ZORA AGING (PUBLIC).xlsx

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2	ZORA AGE LOGIC - HYLIAN EQUIVALENT & MILESTONES (HYRULEAN DOMAIN ZORA)
3	life stage	age			Known Zora age cohorts (youngest to oldest)
4	baby (lasts 3 years)	egg	The egg needs to incubate in a warm pool for around a month, it needs constant care		n/a
5	baby (lasts 3 years)	age 1 to 1,5	Tadpole stage, the Zora cannot survive on their own, needs constant care. Basically just a hungry mouth with a tail. If the parents want to keep more than 1 single child, they should be separated, as there is a high chance that the smaller tadpole will get eaten.		n/a
6		age 1,5 to 3	Limb growing stage, still needs constant care, as the baby can and will hurt itself		n/a
7	child (lasts 15-20 years)	age 3 to 6-7	Toddler stage. (2-3yo) The small zora has all the limbs and can be slowly introduced to air and solid ground. They start learning how to speak and walk. Needs supervision, but can be left alone for a few hours and probably will be fine		n/a
8	child (lasts 15-20 years)	age 7 to 10-15	Small child stage. (3-5yo) Can walk and run freely, should be able to communicate more or less cohesively. Might be introduced to non-raw-fish food. Can be left alone for extended periods of time.		n/a
9		age 10-25	Childhood stage.(5-10yo) Can do basically everything an adult would, just with less motor control. Still very small, but pretty much independent.		Tumbo, Keye
10	teen (lasts 70 years)	age 25-40	Early teens, (10-13yo) it is possible for an early bloomer Zora to get a growth spurt around this age		Laruta
11	teen (lasts 70 years)	age 40-70	Mid teens (13-16yo). The Zora should hit their final height and biological maturity around this point. Once they do, they can begin spear training (or enter an apprenticeship). 65yo is the earliest a Zora can join the Guard		Finley, Tona, Dunma, Gruve, Mipha (at the time of her death)
12		age 70-100	Late teens (17-19yo) 100yo is the formal barrier of adulthood but most Zoras are biologically fully mature much earlier (though it depends on an individual). Some Zora may take until their early 100s to reach their final height.		Tottika, Torfeau, Pinoa, Tula, Marot, Cleff, Chroma
13	adult (lasts 150 years)	age 100-130	Early adulthood (20s) Most Zora choose their career, find their partner and start having children around this point		Laflat, Fronk, Mei, Resco, Tie, Numien, Sidon, Ledo
14	adult (lasts 150 years)	age 130-170	Adulthood (30s-40s) At this point a Zora's life is almost all fully established, not much will change. Career Zora start entering leadership positions.		Khira, Gaddison, Rivan, Bazz, Yona, Capelo, Kodah, Kayden
15		age 170-250	Late adulthood (50s-60s) Prime age for high ranking officials. commanders, artisans. A high ranking Zora can join the General Council.		n/a
16	elder (lasts 50 to 250 years)	age 250-300	Elder (70s-80s) The Zora's body starts to deteriorate, it's expected that individuals involved in physically demanding careers would start to retire. A high ranking Zora can join the Council of Elders at 250yo.		Trello, Jihato, Seggin, Dorephan
17	elder (lasts 50 to 250 years)	age 300-500	Old age (80+) Usually Zora reach around 300-350yo if they avoid death from unnatural causes. Due to weird genetics, for some it is possible to reach up 500yo or more.		Dento, Muzu, Kapson
18	disclaimer: for royal Zora of Hyrule, due to genetic anomalies from mixing with Ocean races, some biological milestones might happen at different moments in their life. They almost always start growing later and it takes them much longer to achieve their final height
19	Zora age doesn't map cleanly onto Hylian age, as it scales differently (e.g. baby stage isn't much longer than a Hylian's, teenagehood lasts super long), the approximate hylian age equivalents given here are just here to make it look more understandable
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21	Some Zora aging related headcanons (not supported by any actual in-game info):
22	On average men tend to live longer than women, though it's caused more by the difference in lifestyle rather than biology (female Zora tend to pursue more dangerous careers and are more temperamental)
23	A Zora is technically a fully mature adult around 70yo and most age-restriction related laws hover around 60-80. The comparatively late 100yo barrier is mostly cultural (nice important looking number) although it is significant for most higher positions. It's kind of like people only starting to treat you seriously once you hit 25.
