I am playing Sebille as my main character. She has Scoundrel/Morphing skills.

I am currently level 6 and I have 18 Finesse and 1 Persuasion.

I went to talk to Zaleskar and it seems impossible to persuade him. I always end up in combat.

Is killing him considered the (normal) way and persuading him only possible with very high Persuasion??

At level 6, I am "forced" to dump all my points into persuasion just to be able to pass this check in the personal quest. I feel like there is no other way.