You could either have your character wear Leather + 1 or Breastplate + 1
This is where you made your misstake. She dont have any Breastplate to wear ... therefore she dont wear any Breastplate. :P
Simple as that.
I agree with GM4Him, at least in regards to Minthara needing better armor.
1. Her fight should be harder, in my opinion. Now, you might ask, why should her fight be harder than Gut's fight? Because she's a drow and Gut's a goblin. Gut's just not a boss on the same level as Minthara.
2. What's wrong with wanting better loot from the fight? I get the feeling from some of your comments that you think that's a dirty secret motivation. There's a real lack of good armor in the game right now. I'm not the only one who's sick of scale mail. It'd be nice if a tough, cool enemy dropped some great armor. Upgrading gear through loot is a time honored tradition in gaming.