24	While signifcant age gap relationships are naturally more common with the Zora, it is somewhat taboo for a 100+ to date a below-100 (might be okay if the gap is <10 years) since 100 is so strongly associated with Real Adulthood. After both Zora are past 100 it stops being much of a concern
25	When stating their age, Zora usually round down to the decade (so a 133yo Rivan and a 137yo Bazz would both say they're "130" or "over 130"), being specific to the year is kinda cringe (like imagine an adult saying "I'm 32 and 4 months"). Similarly, only the round birthdays are considered actually significant.
26	Zora bodies actually don't deteriorate with age that much (a perk of being cold blooded), aside from outside mechanical damage and joint wear, so if they keep good care of themselves and don't take unnecessary risks (and are lucky in therms of disease), they can live almost indefinitely. They usually don't though.
27	Most common causes of death are infected injuries and respiratory system diseases. Cancer/heart problems are relatively rare, even among the elderly. Due to Zora lifestyle it's also not uncommon to die of battle damage (impulsive/reckless behavior) or poisoning (eating something weird or eating a fish that ate something weird).
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29	ANALYSING THE ZORA AGES (thank you Rivan for telling us your precise age and thus being a backbone of this whole thing)			est. age in BotW		relevant game quotes
30	TIER 1	Known for sure:	Rivan is over 130 (he re-introduces himself as such to Link in BotW) and that's considered "middle-aged"	RIVAN - 130+ [EDIT: 133 with the Zora Timeline chart]	adult (middle age)	Rivan: "Well, it has been 100 years since then. And now I'm over 130 years old..."
31		(what the canon states more or less clearly)	Dunma is <100 (as she very clearly states)			Dunma: "Let's just say I'm less than 100 years old. Can't you tell? I'm so much less formal than the elders..." / "How many times do I have to tell you?! I'm less than 100 years old! You can tell, can't you?"
32			Sidon is >100, being born before the Calamity, but less than 130 (he was a very young child and didn't seem to be one of Links' playmates, like the Brigade Zora)			Sidon: "Link...is the one whom my sister, Mipha, had feelings for. I was only a child then, so I did not know it myself at the time."
33			Mipha was older than Rivan (she was definitely not a child at the time of the Calamity as she was already a very competent warrior, which would require years of practice)			History of the Zora, Part 4 (Dorephan): "Mipha grew into a bright girl and soon reached the age of receiving lessons from the royal family's order of knights. [...] Under Seggin's instruction, Mipha honed her skill, and her radiance grew along with her skill with the Lightscale Trident."
34			Therefore Mipha was older than 30 at the time of the Calamity
35			Mipha was considered young (Urbosa groups her with Link, Zelda and Revali) at the time of her death, so we can assume she was a Zora equivalent of a teenager. She also admits that she doesn't (or there was a point in time while she knew Link where it was true) look grown up. So she's either not fully grown yet OR (less likely) has only became grown within the past year or two.			Urbosa: "Zelda, Revali, Mipha, and Link are so young. They are Hyrule's future." / Mipha: "I thought it was funny how, being a Hylian, you looked grown-up so much faster than I did."
36			Mipha was significantly older than Link - when she first meets him (and he's 4), she already has a good grasp on her healing magic and overall behaves and speaks very mature.			Mipha's Diary: "[...] a group of outsiders came to greet us at the domain. One of them was a Hylian child of only about four years of age. His name was Link. He made quite a first impression. [...] as he was covered in bruises. Wishing to be helpful, I healed his wounds for him. It must have been his first time seeing healing magic, as he looked up at me with big, round eyes. It was...adorable."
37			Bazz and Gaddison are almost certainly around Rivan's age (since they were a friend group as children, so there couldn't have been much age difference between them), so ~130			Rivan: "The leader of the pack, Bazz... The heroine, Gaddison... And my father, Trello... They have all aged quite a bit, I'm afraid." / Gaddison: "We...used to play together all the time. That was 100 years ago."
38			Kodah (and by extention Kayden) is most likely closer in age to Mipha than Rivan (so older than 130), since she was old enough to "compete" with Mipha for Link's affections.			Kodah: "A hundred years ago, I asked you... to choose between me and Mipha. I...I'm sorry about that."
