I've found these two separate series of canon lore stories.

http://www.finalfantasyxiv.com/anniv...?rgn=na&lng=en

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...short_stories/

Thought I'd share these with people who enjoy immersing in the story of the world and characters. They even have pictures to go with them, like this one of a younger Aymeric:

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Do you know of any more stories that are written in character or about the world? I'm a loremonger.