Quote Originally Posted by Iscah View Post
As for Venat and her likely age... well, she's old enough to have retired and kept on going, so despite having no apparent age and not seeming older than the others, logically she's more towards the "cool old lady" archetype.
Indeed. A lot of things allow for us to perceive her as such. You can likely attest that being a female Midlander during this part of the story really helps with the immersion and the seniority Venat has over us. Not that she needs the help being the heart of Hydaelyn and all, but other things like mentioning Azem being less than half her age, her appearance, and the sparring match also really help to put her in that position. Regardless of which race and gender you pick though, the current Azem is a Hyur and not as old, and likely not as physically imposing as Venat.