The rains had come to Giza and I felt my party was pretty badass, so I decided it was time to fight the elementals... I hit it with a level one spell and it hit me with a level three

That and the time I was exploring the Golmore Jungle and stumbled upon the Fey Woods instead of going to the Viera village. Nothing says pathetic like getting your ass handed to you by a small army of lv 40ish Mandragoras...