ReversalRain

About the Characters

ReversalRain characters are created by A. L. Harjanto / Llyona Fang.

Melody Jiayin • Lukkas Iocu • Renaye Igni Lopes • Clarus Seco • Expexes Juneti Cypo • Jevon Jadin

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<p><h4>💙🌧️ Melody Rain Jiayin 🌧️💙</h4></p>
<p>An artist, musician, and mechanic in training!</p>
<p>🎶 Instrument: Piano</p>
<p>The oldest child of the village mechanic has a strong fascination with science and arts and loves to explore the world around them.
You might find them looking up at the rain, climbing up a tree to sketch the sunset, or hear the faint harmony of piano music in the
distance when they’re in a creative mood. They may or may not be the perpetrator responsible for vandalizing the understory's trees
with various carving patterns. Like many others, they fear the darkness below the understory and its deep waters, but you'd have to
give them some credit for helping their father maintain the paddles that churn the ocean's surface. Be wary, they might throw you a
clever prank or sneak some notes out of your woodwind instruments while your attention is elsewhere.
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<p><h4>💜☁️ Lukkas Souta Iocu ☁️💜</h4></p>
<p>A musician, archer, and wannabe dancer!</p>
<p>🎶 Instrument: Flute</p>
<p>The son of the village doctor isn't interested in following his father's steps, but loves to make the world a happier place with his
frivolous entertainment! You might find him acting out a funny story while he grabs a drink at The Queen Been, or singing along to
the faded tunes of some old record player. The call of his flute seems to speak to the birds in the sky, seemingly calming the wind
for just a moment. While he may be an adventurous hunter when he climbs atop a lofty branch and patiently aims his arrow at quarry,
he dares not to venture below the understory. In fact, he hates the thought of getting caught for breaking a rule. You could say he
might just get a little ticked when peer pressure breaks his goody-two-shoes aura.<p><p>
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<p><h4>🧡🔥 Renaye Igni Lopes 🔥🧡</h4></p>
<p>A technician, tailor, and jazz musician!</p>
<p>🎶 Instrument: Trumpet</p>
<p>The daughter of the village weaver and a retired trumpeter won't mess around when it comes to business. As a child prodigy, her work ethic and management
skills quickly earn the respect of her superiors, rewarding her with the coolest job opportunities of any teenager in the region.
You might find her tending to the flames in the local desalination plant, or working backstage in the village theatre to make sure
the lighting is just right. She'll usually kick back at The Queen Been after her shifts, but don't worry, she knows to be home
before the sun disappears. You might have a little trouble sleeping if you happen to be her neighbor though; the flare of her
trumpet blasts an evening fanfare when her father makes her practice. Her free nights are spent meticulously sewing to bring her
friend's fashion designs to life.<p><p>
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<p><h4>❤️🥀 Clarus Seco 🥀❤️</h4></p>
<p>An athlete, daredevil, and musician!</p>
<p>🎶 Instrument: Cello</p>
<p>The son of the village chief is surprisingly laid back in spite of his father's expectations, taking a liking to breaking as
many rules as possible. Despite this rebellious energy, he upholds a charismatic aura; you'll find yourself beguiled by his
cunning eloquency. Regardless of his lack of depth perception, he is quite agile. You might catch him scaling the walls of the
village clock tower, or leaping into the waters of the shadowed understory, catching a glimpse at the creatures below. Needless
to say, the sunset curfew has been broken too many times. He often performs duets on stage with a skilled harpist. The rich dark
tone of his cello glides over the night, seeming to awaken the whispers of souls that passed long ago.<p><p>
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<p><h4>💚🌸 Expexes Juneti Cypo 🌸💚</h4></p>
<p>A dancer, musician, and fashion designer!</p>
<p>🎶 Instrument: Harp</p>
<p>The daughter of the chief council advisor and instrument craftsman hopes to live up to the expectations of her political and
operatic mother, as her namesake suggests. A natural beauty trained in the classical arts, she captivated attention and made a
name for herself as the village theater's harpist. Of course, she'd prefer to be known by her more straightforward middle name.
You might find her tending to her home-grown garden, gracefully frolicking along the liana vines, or adorning the gentle pluck
of her harp strings with a nourishing soprano voice. Fully supported by her parents, she creates brilliant nature-inspired
fashion designs, hoping to start a new industry for trade with the ark dwellers. However, this apparent aura of success does
seem to make her feel entitled to bending rules.<p><p>
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<p><h4>💛⏳Jevon Jadin⏳💛</h4></p>
<p>A barista, musician, and aspiring physicist!</p>
<p>🎶 Instrument: Guitar</p>
<p>The son of employee at The Queen Been spends his nights dreaming of the shattered space beyond the sky. He knows
that humanity's soaring mechanical beasts probably wouldn't be reinvented during his lifetime, but that won't thwart him from
pursuing the physical sciences. You might find him in the grand clocktower after his barista shift, making repairs under the
apprenticeship of the village mechanic, Mr. Jiayin. Running a cafe with his single mother proves to be quite exhausting, so
listen carefully during the long evenings for the perfectly timed strumming and percussive strikes of his guitar strings as
he releases his tension through gloved fingers. Weary of his third eye, some treated him as an outcast in his youth, but it's
assured that he bears no ill omen.<p><p>
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About the Webcomic and Band

