For those more familiar with Ivalician lore, I want ask if Viera's life expectancy is affected by whether or not they are connected to the Wood by the "Green Word", that their ages are cut instead should they choose to cut ties with that vow.
A friend of mine has been confusing me by continuously stating that they need the "Green Word" in order to extend their lifespan to that of the 240 years; when it was stated before that they only lost their ability to sense, hear and communicate with the Wood. They also state that the Wandering Dramaturge is an unreliable source of information because we don't know where the information came from and how he came across it, along with him contradicting himself with the statements of:
"Wandering Dramaturge: For the Viera, the hands of time move at a far more leisurely pace than they do for the rest of us. Whereas a Hyur might consider themselves fortunate to see, say, eighty winters before her return to the Lifestream, a Viera can endure up to twelve score or more."
"Wandering Dramaturge: Then, for the next two centuries will the Viera maintain its physical youth, rendering it nigh impossible to discern one’s age simply from outward appearances."
saying that how would he have known if it was impossible to discern their age.
However the biggest point of confusion was them stating that in the Japanese script of XII, it was stated that the Viera only lived up to 240 when attached to the Green Word, and states that there was a localization error in the English version.
My apologies for posing this question if the answer was obvious, but I appreciate any help on this topic.
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A friend of mine has been confusing me by continuously stating that they need the "Green Word" in order to extend their lifespan to that of the 240 years; when it was stated before that they only lost their ability to sense, hear and communicate with the Wood. They also state that the Wandering Dramaturge is an unreliable source of information because we don't know where the information came from and how he came across it, along with him contradicting himself with the statements of:
"Wandering Dramaturge: For the Viera, the hands of time move at a far more leisurely pace than they do for the rest of us. Whereas a Hyur might consider themselves fortunate to see, say, eighty winters before her return to the Lifestream, a Viera can endure up to twelve score or more."
and
"Wandering Dramaturge: Then, for the next two centuries will the Viera maintain its physical youth, rendering it nigh impossible to discern one’s age simply from outward appearances."
saying that how would he have known if it was impossible to discern their age.
However the biggest point of confusion was them stating that in the Japanese script of XII, it was stated that the Viera only lived up to 240 when attached to the Green Word, and states that there was a localization error in the English version.
My apologies for posing this question if the answer was obvious, but I appreciate any help on this topic.
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