Game Mechanics: Dwarf Cleric exp gain

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While grouping today myself (Halos - Dwarf Cleric) and a group mate (Smashu - Ogre Warrior) noticed a huge difference in experience gained.

We were both LFG in Crushbone and decided to group up and look for more. We were both level 10 and we pulled and killed an orc, we laugh as we simultaneously ding 11. We fill our remaining slots and kill at wall, and move into Throne Room for a while. We start talking about xp gains and noticed I was lagging behind pretty badly. At one point he dings 13 and checks with me, I was exactly half a level behind. He even died once.

As I'm writing this we have been leveling in the same group together for hours now, he is into lvl 14 and I am not even 1 and a half yellow into 13 yet. If I remember correctly, Ogres also have an exp penalty, so I'm not sure why there's such a major difference in experienced gained between the two of us.