Andru is, sadly, the only character that I've ever had who the evil thing seems to like.... and he can't do much harm to the things without exhausting his only real defensive assets. If he forewent the parring, he would be dead in a couple of rounds. He's already down by about a quarter, if not significantly more, depending on the ruling on the last two parries.<br/><br/>The only thing saving him is the crit range with the rapier, which helps to keep up with the panache that he's spending.