Does the FFXIV Solar System Have Planets?

[LineageRazor]

We don't know what the cosmology of FFXIV is like, but bear in mind that as a magical fantasy world, it doesn't have to follow a any of the rules that our real universe observes.

It is entirely possible that conflating the terms "planet" and "star" is reasonable - for instance, because Hydaelyn actually has no star for a sun, and what we see as the sun is just a tiny, hot ball that closely orbits the planet, much like its moon does and probably about as large. When we see another star in the sky, it, too, could be another isolated planet with a tiny, hot ball spinning around it - or, perhaps, the stars in the sky are completely different types of astral bodies. Or maybe stars are not bodies at all, but pinpricks in the giant shell that contains the universe and shields it from the infinite brightness outside of it. Though, certainly, there must be at least one other star-that-is-a-planet out there, because Midgardsormr specifically came from such an astral body. It may not be visible in the night sky, however.

The cosmology of FFXIV is limited only by the imaginations of the writers behind it. We really can't make any assumptions!

[Kacho_Nacho]

We don't know what the cosmology of FFXIV is like, but bear in mind that as a magical fantasy world, it doesn't have to follow a any of the rules that our real universe observes.
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The cosmology of FFXIV is limited only by the imaginations of the writers behind it. We really can't make any assumptions!

You know, I never thought of that. It would be pretty cool if the FFXIV "universe" was envisioned to be like the pre-Copernican model. Imagine the Astronomical Society peering through their telescopes to see celestial beings chipping away at the outermost shell to reveal a new star while a nearby comet heralds the birth of ruler! Me likey!