Now that I ran into it...I might remember something from years ago, though I couldn't say how to find the post....
But arials don't get 23 in anymore...so the race/class chart on this website that shows stats for each combo is wrong.
After trying to remember how, and working hard to get more int as a lvl1....I was confused as to why my int wast going to 23...
Until I remembered...ooops