its very simple not to get hit by her, i just took her out with scorpion traps and stood back and watched all the special effects and fireworks she gives off.

which leads me to my next question, she dropped a staff thats a quest item against the wall. i cant pick it up, ive heard about an "inventory trick" that would allow me to pick this up, but i cant find specifics on it. (i cant revert to a save because i tend to use quick saves and my last real save is way before this event).

i've seen armor that requires STR of 70, but none of it was better than the armor i'm wearing (which requires 65). i have tons of left over points and skills i havent even bothered with. the game is pretty much a walk in the park at this point.