Viconia is decent, but with no Ironskins and crappy HP, a couple of Critical Hits means she's history. Also, without enhancements, she's not strong enough to wear the heavier armors. Anomen, however, has quite good Saving Throws, and can actually be your paty's only Tank.
Viconia is crack shot with a Sling--but Anomen has more attacks per round, plus the THAC0 bonus from his Fighter half outweighs his relative DEX loss--and 90% of us give him the Gauntlets
anyway.
Viconia has
awesome Magic Resistance. That I
will grant you. (As if I had a choice in the matter.
)
Which is more annoying to have in your party: A pompous bastard or someone who forces you to pay extra on expensive items?
As a side-note, any of the Clerics in the game will eventually enable your Thieves & Bards to cast things like Draw Upon Holy Might. [img]smile.gif[/img]