To be fair, it’s impossible to meet Karlach at level 1, as you hit level 2 automatically when you end the tutorial if not during. So Karlach will be at least a level 2 (more likely 3 or 4) legendary Blood War veteran when you meet her.
Cool, still too low. A random Babau would squeeze juice out of a level 4 character, but a Legendary Blood War Veteran should have experience acting as a shock troop alongside legions of Gelugons fighting vs Vrocks, Hezrous and Glabrezus.
And also, you can actually choose an origin character as your main hero, so naturally you will start at level 1.
