Quote Originally Posted by Alice_89th View Post
This could also mean that the Sylph were around longer than the 5 races.

"Were light and dark given form when man was born?"
That would imply that there was no "light and dark" before any of the 5 races appeared in Eorzea, but there could have been other (beast)races.
True, although it still implies that Zodiark and Hydaelyn didn't exist at the time. So if that is the case then what exactly is Hydaelyn? another primal? We already know the twelve basically are or at the least have the same need for aeather if called down.