Child-like characters?

[Eloah]

Padjal stop aging at a certain point in their life (usually pre-teen, though Kan-E apparently made it into her early 20s, going by her look) - they can be several hundred years old, though. I vaguely recall the conjurers-guildmast being over 300.

Kan-E didn't make it into her 20's, she is in her 20's, she 28 according to the lore book. It's just that she resembles an older teen, and makes herself look older than her appearance would indicate. Raya-O and A-Ruhn are only 21 and 18 as well. So their youthful appearances aren't that far off from their actual ages.

Fun fact A-Ruhn seems to be the Eorzean equivalent of someone on the autistic spectrum given how he is the "strongest" of the Padjal, when it comes to communing with the elementals, but communication with his fellow man is strange and awkward to him.

[Iscah]

Fun fact A-Ruhn seems to be the Eorzean equivalent of someone on the autistic spectrum given how he is the "strongest" of the Padjal, when it comes to communing with the elementals, but communication with his fellow man is strange and awkward to him.

I still think Urianger is our prime would-be autistic character. Not just "socially awkward" but in specific ways - odd speech pattern, specific interests, highly intelligent but hasn't realised that you don't greet people by quoting obscure prophecy at them...

A-Ruhn doesn't really come off as "odd" in the same way - not that I remember noticing, anyway.

[Eloah]

I still think Urianger is our prime would-be autistic character. Not just "socially awkward" but in specific ways - odd speech pattern, specific interests, highly intelligent but hasn't realised that you don't greet people by quoting obscure prophecy at them...

A-Ruhn doesn't really come off as "odd" in the same way - not that I remember noticing, anyway.

I could see that, but Urianger come across more as just someone with a high intellect and reserved emotions, not someone who doesn't know how to express themselves. Our interactions with him in Shadowbringers demonstrates this.

A-Ruhn on the other hand is sorta awkward each time you talk with him. Raya-O tries to cover for him by saying he's still young and inexperienced. But if he is so gifted at his job, why is he inexperienced? Being 18 aside. Our interactions with him have him being somewhat "rude", with him solely focused on his "job". Its actually his interactions with Echiva that throw him for a bit of a loop and seems to have him coming out of his shell some. He even decides to venture out into the world with her to get out of himself.

I'm saying he is autistic, but the lore book says he can hear the elementals better than his fellow man. Which sounds like someone who is in touch with inanimate object or animals over real people.