39			Yona is older than Sidon (he refers to her as an older sister figure, recalls her being mature and responsible pre-Calamity) but younger than Mipha
40			Dento and Trello are old enough to be officially retired and have granddaughters (Marot, Dunma) who are at least teenagers			Rivan: "Trello is my father. Since retiring, he has been in charge of the Champion Festival." / Marot: "The old man in the workshop, his name is Dento... He's my grandpa!"
41			Dento was the one who forged the Lightscale Trident when Mipha was born, as a commemorative gift, so he must have been old enough to already be a master blacksmith at the time.			History of the Zora part 4: "The queen and I were blessed with a daughter as lovely as a jewel. We named our princess...Mipha. To celebrate her birth, the smithy Dento presented Mipha with a gift: a might spear called the Lightscale Trident."
42			Muzu was already old before the Calamity (we see him looking the same in HW:AoC)
43			It's possible to roughly tell who was born pre- and post-Calamity by the way they speak. We know from Tona that middle-aged and older Zora speak more formally; (in Japanese they use -ゾラ at the end of their sentence)			Tona: "But if you talk to someone who speaks super formally, they're likely over a century old." / "It's a Zora thing. As we age, we hold ourselves to higher speaking standards. It's a matter of pride. So if you find a Zora older than 100, or maybe even an old Zora who's over 200... They might know something about what happened to Mipha a century ago!"
44			Use the -ゾラ: all elders (except for Dorephan who has his own unique particle), Bazz, Rivan, Gaddison, Capello, Pinoa, Resco, Tie, Numien (though he seems inconsistent about it)			source: I talked to every Zora in Japanese BotW and TotK and checked for the -ゾラ particle.
45			Use polite speech: Kayden, Fronk, Tula, Ledo, Laflat, Tottika, Cleff (doesn't exactly mean anything but gives off a bit older vibes)			When talking to the Japanese Zora I also took notes on the level of polite speech they use (it's easlier to quantify this in Japanese than English)
46			If Rivan is 130 now, it means he was between 20 and 30 before the Calamity, at the time of the friendship he shared with Link "as children"			Rivan: "We used to swim together when I was but a child... Remember?"
47			Link taught Bazz swordfighting and it was effective enough that it helped Bazz in his later military career, so it's unlikely that a) Link was a complete child at the time or that b) Bazz was the Zora equivalent of a complete child			Bazz: "A hundred years ago, you frequently trained me in the art of the blade. Remember? Thanks to that, I made great progress with my sword training, and now I am captain of the Zora's Domain guard!"
48			Dorephan ascended to the throne ~100 years before defeating a Guardian (which must have happened some time after the Calamity). Therefore, Dorephan has been the Zora King for at most 200 years, probably less			History of the Zora, addendum 1: "Around 100 years after King Dorephan ascended to the throne, a stray Guardian crossed Upland Zorana into our domain."
49			Funnily enough, TotK contradicts this, stating in the in-game Dorephan's character profile, that he's been ruling for several centuries (which impiles 200+ at the very least)			Dorephan's character profile: "The ruler of Zora's Domain for the last several centuries."
50			Tottika is a novice soldier, so he has to be somewhat young.			Tottika: "My name is Tottika. I'm a novice soldier."
51			Finley is older than she looks and probably at least a young teenager.			Finley: "She treats my like I'm still a child. It's sooo condescending. It's really terrible to be at that awkward Zora age where I'm a young woman but I haven't had my growth spurt yet. Just my luck to be a late bloomer. I'll probably NEVER grow taller."
52			Tona was born after the Calamity.			Tona: "Mipha passed away 100 years ago. She was Prince Sidon's big sister. I wasn't even born 100 years ago, so I don't really know what happened around that time..."
53			Cleff is Tona's older brother			Marot: "The shopkeep, Cleff, is really serious. But his younger sister, Tona, is head over fins for Prince Sidon!" / Tona: "Instead of having Cleff for a big brother, I wish I had been born their royal little sister instead!"
