Just tested it and you ARE correct. Neither Mirror Image nor Stoneskin stop level draining. It can be noticed easily as your mage gets level drained but not hurt.
It is however completely illogical and therefore a bug.
I did a quick search and it is listed on Baldurdash's buglist, but not fixed:
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Description/Details
Weapon and creature special abilities (ie Level Drain, Slow, 'Bleeder', Poison, Electrical, Stun) work even when Weapon Ineffective or attack is absorbed by magical protection(s) ie Stoneskin.
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Suspected Cause
Programming; may be by design.
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Solution (if known)
Use magical protection from the "special ability" ie Negative Plane Protection spell or Improved Mace Of Disruption/Amulet Of Power items against Level Drain, Haste against Slow, etc.
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[ 11-12-2003, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: Faceman ]