I never had any trouble progressing in the game until i got to Yak's Bend.
Theses dwarves are the death of me. Literally.

Soloing is out of the question for me in this area. So, i usually have a Healer and Fighter Henchmen with me all the time.
Up to this point, i always used Aura of Restoration to restore health while engaging enemies. Unfortunately it gets dispelled first thing in a battle by the dwarves. I tried replacing it by Necro skills, but it's not quite as effective.
I'm currently doing some testing with skills that i have overlooked but any ideas beside having 7 henchmen with me all the time would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!