Hate to be a mood killer, but I personally don't think that we should really read too much into it. FFXIV is a game that takes inspiration from many different Final Fantasy games, and pulls in ideas, concepts, and even races and locations from many of them. We have a game where Krile can meet Matoya, and where even something as specific as the Crystal Tower storyline can exist alongside the Prima Vista. Races and primals from other games can definitely exist alongside the Seeq and Bangaa without necessarily meaning that Eorzea is some sort of reflection of Ivalice. After all, while Rabanastre exists in this game, it's not necessarily the same one as its FFXII counterpart. Just because Doma exists in FFXIV and in FFVI (in Japan Hien's childhood name was even the Japanese equivalent for Cyan) that doesn't mean that this world is some alternate reflection of FFVI's. That being said, I am very much looking forward to comparing and contrasting the different versions of these characters, concepts, and ideas between FFXIV and their original incarnations. It's part of the fun!