(12-27-2013, 03:51 AM)Rickter Wrote: Hi all,
Im new to the forums here so if this has been answered already please close the thread (and direct me to the appropriate section). So i've been wondering about Life Spans of the different races and if there is any information out there on them.
Seems to me like Mi'qote would have the shortest lifespans
Roegadyn and hyur have average life spans
Lalafels and Elezen have the longest lifespans.
I seriously have nothing to base this off of. what do you guys think?
is there even an established average life span?
So, there's very little information given about lifespans. The best we've got is that Hyur live an average RL Human lifespan of about 70-90 years give or take.
" The Elezen are a characteristically tall people, long of limb and slender of build. They are also possessed of a somewhat extended lifespan in comparison to the Hyur. "
-Lodestone Race Description
So best assumption, maybe 100-120 years for Elezen.
Lalafell have an even more extended life span. There was text in a few places in 1.0 and now again in 2.0 BLM quest line that suggests Lalafells live greater than 100 years. Ququruka states he himself has been imprisoned over 100 years. Suggesting that Lalafell can live between 120-150 years of age or greater.
There are no definitive lore references for the ages of Miqo'te or Roegadyn to my knowledge. If someone finds different, please link. I keep hearing Miqo'te live the shortest lifespans (60~ or so years), and while I want to believe it, I haven't seen proof. I think the rumor was started by mis-translating the lodestone text stating that Miqo'te are the shortest existing race in Eorzea.Â
"  Though their presence in Eorzea is lesser than that of the other races... "
-Lodestone Race Description
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(12-27-2013, 05:49 PM)Rickter Wrote: There is a race i hope they make playable (or at least give us some kind of unique customization option) and they are the Padjhal(spelling?). According to the lore, they appear to stop aging while still children so i am curious as to their lifespan as well.
So Padjal are interesting. Originally believed to be Hyuran only (ARR WHM quest took care of that theory). What we know from Fernhwales is that select families of Hyuran families (and possibly some Elezen as well, but this is not evidenced in game) produce Padjal children. What happens is, the child will be born normal, but when they reach puberty, instead of developing into adulthood, Padjal children will develop horns. As the child ages, their horns will grow longer, but their body will remain frozen in a pre-pubescent state.
So while we are not given an exact age range for Padjal, we can judge how old they are roughly by the length of their horns.Â
Now, this has also given rise to the belief that Kan-E-Senna was either the first or one of the original Chosen Padjal, during the time of the Pact of Gelmorra. She is the only Padjal that is an adult and has the longest horns of all shown Padjal. If this theory is correct, that would mean Kan-E has been alive 500 years. However, this is just a theory based upon the fact that she is the only existing adult Padjal.
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(12-27-2013, 06:39 PM)LandStander Wrote: Funny thing. I remember reading about how when the Hyur first migrated to Eorzea and met the Elezen that some scholars thought that the Elezen were a bastard race of Hyur, but of course the Elezen completely call BS on this claim. I can't recall if there are still some scholars who still hold his belief. I'll try to dig up where I found that at.
" There are Eorzean historians who believe that these similarities in names may be proof that the two races are of similar origin─’open-minded’ Hyuran historians claiming the Elezen are a bastard race spun off from the Hyurs (and not the other way around). Elezen historians, on the other hand, simply deny any blood relation whatsoever. "
-Elezen Naming Conventions
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Last but not least, the Shiva thing. Shiva is one of the Eight Primals of Eorzea. My guess is that Shiva is worshiped by the Gigas. I thought there was levequest text somewhere that linked them? I could be wrong, so I'm gonna go look in game and get back to this. Definitely not the Elezen though. Only beastmen and those tempered by the Primal's influence worship Primals.
The Races of Man loosely worship or pay homage to the Twelve. The true Gods of Eorzea who created the Eight Primals to serve them. There was quest text in 1.0 that suggested that the reason the Beastmen worship the Primals (and resemble them) is because the Primals created the Beastmen races to serve them well before the Races of Man even came to Eorzea many many millennia ago.
