Quote Originally Posted by Myrhn View Post
I think "elder" just mean is not affiliated to any element or race and "primal" is that he have the same or more strengh than the actual primals.
Fernehalwes, our favourite Songster and floating eyeball, said during the Fanfest that "Elder primals" just meant "A primal from another era whose worship fell into oblivion". He mentioned Odin as in "People were worshipping him, they stopped, he's an elder primal, and now he's somehow back".
Also, Belias is an elder primal and clearly affiliated with fire.
Finally, primals aren't exclusive to certain races, as we had some Leviathan worshippers in Limsa Lominsa (and there's probably a fair bunch of sailors who at least think of him with respect, considering all the superstitions there's on the sea).