Quote Originally Posted by MikkoAkure View Post
If your theory was correct
It's something they keep vague, because it is hard to show. It's like how half-races are possible, but they've only ever shown Hilda. Whenever they present something hard to write and account for in the story/gameplay, they generally tend to shy away from it or mention it again vaguely in later sidequests. The time passage for the Scions was written to show that the time drift between the Source and the Shards is real, as the entirety of Shadowbringers takes place relatively quickly (like what, a couple of days? I don't remember what Tataru says when you return at the end) by Source time. The Viera's age was to keep the FFXII reference intact when they decided to include the race in the game, and so they also used it in the story so that the Viera on the First can tell us events from 100 "years" ago.

Also keep in mind that the Scions were taking the time passage on the First for granted by those who told them what day it was, considering that for the "years" they spent there were hounded by a sky that never darkened. So you tell me, how long is a year in Norvrandt? How many days? How many months? And then, in the Source?

I was answering you casually, so I didn't bother getting the direct quote. Also, just because they predate the Empire, doesn't mean they predate the Ronkans. For instance, the Garleans existed before their Empire and had a culture that did things, before their empire.

As far as Tiuna's mural goes, it is Y'shtola herself who compares it to the murals in Qitana Ravel. /shrug