Not a bug, but probably worth mentioning:
I gained two levels before ever setting foot into Cyseal, seems a bit much to me.
This is certainly a bug. I reached Cyseal, did the ship quest, Bertia's quest, killed 2 groups of underground skeletons and did part of Jake's murder quest and i'm still lvl 2. Plus I had the quickwitted trait from start. It takes 8k exp to reach level 3.
Did you kill the legionnaires helping you with the orcs? This might help to fill up some exp towards lvl 3, but you really shouldn't be able to reach lvl 3 before reaching Cyseal. Maybe kill Ahru? Not sure how much exp he gives.
The starting gear does seem a bit pointless. Everything you find right away will be better.
Why would the source hunters be equiped so poorly? At least make starting gear on par with the stuff you wil regularly find on your way towards and in Cyseal.
I feel the other way around, it's just a kind of being rewarded for your first battles. I still feel the equipment you find early on is a bit too strong. I found a 18-31 basterd sword early in a chest, it's real OP versus those early skeletons. It's also possible to find early 29-47 2H, Madora start with this sword. The problem for me is not necessarily finding those weapons early on, but being able to use them early on. I kinda like the old level requirement and old stats better. They prevented you to use OP spells by giving less ability points, but they still give access to very strong gear early.
