name from Episode One do you like the best?"
* The Second R.H.S. Thread, Oct. 1999: "The The [sic] re-convening of the Royal Handmaiden Society!"
* The Third R.H.S. Thread, Oct. 1999: "The Royal Handmaiden Society Hall Mk. III"
* The Fanfic Expansion Thread, Oct. 1999 - March 2000: "The Official RHS at JC.N Handmaidens Fiction Thread"
* The Fourth R.H.S. Thread (take 2), Oct. 1999: "The Royal Handmaiden Society Hall v4.1"
* The Fifth R.H.S. Thread, Oct. 1999 - Jan. 2000 (officially Archived at JC.N): "The Royal Handmaiden Society Version 5.0"
* The Sixth R.H.S. Thread, Jan. - April 2000: "The Return of the "Star Wars: Royal Handmaiden Society" - Millennium [sic] 2000 Edition"
* The UBB portion only of the Seventh R.H.S. Thread, April - June 2000: "The Royal Handmaiden Society VII: "We are brave--and hopeful--your highness!""
* The Eighth and current R.H.S. Thread, April 2002 - present: "The Royal Handmaiden Society: Episode 8: A New Hope"
===Editorials by Lieutenant Piett===
The following essays were archived on the RHS homepage:
* "Sabé could turn A***a S**g into Orange Goo on an Off Day with her Weak Hand's Pinky," circa 2000.
* "In Memoriam: Cordé," unknown date.
* "The Essence of Handmaidenology," unknown date.
===Fanfiction===
Fans could submit their fanfiction to the Society website, provided it was rated PG-13 and under.The RHS FAQ (Accessed 7 September 2019). There is no mention of content requirements.
* Yes, Mother by bobill. A little veggie madness-- Just how much influence does Dormé have on the Senator?
* Rabé's Journal by Courtney Megaro. Rabé's thoughts during the events of Episode I.
* Episode 1 Journal: Yané by Handmaiden_Yané. Episode 1 through Yané's eyes. Just what DID Yané and Saché do when they were left behind, anyway?
* Sabé's Secret Funeral by Handmaiden_Yané. The death of a handmaiden.
* Sabé's Journal by Jazzy Jedi. The events prior to and during Episode 1 from Sabé's point of view. Obi-wan/Sabé Alt Reality Romance.
* Choice by Jazzy Jedi. A sequel to "Sabé's Journal."
* Conspiracy by Jazzy Jedi. A companion piece to "Sabé's Journal" and "Choice." During a night on the town, Saché uncovers a disturbing plot against the queen.
* Sabe's Daughter by Lelaina Nuruodo. Inspired by the events in Jazzy Jedi's Sabé's Journal and Choice stories. Alternate Universe sequel.
* Last Line by Maren Jensen. Events of TPM as viewed through the eyes of Sabé the Decoy Queen, including the unexpected friendship she develops with Obi-Wan.
* Eirtaé's Story by Obi Anne. Eirtaé's thoughts and feelings during the events of Episode I.
* Mistaken Identities by Seribaba. An Episode II handmaiden adventure.
== Staff == 
* Saché of Naboo
* NabooPop (webhost, webmaster)
* Handmaiden Andé (LiveJournal community admin, Tumblr mod)
* GentleBant
* Lt. Piett
* Yané of Naboo
* Qui-Gon's Padawan (original site creator)
==References==
Category:Star Wars WebsitesCategory:1990sCategory:2000s