So I wound up starting over with a new file after the last patch, and I'm seeing some really strange recruits... My first redo had a Photo and Skiakineticist with 10 starting energy. They were basically useless and I wound up restarting again, now I'm looking at a Pyrokineticist with 5 energy.
Not sure if this is a bug or I'm just seeing some crazy low ranges, but a pyro with 5 energy isn't really usable, and the swords, spear, and crossbowman in the shop with her that all have 20+ base energy is... really odd. Also not seeing a strength score over 3 except on a frost spriggat.
Did something get goofed up with the character generator in the last patch perhaps?