I think it's fine if you consider that peasants are incredibly and improbably meek in D&D stat block wise. 3 peasants vs. 6 (smart) alley cats is a near certain death encounter.
A warlock is just someone without any special innate talent, who for some reason set out to fight anyway. Like Wyll. If they had a better option, they wouldn't have become warlocks. The concept works for me.
