Below is a photo of Magnar at Level 1 with Path of the Warrior and Merchant. This is presumably how all those Warrior-Assassin sovereigns start out (that they always choose Assassin at Lv 4 being a separate but related issue).
Reporting this as while it has been reported before, it's the first time I've caught them at level 1 rather than later in the game. A minor annoyance, the extra abilities bug me a little but really it's just sad to always see the warrior-assassins rather than a mix of the five paths.
Savegame here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/87636880/Magnar.EleSav