Originally Posted by
Peelee
I'm not saying that he's the equivalent of a 16th level character, I'm just pointing out that he's far from low-level himself. Keep in mind that Azure City's military, the people whose job was to fight, had a severe lack of people above level 3. Sure, not many peopld get to 16th, but 12th isn't exactly common either.
Saying Thirden is a "normal" person in awe at meeting Elan is like saying he's a "normal" person meeting a billionaire and being in awe of his money. Sure, the billionaire is significantly more wealthy, but Thirden in this analogy has a hundred million dollars and is being compared to the average working Joe.
ETA: And lest we forget, we don't actually know his level. 12 is the floor.