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55	TIER 2	Safe assumptions:	130 is old enough to have a grown (at least teenage) child and be called "middle aged" so let's assume early to mid-30s
56		(conclusions based on canon only, with minor common sense kinda leaps)	A couple that's over 130 (Kodah & Kayden) has a young child (Finley) who is in her late childhood/early teenagehood			Color coding:
57			A couple born either shortly before (or after) the Calamity (Mei and Fronk), so ~100 has very young children (Tumbo and Keye)			I'm basically sure
58			Bazz and Gaddison are ~130 and don't mention any partners or children, so it's probably not that unusual to not have a family yet at this age			Very plausible (I think)
59			100 is significant in some way (Dunma is very insistent on being younger than that)			I think it makes sense
60			Sidon is around 100 and seems to be considered a young adult			I 100% made it up
61			Sidon is of marriageable age in TotK, (~6-7 years after BotW), so it's normal for a Zora to get married at older than 107+
62			Dunma is <100 and seems to be treated like an older teenager (She is a Guard but Rivan insists on supervising her in BotW)			baby (0-3)
63		(for the sake of easier math I assume 100yo (early 20s) is roughly the age when most Zora get maried and have a kid)	It doesn't make sense for Dunma to be too close to 100, because that'd make Rivan 30 at the time of her birth, which seems way too young (~100yo Zora are at most young adults, Mipha was cosidered a teenager at >30, Rivan said himself he was a child at 20-30)			child (3-25)
64			A 20-30yo Zora is considered a child, based on Rivan's choice of words			teen (25-100)
65			Link must have been at least around 12-13 to be an effective sword teacher (I'm giving him a genius bonus here, normally I'd say at least like 15), so the sword lessons must have taken place somewhere in the last 5 years before the Calamity. Bazz would be 25+ at the time, so at this age a Zora must be able to hold a sword and be pretty coordinated.			adult (100-250)
66			Sidon is significantly younger than the ~130 Brigade (as an adult he speaks different, when we see him as a toddler shortly before the Calamity he's much smaller than a standard Zora child, uncoordinated, he barely (if at all) speaks, so he most likely was much younger than 20-30yo sword-capable "child")			elder (250+)
67			Zora teenage stage lays somewhere between 30 and 100 (Mipha's age was something between those two and she was a teenager)
68			If 20-30 is child age, Mipha must have been quite a bit older than that to be considered a teenager (one who is old enough to get married at that)
69			Dunma must be likewise significantly older than 30, being basically fully grown
70			Rivan had Dunma comparatively early in his life (before the formal adulthood of 100)
71			Trello and Seggin must be old enough to have had ~30yo children at the time of the Calamity, so in BotW they're 130 + child-having-age
72			In BotW we don't meet any Zora who would have been of young adult age during the Calamity (there's the Brigade, who were kids, Kodah who, like Mipha was roughly a teen, and then there are elders, who were already around middle aged back then, we're missing a whole cohort of then-young adults)
73			We can therefore assume that most, if not all Zora who would be older than Mipha but younger than Elders, died in the Calamity (maybe they were conscripted into the army, as most Zora seem to be trained warriors)
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75	TIER 3	Plausible theorizing:	I don't think there's much sense in finding a mathematical formula or trying to find an exact corelation between Zora and Hylian age (irl species differ a lot in how long is their baby/young/old stage comparative to potential age etc), but we could roughly estimate which years of Zora life put them at comparable physical/social Hylian stages of development
76		(based on canon and the conclusions reached in the previous part. Start of some dubious math and bold assumptions)	100 is a threshold of adulthood for the Zora (that's why Dunma mentions it so specifically, she just makes it clear she's not yet "of age", Sidon is barely over 100 and thus considered a young adult), but it is quite a lot, so I'd assume 100 is something like early 20s for a Zora, like you've been physically mature for a while but this is the moment you're considered a Proper Adult
77			If 20-30 is a child (let's say <10yo equivalent) and 100 is young adult (let's say early 20s equivalent), then it'd make sense for the 15yo equivalent (a teenager who is still growing but is somewhat close to physical maturity, definitely isn't a child anymore) to be around halfway between 20 and 100, so 50-60
78			Dunma seems to be an older teenager, so if we assume she's 60 in BotW, that would make Rivan 70 at the time of her birth (so an equivalent of 16/17yo, which is very young but not impossible. I don't think he'd be even younger than that, and likewise Dunma being much younger would put her too much in child territory.	DUNMA - 60	teen
