I am still laughing about your Lyon. That was funny, to have him capped off and then getting him whacked by some gorgons.
I am not laughing all that hard because something similar happened to my Gerik on floor 3. He got stoned and some miserable wight pwned him big time with a bow. ^^ I was all pissed, I even threw the DS on the wall.
I will attempt to get him following your instructions. The funny thing is I have rarely been supporting the characters, perhaps that is why it is not working. I have like 11% of 100 possible atm. I'll spend some time passing the Tower and getting some supports for the best characters I have.