I found the pet area, and the formula for mages is ickybadwrong (Baron just put in a PH sort of thing in the code).
nothing like a pet w/ 25 hp/level, hitting for a 7 point range of damage that starts at its level/2.
I'll have a fix for this shortly, have a good data site for real pet stats, etc.
oh, and the epic pet was shafted by just over 2100 hp
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Fix submitted to development forum.