heya xerin
i also did the same fight at lvl 9 and apparently i was lucky.
i have high mythology on one of the Magickal Mistresses. by discovering the Sige Haunt ( ?? sorry, i forget exactly what her type is called) weaknesses, i was able to Silence her right off the bat (i have pushed initiative on the girls so they always go first) and then tossed a few long range fireballs that did her in quickly, while my front liners fought off the trynnie ghosts that accompanied her.
talking to friends, i discovered that Lvl 9 was probably a tad too early to go there. in another game, i bypassed the cemetery, heading off to trynton first, and returning at Lvl 11 where i found the fight very easy.
this is one game, as hard as it is, that you can't really push yourself thru quickly unless you want to be facing a lot of excruciatingly hard fights.
V***V
PS:
the swords... hmm. i think it depends on how you are developing the fighter who is using them.
~if you are making a blindingly fast fighter with lots of strikes(like, say a Samurai) then stay with the Bloodlust.
~if you are making a thumper, go with Demonsbane. a really strong girl with lotsa oomph! behind her can do a major amount of damage with that particular sword.
[ 01-22-2002: Message edited by: vesselle ]