The army quests can be done fairly easily at any level with a spider statuette or a few shadow potions. Ariana went through Iona's dungeon around level 5, though that was in a game trying for the lowest possible finish. What other dungeons are there you have to go through after escaping from a prison cell and getting your equipment back?
Besides, I think the level may have been a typo. Level 1 of Feign Death is only available at character level 6, and I don't recall it ever showing up as an equipment bonus.
