The Matron can't see her foes, and never even sees the attack coming. She had to make that bold rush - what other option was there as the Matron, with a Handmaiden of Lolth watching her directly. However that did indeed make her leap hastily into a battle she could not win. The blades dug deep, but the poison was what did it, causing parts of her body to shut down. She collapsed almost instantly, and the Yochlol would have known it.<br/><br/>(Saved against paralysis and reduced to -1, saved against one lot of Con damage, failed for the full six points from the other, dropped to -5)