This is kind of strange but it’s a random thing I thought of. This “thought” as I’m going to refer to it (as it is not really a theory, but just more of a thought) is about the ability of a Guardian (or two) to raise a natural-born child. What I mean is this: could a female Guardian still carry a child and have that child normally? My answer: probably. There is nothing in the lore to suggest that every part of a Guardian does not have the same function as a normal human. Therefore, a female Guardian could most likely still get pregnant, carry a child, and have and raise that child normally. However, there is a catch. In the Ghost Stories lore book, the entry called “No Rez for the Weary” suggests that when a Guardian is revived, it is this new revival is based on another timeline’s version of the Guardian. [quote] I think I know why. Some share my theory. What do we do when we bring our Guardians back? What is the magical heart of the process? Are we like the City's probability kilns, twisting the quantum vacuum in our favor to yield matter? Perhaps. Perhaps. But certain members of a cult I shall not directly name have their own specific interpretation of this process. "When you bring him back," they told me, "you must have a template... an image to provide you with the information you need. Where do you find that template? “Simply in a neighboring timeline. A place where he is still alive and intact. And wherever there is great danger, wherever the probability of death is too high, then those timelines become scarce and hard to reach. And so you find the zones where Guardians cannot easily be remade." [/quote] Essentially, you are not revived, you are recreated based on another, past, version of yourself. So, when a Guardian is revived, they are not revived in their current physical state, of course. How does this connect to my question? Well, if a female Guardian carrying a child dies, what happens to the child? Our reasoning here suggests that the Guardian would be revived in a past, most likely non-pregnant, version of herself. On top of that, the child is a separate life from the Guardian, the Ghost would not be able to revive them both. Therefore, the child would be lost. So for a Guardian to become with child and keep the child, she would have to not die. Unless this Guardian is absolutely incredible, this would mean that she would have to be out of commission for at least a year, maybe more, until the baby is weaned. This would come at a great loss to the Vanguard, though, as losing even one Guardian can make their fight a lot harder. All this considered, here is my conclusion. Yes, a Guardian could have and raise a child, but she would have to abandon many or most of her duties as a Guardian. As the Vanguard would not to lose a hand in the fight, they may not allow this. On the off chance they would, or the Guardian is a woman of a particular manner, she could would happily be able to raise her child. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. for context: I decided to write this up at 11:30 at night and post it at 11:50 I couldn't sleep y’all have fun questioning my sanity after reading this Edit: I did not expect people to actually reply seriously to this.