We honestly have nothing to go on really, we are not even actually given any of the character's age at all, except for Nanamo (and that one had to be deduced, it wasn't outright stated).
My own personal way of looking at it:
As a non-modern society I think "adulthood" in Eorzea is likely to be loose at best. Historically, sexually mature people were never considered children, in fact the concept of being a "teenager" is a relatively modern development in our human history.
Having said that, puberty hit much later in the pre-modern world than it did now. It didn't start to slide back to where it is now until the 1850s. Obviously it's hard to place Eorzea in a time that's analogous to Earth history, but considering there's still an absence of an industrial revolution and that most people can't read yet I'd wager it to be somewhat similar.
In my own head cannon adulthood in Eorzea is whenever menarche starts up, which in the old world (pre 1840 Earth) was anywhere from 15-18 depending on where you were.
It's a bit harder to place for boys. Since there's more variation there when they start. I didn't have any facial hair until I was halfway through 20 years of age, some boys I knew in middle school were sporting scruff.
I do wish we had some ages to go off of, but in their absence I just stick to the real world counterparts. It's not that important anyway.
My own personal way of looking at it:
As a non-modern society I think "adulthood" in Eorzea is likely to be loose at best. Historically, sexually mature people were never considered children, in fact the concept of being a "teenager" is a relatively modern development in our human history.
Having said that, puberty hit much later in the pre-modern world than it did now. It didn't start to slide back to where it is now until the 1850s. Obviously it's hard to place Eorzea in a time that's analogous to Earth history, but considering there's still an absence of an industrial revolution and that most people can't read yet I'd wager it to be somewhat similar.
In my own head cannon adulthood in Eorzea is whenever menarche starts up, which in the old world (pre 1840 Earth) was anywhere from 15-18 depending on where you were.
It's a bit harder to place for boys. Since there's more variation there when they start. I didn't have any facial hair until I was halfway through 20 years of age, some boys I knew in middle school were sporting scruff.
I do wish we had some ages to go off of, but in their absence I just stick to the real world counterparts. It's not that important anyway.
