Quote Originally Posted by VargasVermillion View Post
Ramuh mentions that "in the beginning no such duality existed. Were light and dark given form when man was born?" This implies that ramuh has existed longer than even hydaelyn. This is only one example though so it could be confirmed to be misinterpreted or something.
This could also mean that the Sylph were around longer than the 5 races.

"Were light and dark given form when man was born?"
That would imply that there was no "light and dark" before any of the 5 races appeared in Eorzea, but there could have been other (beast)races.