Balance.

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I don't know why, but after reaching Tawon the fight became extremely difficult. An ordinary group of bandits is quite a challenge. My characters only deal a fraction of normal damage to them, and they lose health quite quickly. I'm not new to Spiderweb games and I don't think I messed up character development that much.
Character level 22/23, difficulty level hard.

EDIT:
Never mind. As usual in SW games, it's all about character level.