Race Lifespans

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We should get this down officially in the forums. Feel free to quote this post when it comes up, again!

Fan Fest Las Vegas Post-Lore Panel Livestream: Special Guest Koji Fox

There is some paraphrasing - the interview was unscripted and had many run-ons and fragments that have been cleaned up.

Fan Question:
What are the age scales for every race?

MCKF:
Biologically, the five races have a similar life span to what we do on Earth, they can live to be 100, maybe even 120. Biologically. The thing is, here, we have modern medicine and jobs that don't take us onto the battlefield. We have food in refrigerators, not sitting in barrels. We can live that long, but Eorzea is a harsher realm. Like, there are raptors roaming the jungle. "Oh, I need to go out and pick an ogre pumpkin." becomes "I'm sorry, daddy got eaten by a raptor and now we'll be eating nothing." Daddy dies by raptor, children die of starvation. And on top of that you've got wars! I wouldn't expect a lot of people to live longer than 20 to 30 years. The average lifespan is a lot shorter, as a result. That said, Elezen actually do have a longer lifespan than the other 4 races. You'll notice the Elezen children in Gridania from 1.0 are still children five years later. That childhood can last a lot longer, and they end up living longer, as well. For the most part, though, it's still the same as us but with more fatality.