"The value of coexistence will not be found 'neath a loincloth. Long has our kind endured understanding that the distance 'twixt two bodies does not dictate the distance 'twixt two souls."

It is estimated that around 80% of Viera are born female, with males and females being identical at birth until they leave adolescence and reach adulthood around the age of 13. Males thereon become distinguishable from females as they begin to display sexual dimorphism and are identified as either a ‘jack’ or ‘doe’ respective to their gender. The average pureblooded Viera are notably born with digitigrade feet—often times with three toes—that incline them toward heeled shoes; as well do they have long, strong claws that have helped them in the wilderness for thousands of years. While observed to be sporadic through lineages, many are also noted to have short, tufted tails. Through the period of evolving bloodlines as a result of mixed breeding, many Vieran tribes have gone through convergent evolution, which saw the introduction of flat feet, the loss of their tails, more toes and as noted—a change of hair and skin tone.
Viera live vast lifetimes that average around 360 years, three times that of an Elezen. Retaining their youthful appearance for centuries after maturing, their age is impossible to distinguish at face value. The Wandering Dramaturge is recorded mentioning Viera can “endure up to twelve score or more” turns of life. While the man is renowned in his effort to study the many races and cultures across Hydaelyn, much of his knowledge pertaining to Viera is anecdotal at best, given Viera are known to be very secretive about their culture. This lower baseline likely stems from a personal encounter with a Viera at that particular age who was willing to disclose such, as it is commonplace that a great many are apprehensive to do so. The Dramaturge is not a Viera himself and as such, does not have a personal understanding of the lengths in which Viera can feasibly live to.
From birth onward, Viera mature at about the same rate as Hyur throughout childhood up until a certain threshold. After gaining their secondary sex characteristics past 13 and coming into their physical maturity at around 18-19 years old, the average Vieran aging process will slow to a near halt for nigh three centuries. During this time, there are periods of mental maturity that are considered throughout their lives—most young Vieran men and women are not considered adults by older Viera on a societal scale until about 50 years old, despite being physically mature. At around 150 is when most would be deemed middle aged and eventually by 300 years is when the average Viera reaches what is known as the “Death Years”, or “Áralangur Dauði" (Owh-rah-lan-gr Dau-thi | Aranlangur Dauthi) in Ravanese. It’s during this time that – for unknown reasons—the aging process slowly but surely begins again (albeit at a moderate pace) leading to the physical decline of the Viera’s body, eventually causing death.