I thought it would be cool to talk about the Liun Region today, since the Liun Region is just as much a tribute to this country as it is to Pokemon.

Unfortunately, I realized that I haven't been doing as much as I should with it (expect more progress soon enough, though).

Since I'm using the MacTop, I don't have the files on any of the cities or whatever it is you people actually WANT to hear about. But I wanted to present some information, and off the top of my head, the only thing I really have to present is a few mirror characters, who will also be in the form of Power Trios.

To start off, there's the younger sibling trio. Probably, they won't make a huge impact on the story, but let's say there was a timeskip or a sequel series...
Anyway, it starts off with Zoey's younger brother Forrest, the spazz. He will start off the series with a grass type, appropriately. Forrest is a little spacey, and I wouldn't say that he's the brightest kid in the village...of course, it would be less of an issue if he didn't come from such an intellectual family.

Adam, on the other hand, has a younger sister named Shula. If Shula had to be described in one sentence, it would probably be something like, "She will kick your ass." Don't mess with her, because she's just as willing to fight as her Pokemon are. She will be starting with a fire type.

Finally, completing the trio is the emo kid, Dylan. He's not related to any of the characters that have been introduced as of yet. If left to their own devices, he and Forrest would probably just sit on their butts all day and do nothing. Shula is probably the only one who can push them into action, by force of fear if nothing else. They definitely have an Ino-Shika-Cho relationship...

I'd say that this trio is about four years younger than Zoey, Adam, and Neil.


The second trio I'd like to introduce tonight is the rival trio. All three are from the area surrounding Cassiopeia City, and they have VERY rich families. Also, all three of them have an older sibling who makes their personality quirks seem mild.

First of all is Zoey's rival (if you can call it a rivalry), Sarah Tasse. I'm not going to mince words with this one: Sarah is dumb. Really, unbelievably, comedically dumb. I mean, three words: Valley Girl Coordinator.
She does have certain shining moments where she comes through with stuff that Zoey can't figure out, though, which drives Zoey absolutely nuts.

Adam's rival from this trio is show-off skater trainer Evan Moore. (EDITS: After checking my PC files, I found out his last name is actually Evan Hall. Sorry, I'm just as enthusiastic about the pun as anyone, but...) Evan competes in battles because he's needlessly violent, and in contests because he likes having people pay attention to him. Adam wouldn't pay him any attention at all normally. In spite of (or perhaps because of) this, Evan makes a point of taunting him. He's a bit of a bully, and, well, Adam is a nerd... Anyway, you'll have to take my word for it that Evan has his good points too.

Finally, Neil's rival is Kite Freeman. Well, his real name is Randall Freeman. (EDITS: Having checked my PC, I know now that there isn't a D involved in his last name.)
Anyway, one day he just decided he wanted people to call him Kite. He's very casual and laid back, and enjoys surfing or swimming with his Pokemon. He's a watcher like Neil, but he takes still photographs (like the guy in PokeSnap). Neil is jealous because he has an artistry with his photographs that Neil has yet to capture in film.

Sprites for these guys are in the making, but they're pretty low on my priority list.
Hopefully some actual news coming soon: more on this story as it develops.