Quote Originally Posted by Peelee View Post
Both of those bards are at least 12th level.
Yeah but in this setting there seems to be a pretty big gulf between 12th Level and 16th Level. We have seen very few characters with levels that high, and all the ones that do are pretty darn powerful (Vector Legion, Order of the Scribble, and everyone's Personal Rivals). Elan was 12th level before the Battle for Azure City even took place. The amount of fighting he has been in between then and now is impressively high, and I would bet that few adventurers survive all of that.