The Lo Po Bia Family

Lore & Background

The Lo Po Bia Family's origins trace back to the Great Warriors who climbed the Tower with Zahard, with their Family Head, Lo Po Bia Traumerei, being one of the most ancient and enigmatic beings in the Tower. Traumerei's unique ability to command and commune with shinheuh—living manifestations of shinsu—became the family's founding creed. Over millennia, they forged a brutal hierarchy where status is measured not by birthright but by the ferocity of the creature one can subdue. The Family Head himself commands legendary horrors like the Leviathan, a serpent that can swallow floors whole, and the Kraken, whose tentacles can crush fortresses. This bond with shinheuh is more than combat—it is a sacred, lifelong pact, with members often imprinting on their chosen beasts as children, growing together in a dance of dominance and trust.

In Their Own Story

In the dim light of the Family's private menagerie, a young Lo Po Bia initiate stood before a cage containing a writhing mass of shadow and scales. The beast, a juvenile Sea Serpent, hissed and lashed out, its eyes glowing with feral intelligence. The initiate's hand trembled as he reached out, his shinsu flowing like a leash. 'Control it, or be consumed,' the instructor's voice echoed. With a deep breath, he focused, and the serpent stilled, its head bowing. In that moment, he understood the family's creed: to rule the beast is to rule the Tower.

Reader's Guide

The Lo Po Bia Family is a major faction within the Tower of God, one of the Ten Great Families that prop up the Zahard Empire. Their primary goal is to cement their dominance through raw military might and the strategic deployment of shinheuh—used for combat, transportation, and harvesting rare resources from the Tower's most dangerous zones. The family is ruled by the Family Head, Lo Po Bia Traumerei, a High Ranker of near-mythical power, and includes a web of Branch Heads, veteran Rankers, and initiates who serve as beast tamers, hunters, or frontline warriors. Their role in the current conflict is layered: while officially loyal to Zahard, internal fractures—especially the rise of the Canine People and the rebellious Yama—have stirred old rivalries and fresh betrayals. The family's unique culture, centered on the taming of shinheuh, makes them a feared and unpredictable force, capable of unleashing entire ecosystems of creatures in battle. Their headquarters, the Mothership, is a colossal floating fortress that drifts through the Tower like a predatory moon, a constant reminder of their dominion over beast and man alike.

Did You Know?

• The Lo Po Bia Family's crest features a stylized beast mid-roar, symbolizing their unyielding dominion over shinheuh.
• Traumerei's prized shinheuh, Leviathan, is so vast and ancient that it is said to have devoured entire floors during the family's early conquests.
• Young members must survive the 'Beast's Trial,' a rite of passage where they are locked in a cage with a wild shinheuh and must either tame it or be mauled.
• The family's hierarchy is brutally simple: the stronger the shinheuh you control, the higher your rank—with the Family Head standing alone at the apex, commanding creatures that even other family heads fear.