Final fantasy does have a time line?

[LunarWeaver]

He asked for an explanation of Blue Mages and I shall now provide!:

You see, Smurfs were blue creatures that lived together in a secluded village. This village has existed since time's origin itself. Each Smurf stood out from one another by having different attributes, such as painting or having red pants. Each Smurf was born with their gift and used it to the benefit of life in the village.

Eventually, the main Crystal from Final Fantasy IX's world was teleported through time when Squall tried to stop time compression as a side effect. It landed in Smurf village. When they came in contact with the Crystal, it allowed them to share memories with each other, which caused their abilities to be copied from Smurf to Smurf.

Smurfs grew fur, became white, and grew wings, much like animal versions of angels, for they had reached a new stage of evolution. Their vocal chords expanded beyond the simple "Smurf" into the word "Kupo", and the new species was named "Moogle".

Moogles are larger than the previous underdeveloped Smurf species, and could no longer stay within their tiny village. The Moogle elders came together to form a pact: "We, who possess the power of ultimate memory, must help others. We will keep books that will preserve other's memories, or 'save' their adventure for them, and we shall share our powers with other species."

When other species were taught the Moogle's newfound abilities of copying, they used the Lifestream to enhance the portion of their brain that contains untapped psychic abilities. This allowed them to copy enemy's abilities by reading their minds.

Moogles named their mystic art "Blue Magic" in honor of their previous blue color, before the wonderful Crystal that changed everything. Thus, all that used the Moogle art were named "Blue Mages."