Well, I got through to Murkon. And took out all of the minions around him. So it was him against me -- well, five of me; he paralyzed one of my assassins fairly early in the round, dang it.

And he got me. I feel like I put up a good fight, but in the end, I was the one with the mass funeral. Back to Teralt to resurrect, sell off the pricy unneeded gear, level up, and then I'll try again ... soon. Not right now.

I'm pretty confident that with all my new hit points and spell points, I'll get him this next time, so this question is irrelevant. But if it isn't too much of a spoiler, I'd be curious to hear: about how many hit points does it take to kill dear ol' Murk?

-- Trip