Help with Dishonored (the first one!)

Thanks to all. I started from scratch, managed to escape prison with no kills, in the sewers now. I read somewhere that if you have a high chaos score there are more guards, etc. I’m not worried about an achievement (never really was into those) so my goal will be playing as someone who avoids killing if possible. And if required, OK. But I’ll see just how much I can do without killing.