79			If 60 is the equivalent of roughly 15/16, it would make sense for Mipha (at the moment of the Calamity) to be around that (it is a proper age to have a crush on a 17/18yo Link and teeeechnically old enough to propose (hey we are in a medieval fantasy setting and also talking about weirdly aging fish elves, so it I'm sure it's not as bad as it sounds). Being 60/70 also makes her sufficiently older than the 30ish Brigade Zora. It also makes sense for her to be so weirdly small - she was a teen who was still growing.	MIPHA - 60/70 (at Calamity time) [EDIT: 65 with the Zora TImeline chart]	teen
80			Kodah must be around Mipha's age, maybe a bit younger, also having a crush on Link at the time. She's still most likely older than the Brigade Zora, so I'd give her ~140/50 (mid to late 30s) and 40/50 at Calamity time (so like 13/14)	KODAH - 140/150	adult (middle age)
81			Finley is most likely younger than Dunma (being so small) but she behaves much more mature than other children, and she does call herself "a young woman" and "at awkward age" and implies that a Zora her age should have hit a growth spurt already. With the available age range of 30-60, I'd put her at around 40/50 (an equivalent of 13/15yo). With Kodah being around 140, it'd imply Kodah had Finley as a young adult of around 100 (early 20s) which is perfectly plausible.	FINLEY - 40/50	teen (young)
82			Kayden is most likely around Kodah's age. There's nothing that'd imply that Zora have age preferences favoring men to be older than women, also he can't be too old, as it doesn't seem like he fought in the Calamity. I'll just leave him at 140/150 as well.	KAYDEN - 140/150	adult (middle age)
83			Tumbo and Keye (Mei's and Fronk's kids) look like they're something between older toddlers and young children. Following the assumption that 20-30 is roughly equivalent to 10yo, and knowing that 30 is likely enough to be using a sword with some skill (re: Bazz being taught at this age), I'd say they're a bit younger than that. Let's say 10-15, so something like 5/7yo. I think Keye calls Tumbo "Ani-chan" (older brother) in Japanese, so he's likely very slightly younger.	TUMBO & KEYE - 10/15	child
84			Mei (judging from her speech patterns and attitude towards Link) was born either very shortly before or after the Calamity. She does have two kids of 10/15yo, and I suppose we can assume she had them somewhat young (maybe around 85-100), with her still somewhat childish behavior. This would put her at 100/110 during BotW.	MEI - 100/110	adult (young)
85			Fronk is probably around Mei's age, though he does speak much more politely and is in general more put together. But that seems to be more Mei-specific than an age problem, so I'll give him also a 100/110 (so still early 20s)	FRONK - 100/110	adult (young)
86			Bazz is most likely around Rivan's age (130), but he gives off slightly older vibes. He was also the one who benefited the most from Link's sword lessons, so I'd say it makes sense for him to be the oldest from the group, lets say a 135+ (early/mid 30s). [EDIT: exactly 137 according to the Zora Timeline]	BAZZ - 137	adult (middle age)
87			Gaddison is likewise probably around 130, just like Bazz and Rivan. I imagine her to be the youngest of the group by a small margin, though theres 0 evidence for that. Using the Zora Timeline, she'd land at exactly 131yo.	GADDISON - 131	adult (middle age)
88			We know that Sidon is a young adult of at least 100 something. At the time of the Calamity he looked quite a bit younger than the Domain kids we see in BotW (Tumbo and Keye, who we aged at 10/15), so we could assume he was around 5/10yo. I'd personally put him around 5/7 (so like an equivalent of 3 maybe 4yo) [EDIT: after reviewing the Zora Timeline, it makes more sense for him to be closer to 9/10 (so like 4/5yo)]	SIDON - 109	adult (young)
89			We know that Yona is Sidon's childhood friend (alegedly) and by the way Sidon describes her in Learnings of the Zora, I think it's safe to assume she's older than him and somewhat younger than Mipha (Sidon says Yona gazed UP at her), so between 109 and 160. The memory (that must have taken place before Mipha's death, so Sidon couldn't have been older than 9 (4ish in Hylian), probbaly younger) makes her look pretty physically/emotionally capable and responsible (she rescued a whole child from a dangerous situation and kept him calm until help arrived). If we keep consistent with previous child age estimation, it'd make sense for her to be at least 15/20 (so like 6-8yo) and at most 40/50 (13/14yo) at the time.			Yona's in-game profile: "[...] she was Sidon's childhood friend and is now his fiancée." / Learnings of the Zora Part 4 (Sidon): "When I was young, [...] She was already so mature in manner, and she treated me like a little brother, even though we were not related." / "It was Yona who dragged me to the safety of the shore. The water continued to swell as the shore waned, but Yona was unflappable, sweetly comforting me as I shivered in fear." / "I still remember Yona's face as she gazed up at Mipha in admiration."
