Guild Wars 2

Did Arenanet ever mention the natural lifespan and age cycles of Charr? At what age exactly does a Charr go through puberty and their teens? When do they become an adult or reach their physical peak?

I was hoping we could get the official word on this, straight from the quaggan’s mouth.

I believe it’s mentioned on the wiki that they mature at about the same rate as humans…

http://ashenfold.com/ashenfold-cartel-interview-with-jeff-grubb-and-eric-flannum/

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I believe it was also mentioned in one of the dev interviews, that Charr tend to live shorter (natural) liefspans than humans, disregarding deaths in combat.

Ah. Thanks for the link. It was insightful, even for the non-Charr tidbits. But it still felt a little vague.

From my understanding, charr mature as children faster than humans. In their early teens they can already take complete care of themselves. Charr rarely live to old age, but it’s within the range of human old age and not significantly different. Like how the average lifespan in Andorra is 82 while it is 68 in Belize. This is an oversimplification, but it seems to me they share a bit with felines in how their childhood is relatively short while their adult prime spans the vast majority of their life and old age swiftly leads to death.

Im surprised any of them die of old age, i bet they hate going out like that.

I don’t think the ranchers, mechanics, or merchants mind peaceful death too much, but they seem to be the minority of the populace. But whether they are warriors or not, I think all charr would prefer to go out with a bang, literally if possible. ;D

They probably live shorter because of battle, but there is one old charr in Black Citadel and he mentions how he’s older then 90

I saw him and thought, “Wow dude, you must be good”. Cause no way in hell would a bad soldier make it past 10 years old.