Talk:Lo Po Bia Elaine/@comment-26484417-20160603112754

The more I think about this character, the more I would be thrilled if it turns out that she (?) hails from the Ari family.

If we assume that Ari Chun's use of the name Joochun isn't a mere whim on his part, then it's entirely possible that Ari Family members--aside from their head--all use different names in public. This practice can be found in some old Asian families that favour secrecy often in order to safeguard its members from people who would kidnap them for ransom or hurt them to get back at the family, and rarely--though more popular in fiction--because the family was producing covert operatives for the government or as mercenaries. Now, SIU already remarked that Kaiser's bloodline is of consequence in the recent blog post, the name "Kaiser" has been a suspect since the beginning, and there is no better way to symbolise secrecy / anonymity than with a mask, so this would neatly fit the premise.

Moreover, considering the subordination system (i.e., the core benefit of stealing and distributing names, as far as we know) works all over the Tower, there should be little benefit in staying at the Name Hunt station for as long as thousand years, but Ari Family speculations can help explain this as well. One other commonality among the known Ari Family members (limited sample size of 2) is that they are both rulers: Ari Han is the head of the Ari Family, and Ari Chun is one of the Three Lords. Kaiser, as the ruler of the Name Hunt station, would very neatly fit this as well.

All in all, these are only speculations and assumptions, but it would be fairly interesting revelation about both Kaiser and the Ari Family.