ReversalRain is a science fantasy slice of life/coming-of-age story told in multimedia webcomic format and written, illustrated, animated, and composed by A. L. Harjanto, known by the alias "Llyona Fang."

Origins

Inspired by Andrew Hussie's multimedia Homestuck webcomic, Harjanto created a fancomic called Mirrorstuck in August 2014, where an early design concept of Melody Jiayin originated as a character named "Llyona Fang." Three other character silhouettes were shown in the Mirrorstuck title page, including the early designs of Lukkas Iocu, Clarus Seco, and Renaye Igni Lopes. With the creation of Mirrorstuck, Harjanto began learning digital art, practicing with a Wacom Intuous tablet and Photoshop Elements Editor. Harjanto also experimented with music composition, creating short soundtrack pieces with MuseScore to accompany interactive Scratch animations.

A. L. Harjanto adopted the alias/record label "Llyona Fang" and discontinued Mirrorstuck, using its premise to start a new project called ReversalRain in 2015. ReversalRain incorporates both Harjanto's artistic and musical works into webcomics, soundtracks, video games, concept art, and stories centered around a group of 6 main characters.

ReversalRain music originated as experimental ensemble scores with computer-generated audio. To imitate the effect of reflection, Harjanto employed techniques such as retrograde combined with reversed sound, so many ReversalRain tracks will retain the same melody when played backwards. These earlier tracks established RPG-like leitmotifs for the six main characters of the ReversalRain webcomic: Melody Jiayin, Lukkas Iocu, Renaye Igni Lopes, Clarus Seco, Expexes Juneti Cypo, and Jevon Jadin. These characters play play piano, flute, trumpet, cello, harp, and guitar respectively.

After years of creating with primarily MIDI, Harjanto shifted towards a new "bedroom pop" sound, utilizing raw self-recorded instrumentals and vocals in late 2019 with the creation of The Midst of Silence album, followed by the single Race of Fools in 2020. This shift in style also inspired Marvin Nauendorff's creation of the multicultural indie rock band Tsaitogaisuto ツァイトガイスト , which Harjanto is now part of as a multi-instrumentalist.

About the Creator

Leo Harjanto / "Llyona Fang" 方佳音

A. L. Harjanto was born in 2002 as an Asian-American. Beginning with a classical piano background from age 5, Harjanto sought out more instruments to learn, including the clarinet/bass clarinet, guitar/bass guitar, vibraphone, drumset, euphonium, saxophone, and voice. Along with a lifelong interest in the visual arts, Harjanto started composing music in 2015 under the alias of Llyona Fang and began creating a project called ReversalRain. Apart from being an experimental indie band, ReversalRain incorporates Harjanto's artistic and musical works into webcomics, soundtracks, video games, concept art, and stories.

Email: ReversalRain@gmail.com

Instagram: @LlyonaFang

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