90			Trello has an adult son (Rivan) who is 130yo, so Trello's age is probably that + another 100 years or so (probably a bit more), since that seems to be the Zora child-having age. Same goes for Seggin.
91			Capelo uses the middle age-coded -ゾラ suffix and also complains about being old (iirc, must check this one). He's probably around Brigade Zora age (130yo) if not a bit older.
92			Laruta seems younger than Finley but older than Tumbo and Keye (she hangs out with adult-ish Tona and Tula), so she should be between 40 and 15yo. I'd put her at 25/30 (so around 11/12yo)	LARUTA - 25/30	child (older)
93			Dento has a granddaughte (Marot), who is at least an older teenager judging by her build (so >60yo). Dento must be then old enough to have had a kid (100ish) and this kid to have grown up and had Marot (another 100ish). Dento is therefore most likely at least around 260.
94			If we assume Mipha would have been 165 in BotW, Dorephan must be at least around 100 years older as her father, so around 265. We also know he's been King for less than 200 years but more than 100, which checks out.
95			The TotK exclusive Zora soldiers (Pinoa, Capelo, Tie, Resco and Numien) all use the -ゾラ (though Numien isn't very consistent with it). It is slightly confusing, since it was a very reliable middle age+ signifier in BotW and here at the very least Pinoa and Resco seem to be on the younger side. I am tempted to just ignore it (TotK doesn't seem to be terribly concerned about minor continuities like these) but if we choose to take it at face value, maybe they're just trying to emulate their superiors? Numien very blatantly glazes Bazz and Resco admits to admiring Gaddison, so it's not impossible.
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97	TIER 4	Absolute headcanons:	I like the idea of Yona being significantly older than Sidon (see the *note), so I'd give her 40yo (around 12/13) at the time of the Calamity (she likely last saw Sidon shen she was 37/38 and he was 6/7) and 140 during BotW (mid 30s). But this is my interpretation, if we try to appease the "childhood friends" angle Nintendo intended, she would be closer to 115/120 (see Yona entry in Tier 3)	YONA - 140 (my headcanon) / 115/120 (what Nintendo probably intended)	adult (middle age)	*okay I am aware Nintendo probably intended her to be more or less Sidon's age, marginally older at most BUT I dislike the whole childhood friends angle so much like WHEN did it happen Nintendo??? Last time they saw each other Sidon was little more than a non-verbal toddler and I find it hard to believe that Zora could just pop in and out the Domain for casual visits abroad during the 100 years of post-Calamity. Maybe they were penpals??? TotK continuity problems my beloathed. Anyway, because I'm mad and this is MY spreadhseet, I'm making her as old as I can, because this way I can spin this whole plot point into something I find interesting (exploring Sidon's older sister complex, arranged marriage with a big age gap)
98		(literally just vibes, "sounds right to me" kinda reasoning, justified by the already dubious assumptions from tiers 2 and 3. basically: I made it up)	Trello has to be 130yo + child having age. Assuming he started a family at a standard age, he would have had Rivan at 110, maybe 120yo (mid to late 20s). That would make him around 240/250 (mid to late 60s) in BotW.	TRELLO - 240/50	elder
99			The logic for Seggin is similar to Trello's, although I see Seggin having Bazz later in life (I don't think family would be his priority), so maybe around 130/140 (early to mid 30s). This (if we assume Bazz's age to be 137) would make him roughly 267/277 (late 70s) during BotW [EDIT: Zora Timeline says 280, but I might revise that one]	SEGGIN - 267/277	elder
100			Capelo is likely middle aged (so around 130 or more) and I think he could be a bit older than the Brigade Zora, but not too much, maybe 145/150, around Kodah's and Kayden's age (he can't be too old, otherwise he would have died fighting the Calamity. Maybe. Or at least have war trauma)	CAPELO - 145/150	adult (middle age)