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.

[Naria]

This is something I've wondered for a while both in XIV and XI, in both games the only elderly characters I remember seeing are humes/Hyurs. Characters of other races that are suppose to be old never actually seemed to look it. It would be interesting to know the rate at which the races mature as well.

[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.

[Xeonerable]

This should totally be implemented in the game too! A lifespan!!
Once your character reaches a certain age they die. (Get deleted from the server)

As well as having to eat and drink regularly so you don't die!

ultimate immersion!!!

[Alaltus]

Add also cannibalism of other characters and token Miqote suddenly takes on a whole new meaning =) .... feeling hungry for a miq'abob now!

[Anonymoose]

Now that we've had some time to joke around... I'd like to bring this back around.

To get a serious answer to this question, we have to ask it in a certain way. As Ferne has said, temporal passage in-game is bound by Simpsonian Physics (20 years later, Bart is still in 4th grade, Maggie is still a baby, and Jasper, despite being in a nursing home the entire time, is still fit enough to dole out a paddlin'). In-game characters were created to be a specific age, and that is the only age they will ever be aside from anchored existences in echoes because, despite there being a "passage of time" in game, it's basically like a cumulative Groundhog Day. Once the lights go on, it's always the same year thereafter.

Therefore, we need to ask about a singular number or formula that applies theoretically.

What is the average life expectancy of each race?

(and if they're this thorough: +/- non-extraordinary variation or gender differences)

Example
Lalafell: Between 125 and 150 Eorzean Years, average 135, females live about 10 years longer than males

[Momita]

Add also cannibalism of other characters and token Miqote suddenly takes on a whole new meaning =) .... feeling hungry for a miq'abob now!

You mean Lala'bob right?

[Alaltus]

I could fix that but i might get in trouble =x

I agree totally Moose!

[Lucke]

*ahem ahem ahem ahem*

Oh ye Great and Powerful Ferne! Lord of the Lore and Enlighten...er of the masses, please guide us, thy humble servants in our quest for enlightenment! Guide our minds and grant us the knowledge we seek! Just how long do the races live?

*HUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMM*

*Cue the choir of Monks*

Anyway, just to throw it out there, I"m guessing Hyur's live as long as Humans do ~70-90 years. Miqo'te prolly live a similar lifespan. Elves always seem to be ALOT older than the Humans, Lalas live I'd guess 150-200 years (shorter if they become footballs), Roes, I have no idea.

[LlenCoram]

*ahem ahem ahem ahem*

Oh ye Great and Powerful Ferne! Lord of the Lore and Enlighten...er of the masses, please guide us, thy humble servants in our quest for enlightenment! Guide our minds and grant us the knowledge we seek! Just how long do the races live?

*HUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMM*

*Cue the choir of Monks*

Anyway, just to throw it out there, I"m guessing Hyur's live as long as Humans do ~70-90 years. Miqo'te prolly live a similar lifespan. Elves always seem to be ALOT older than the Humans, Lalas live I'd guess 150-200 years (shorter if they become footballs), Roes, I have no idea.

I always imagined Miqo'te were fairly short lived, around 40 to 50 years at most. Not a clue what a Roe's lifespan would be.

Moose's previous post got me thinking though, what if we get Echos that showed us NPCs or even ourselves at a younger age? I've only ever seen Hyur children, so I supposed they'd have to work out what children of the other races look like, but could be interesting. It would be a perfect way to very subtly slip in the existence of a card game :P.