General lifespans of the races?

[Yrusama]

In XI I remember one of the stone monuments mentioned Galka have a shorter life cycle than Hume, probably because the reincarnation cycle only allows childhood to... i think 50-years-old, maybe 60. Their life span is truncated.

[Enkidoh]

In XI I remember one of the stone monuments mentioned Galka have a shorter life cycle than Hume, probably because the reincarnation cycle only allows childhood to... i think 50-years-old, maybe 60. Their life span is truncated.

Actually, it was my understanding that the galka were the complete opposite - that they actually had a greatly extended lifespan compared to humes in FFXI.

For instance, during the Bastok quest where you have to lay a bouquet at the memorial for the labourers who built the Palborough Mines several centuries beforehand, a surviving member (a galka) is revealed to still be alive and well in the game's present (the human quest giver is the grandson of the galka's best friend who also died in the explosion), plus during the quest to gain your Ballista License, if you happen to be Windurstian, the Ballista Captain for Windurst mentions the Galka called Invincible Shield, a famous Galkan general of the Crystal War, is a "thousand-year-old gutbuster" (that's a literal quote from the game), although she might have just been exaggerating, I still took it to mean that the galka are very long lived.

Yes, I know that had nothing to do with FFXIV, but it's likely because the galka have long life spans in FFXI, their counterparts in FFXIV (ala, the roegadyn), would probably be very similar I'd imagine.

[Yrusama]

Actually, it was my understanding that the galka were the complete opposite - that they actually had a greatly extended lifespan compared to humes in FFXI.

For instance, during the Bastok quest where you have to lay a bouquet at the memorial for the labourers who built the Palborough Mines several centuries beforehand, a surviving member (a galka) is revealed to still be alive and well in the game's present (the human quest giver is the grandson of the galka's best friend who also died in the explosion), plus during the quest to gain your Ballista License, if you happen to be Windurstian, the Ballista Captain for Windurst mentions the Galka called Invincible Shield, a famous Galkan general of the Crystal War, is a "thousand-year-old gutbuster" (that's a literal quote from the game), although she might have just been exaggerating, I still took it to mean that the galka are very long lived.

Yes, I know that had nothing to do with FFXIV, but it's likely because the galka have long life spans in FFXI, their counterparts in FFXIV (ala, the roegadyn), would probably be very similar I'd imagine.

The Galka go through a reincarnation process, so it's not unlikely that the Galka you mentioned has gone through this a few times. They don't retain their memories, but the Talekeeper does. Then again, I don't remember that quest very well. I do distinctly remember Gwynham Ironheart (the hume explorer) remarking in one of his monuments that the difference in lifespan meant a different perspective on life.

Edit: My mistake. I looked up the text for the monument here, and it leaves that line very open to interpretation. Either he's saying that Humes have shorter lives, and therefore less time to think, or both races have short lives. Likely the former, because even though they don't retain memories after reincarnation, one Galka man could potentially go on for eternity if he is fed and protected. A Hume will only last a century at most (assuming they're the same as Humans).

Judging how a lot of Roegadyn lore and culture has that "ancient" feel, I wouldn't be surprised if they live longer... if they don't get killed in battle.