I've gotta stop with the healers already. Three straight hero healers is just too many. I'm on a crazy leadership streak too. I think my last 4 or 5 characters have been leaders. I think I'm ready for the quiet inconspicuousness of an uncaballed duergar axe specialist.

Etisrrus was a great character and a bashing piece of dung when Gvan was around. I learned early on that the trick to fighting necromancers (forget) and anti-paladins (worldbind) is to have a teleportation potion in your inventory. Armed with that knowledge I had no qualms about chasing after you if you escaped the Maran.

Good luck with whatever.