Sounds like I am doing it as well as could be expected then.  He only killed the orcs that were directly north of the room where I found him.  They were in the hallway and weren't going anywhere so I suppose I had no choice but to let him fight since the orcs started pelting him with crossbows.  <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />  He killed a couple of them right there in that area and that was it.
Does anyone know of a site (or in game utility perhaps?) that has details on the monsters?  Looking for HPs, resistances, special abilities, etc...
thanks,
scaryogre