I have several max-level characters, so when I started 4 new characters they all started at level 10 and then I could choose an expansion using Chromie.
Just now I started a new Dwarf character. The game let me choose between 2 starter areas (the Exile tutorial or the Dwarf starter zone) but either way the character started at level 1.
Is that normal? Why level 10 for some and level 1 for others? My first 4 characters were all Vulpera or Mechagnomes. Is this a race-based choice?