Simple answer: She's too lazy.<br/><br/>Longer answer, my npc's strategies are often tied to their wisdom and or int score. Estrada isn't dumb, but she doesn't do any complicated tactics, like starting combat with knowledge-checks to try and identify your sub-race. She's proven she can down pc's in a single hit if she gets high rolls, so that's what she does, with little need to focus on anything else. Her tactics go far enough to use a fallen pc ally as cover, but not far enough trying to use full on trickery tactics.. she actually tried that, but her spellcasting companion ruined that, on purpose. (If she'd gotten a suprise-round touch attack off, this fight might have turned bad, quick, even with 4 Pc's around.)<br/><br/>As for if she's dead.. who knows! *Gasps* Remember, meet it, beat it, so the average full-plate user will struggle with rolls 20+.