Arishok Battle : Round One

I know , I know this isn't exactly how it happens in the game , but hey artistic license yeah? And anyway , Tenebrus Hawke here, would have totally challenged the Arishok first if he had the choice.
Soooo, did anyone else have trouble beating the Arishok as a warrior? Dat attack.. HOW do you survive that attack?! I mean, there's no point running as far away as possible if you are a warrior right?
Anywho, this is more or less what happened on my first attempt at the Arishok fight as warrior. (yeah Hawke, next time remember that 2 health potions is no where near enough!)
Again i'm sorry about the lousy art quality. I think it establishes that i lost patience with this somwhere along the way. *coughafterinkingthefirstpanelcough*