Talk:Arlen Grace/@comment-11507893-20170307160759/@comment-26484417-20170313133636

@Tathra: Like EternET said, in the case of this and some other statements, it's precisely the contradiction that is the issue.

Even if we assume--for the argument's sake--that Baam is truly Arlen's child and fully qualifies as her son, the story said that the child was killed shortly after birth and that she had not managed to have him resurrected until after she found that place (likely) outside the Tower. Now, if Garam then says "it's the place where she gave birth to you and raised you", we suddenly have a contradiction on our hands, but we don't quite know which part is in question; at best we can come up with what is the most likely scenario to us, but that's not something we should include outside of "Notes and Trivia". Moreover, if we apply our imagination, it's even possible to come up with additional pieces of the story that would make this statement perfectly sound instead of a contradiction it is right now, or that makes it entirely untrue, but both of these would suffer from the same limitation as products of the fandom.

After all, let's not forget that if one person or a group is allowed to solidify their assumptions and theories that satisfy their model (no matter how popular or ultimately accurate), another person or group can come in and do the same. For instance, since this line says that Arlen also raised Baam on that Floor, someone might question whether Zahard actually killed the child in its infancy--if at all; this should mean Baam is truly her son, but it is likely going to invalidate most things about the story. Another might question whether Arlen gave the child to be resurrected, or whether she merely sacrificed the child to get her revenge; pretty much everything points to the latter at this point, and it seriously undermines the idea that the they are still mother and son--even on a biological level--even if we assume they originally were.

Without going through even longer list, you likely have an idea why this is problematic; even if the interpretation you favour is extremely likely, for as long as it's surrounded in this much uncertainty, it's better to wait for more information or something less uncertain. Yes, this make take ages, and I can sympathise, but this isn't the only article currently in queue line waiting for more certainty or the Word of God on the matter.