The Land of Rays and Frogs (LORAF) is Kanaya Maryam's planet in the Medium. It is a land covered in a watery expanse, scattered with beams of light.
Concept and creation[]
The second word in the Land of Rays' name was initially hidden behind scrambled text
, much like Jade Harley's Land of Frost; though the full name is never stated in the comic, Jade's planet is later revealed as the Land of Frost and Frogs, which Andrew Hussie confirmed through Formspring to be the case for Kanaya's planet also. His authorial commentary also calls this "a word shard with all Space players' lands",[1] necessitated by these Heroes' frog-breeding duties. It is the only word seen to have appeared in the names of two distinct planets.
The planet's rays allude to Kanaya's ray-absorbing nature, and possibly relate to the Space aspect's connection to radiation and particle physics.
Geography[]
Little is known of the Land of Rays and Frogs save from its first appearance; as Kanaya's hive and the surrounding land appear on the planet, they are partially submerged by the ocean seemingly covering most of its surface, revealing the similarities between Kanaya's home and Jade's Pacific island, complete with a volcanic Forge. Like most planets in Sburb, Kanaya's quest involved “[Triggering] Drastic Planetary Upheaval”, but it is unknown what changes took place on LORAF.
It is unclear whether the planet's rays originate from within, possibly from some radioactive material beneath the water, or fall from above.
Habitation[]
The Land of Rays and Frogs was presided over by the denizen Echidna. The nature of the planet's consorts and underlings is unknown, though it can be presumed at least some frogs were native to the planet.
History[]
Presumably, at some point "prior" to Kanaya's arrival, Echidna was prompted by Agents of Derse to start creating an army of underlings.[2]
Kanaya's quest involved stoking the Forge she brought with her upon her arrival to the planet, as well as communication with her denizen in order to find the frogs necessary to breed a universe, which took weeks; Karkat Vantas ultimately decided that the impending Reckoning meant they had no time to find the final frog. The Genesis Frog that was ultimately bred from LORAF's frogs became Earth's universe.
The Land of Rays and Frogs was destroyed with the rest of the session's planets when an omnicidal Jack Noir went on a rampage through the Incipisphere.
References[]
- ↑ Andrew Hussie. "Here's another non-reveal reveal like disguising Karkat's blood color while showing it, kind of a cheating way of hiding but not hiding something. I didn't feel like it was the right time to show the second word of Kanaya's land yet, because it's a word shared with all Space players' lands, including Jade's. There were various reasons I didn't want to tip off the name of her land, but also, garbling the text signals to the reader that this information is a mystery worth taking note of. Aside from that, let's enjoy the fact that Kanaya dragged all her nice pillows up to the edge of this volcano so she could be comfy while computing." Homestuck: Book 4: Act 5 Act 1. February 12, 2019.
- ↑ Act 4. “...When he was awake he was asked by some really terrible guys to commission a whole bunch of Underlings. He then went about befouling our land with all this sludge, clogging up all our beautiful Pipes, and now it can barely breathe. He was sort of a huge dick. Once he tuckered himself out with all that I guess he decided to take a nap. / The terrible guys? They are a bunch of mean fellows who like to push people around. They are called Agents.”