I'm more talking from a writing standpoint than I am from a game standpoint. They live an absurdly long time, they can transform into dragons, they can communicate with gods... hell some of them pretty much ARE gods. And some can smell intentions. The immense amount of time they live would probably cause them to accumulate LOTS of wisdom and skill in various tasks, and allow them to hone such skills better than any human can in their lifespan.

And as I've also already established, Menkar is a war veteran, which means that against the simple bandits and more, he's gonna [i]wreck shit[/i].