Is it possible that Meluan Lackless is Kvothe's aunt? I know it's mentioned in Name of the Wind that his mother used to be nobility or something before Arliden met her, and Meluan's sister left the family to become one of the Ruh, but I can't help but feel like there was some reason why it couldn't be possible for Meluan to be his aunt. I can't remember what it was but I'm almost sure there was something.
Yep absolutely! That’s a pretty well known theory :) There’s a hint in a song by Arliden:
“Dark Laurian, Arliden's wifeHas a face like a blade of a knifeHas a voice like a prickledown burrBut can tally a sum like a moneylender.My sweet Tally cannot cook.But she keeps a tidy ledger-bookFor all her faults I do confessIt's worth my lifeTo make my wifeNot tally a lot less”The bold lines have been theorized to be a play on Netalia Lackless, or Laurian’s real name. Kvothe also found Meluan familiar somehow which seems to be another hint!
