Originally Posted by Armakoir
He strips you down to base, and does not give you points for gear that you are wearing.

Ok so it's exactly like:
That fight in Silverglen where you're in a room upstairs in the first inn He strips you of everything and mutes you.

But if you just drop everything you're wearing on the floor before triggering the fight, you can pick it all back up before it says fight then start equipping it in the fight then whoop his ass