Final Fantasy 14 fans have had to suspend their disbelief somewhat when it comes to the passage of time. Due to the game being an MMO, and the stature of both Alphinaud and Alisaie, it's been tricky for Yoshi-P and the team to realistically portray the amount of time that passes between expansions. It's been stated in the past that the amount of time that has passed since A Realm Reborn is for players to interpret for themselves, but it's widely believed that only a year passed between the start of ARR up to Endwalker.
We may have been around the Scions for over a decade, but only a year has passed for them, and that makes their ages somewhat difficult to believe. Only a couple of Scions are as old as they appear, with both Thancred and Estinien being the oldest of the group at 32 and the twins being 16, while the rest all have ages that are questionable at best. There is no way that Lyse is older than Y'shtola, and Paplymo is 42. I refuse to believe it.
Not everyone is happy with FFXIV: Dawntrail's storyline, but I think part of the problem is players...