The dragon I get. Early editions of D&D (back in the TSR days) only went up to level 3, so there were level 3 dragons. But by the time there were druids, there were 20 levels, and an "archdruid" was at least level 15. I'm thinking Halsin isn't an "archdruid" in that traditional sense though, more like he's the best one they have.
Still, Larian does seem to be playing fast and loose with the idea of a level system. It would be better if they either stuck with levels being meaningful, or ditch the leveling system entirely. Personally, I feel an open-world game benefits from a level-less approach, but this is hardly an open world at this point. Maybe it will be after early access is over.
Still, devils, mind flayers, ogres, a hag, a dragon, and a beholder all before level 5? This feels more like a level 10 starting point than level 1.
