I am aware that the game is not always directly leveled to the pc, but I feel there is reason that leveled lists don't always function properly. In recent playthroughs I've been experiencing anomalies such as encountering Dragon Subtypes up t0 10 level prior to before they should. Examples include blood dragons (level 20)at levels 9-10, and one particularly unfortunate mage met no less than 3 ancient dragons (added to leveld lists at 36)in a row between levels 26-29, skipping elder dragons entirely.

Additionally, elven/ebony weapons seem to appear early. I'v received an elven mace from a bandit chief, or his chest (don't remember which) at level 12 and an ebony bow from the dwarven ruin during the quest The Lost expedition (lvl 16i+ish area) at only level 19.

Its been awhile since I've played this game this extensively, but I feel the system has become more erratic since release. Or I'v just gotten crazier(or my memory is giving false testimony). Can anyone confirm experiencing something similar, or know whether this might be because of a patch/update/bug? Or is their a gap in my understanding of leveled lists?