Originally Posted by
Jay R
Speaking as the DM, I have never said this, and it isn't true. Previously, I wrote, "The last couple of hundred years have been times of peace and prosperity, and the empire has expanded a great deal, although the expansion has been slowed or stopped for the last few decades. Among other things, this means that there aren't many high-level characters around; with little or no monsters around, it's hard to get experience points."
At 8th level, Angmar is probably the highest level character in the province. His 6th level cohort is one of the three or so at that level.