Just a little story that happened earlier involving this mob.
I had just received some nice buffs from a paladin in FP that put my 11 Wiz's HP from somewhere in the 200's to about 424. So, also with three others, I knew by now that when I get buffs like this, it's best to SOLO. As much as a can, quick as I can. Heading into EC, I ignored light-blue cons, and tried to find some whites or drk-blue's. I spied a yk, saw it was dark blue, so of course I went after it. I was down to two bubbles mana, and another yk strolls by. In my temerity I also took this one on. Before I had it down to 60% health, a Woodland Lion decided to join in. Now that I used my last bit of mana and blasted the yk with FireBolt, I ran after it, stabbing, until it died. Manaless, I still tried to take on the lion. When I got 1.5 bubbles health, I took off for the tunnel.
Well. I was in front of the lone hut, near the ruins, you know? I was hobbling when I entered the tunnel, yelling for help. Of course, this was 7:30AM in the morning, so there wasn't the usual mass of people at the mouth there usually are. Just a lone Wood Elf. As I moaned at the keyboard at how I was going to lose all the nice EXP I just got, he healed me for about 25HP.
So, now we're bothing racing as fast as we can (Me painfully slower) toward the Ro zone, the lion still bashing the heck out of me, and the Elf casts SoW. Along with getting my health past 1 bubble, Now I have the spirit of the wolf. I easily crossed the zone line, and thanked the Elf heartily.
And so ends my little forray with the Woodland Lion.