The average ages of species on Qîélá
Bêgwó- unknown Cyóŧ- 30 Déltêrá- 40 Êmbrád- 30 Ģímtrü- 25 Ĵêrêtá- 20 Ĵôräb-30 Kwâôl- 50 Móģ- 300 Ņêváx- 60 Ŋóšt- 70 Ôrnês- 80 Rélîqûn- 80 Sámít- 200 Támtqên- 70 Tétürê- 50 Trémtónť- 60 Üléá- 45 Zêüwát- 40
Bêgwó are a sort of "fairy" folk, very little is known about them and they rarely talk to other species so their average lifespan is not know by others.
Cyóŧ, Déltêrá, Êmbrád, Kwâôl, Tétürê, and some groups of Zêüwát are nomadic, leading to some lower life expectancy. Certain factors in their method of group organization leads to the fairly wide difference. The groups of Zêüwát living on the islands of Ĵímtábt tend to live marginally longer than their nomadic kin on Tápŗén, but not enough to make it of much matter. Üléá have similar group sizes to many of these other species, but are sedentary. All of these species have smaller group sizes, less stable lifestyles, and are more subject to the troubles that come from high dependence on their own powers of hunting and farming with little to no trade with others outside their groups which causes them to have lower life expectancy.
Ĵêrêtá have little use to live past 20, because their culture is not as extensive as many others and does not involve things such as property, marriage, or even procreation. They then choose to cease their regular life as sentient, independent beings in favor of joining their symbiotic trees in order to reproduce for a few years before truly dying.
Ģímtrü could potentially live for much longer, but their use of magic corrupts them and causes them to go mad, which in turn normally ends in their deaths in one way or another. Theirs is a violent culture, dealing with death and pain within themselves and inflicted on others to perform their perverse magics, and living past their 20s is nearly unheard of.
Móģ and Sámít are megalithic in size, leading to their exceptionally long lifespans. Their cultures are also simple, lacking in lore and clear forms of language, but they are clearly sentient. They communicate in a more animalistic way with members of their own species, and usually avoid or eat members of others. Ĵôräb are similar in their forms of communication with their own species, however they have the ability to speak telepathically with others if they so choose, which happens rarely.
Ņêváx, Ŋóšt, Ôrnês, Rélîqûn, Támtqên, and Trémtónť are all sedentary species in large established cities and towns. Ôrnês and Trémtónť share a religion and a history going back some 200,000 years. Rélîqûn and Támtqên have separate and unique cultures, but have very extensive history with each other and with Ôrnês and their servile race. These three species are also exploratory and curious of the world, looking to claim more land and increase their power. Ņêváx and Ŋóšt, however, live on very hard to reach continents, leaving them mostly untouched by the ambitious explorers until very recently. These species are all long of life due to their sedentary cultures and extensive magic and medicine.
