Jareik Schneider:
Either way Marie is a tanking monster, brushing off multiple 10+damage attacks, feel safe to say that Jareik definitely would be dead by now in the same situation, even with sword and board.
Speaking of mitigating damage, since this is first time that my pc was hurt... Does our received damage take into account our armor?
5 armor in all locations, dodge blow as a free action, shield used as a defensive weapon, hence free parry, and toughness means you can stay in the thick of it.
Granted, poison, magic etc, can target toughness or WP alone which means even the strongest foe can be downed, or drugged out of combat -> So yes, in ideal conditions she is very hard to take down, but enough enemies or similar tricks can cause her wounds also.
As for Jareik - yes. You have 7 DR, but take 5 damage, hence no damage taken.