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Of the armor, yours is the best. You'll survive the longest in it. And for you, as someone who can't heal, that's critical. As for the sword, it's better with a bonus to accuracy. Because sleep doesn't work on everyone and can be ignored by willpower, but sealing abilities will help overcome many unpleasant things. For example, decapitation from the Assarians and witchcraft from the Ishanad.
Added 6 minutes ago
Or Tsaralia, which is, by the way, slightly more likely. Although I don't know her story.
Because there's no point in putting all sorts of losers on the lower floors. It's either tough guys, or, at worst, someone who has "sinned" a lot, in my humble opinion. Namgan and our pyromancer confirm this hypothesis.