>Pretty much everyone who is not me is found quite
>consistently and very engaging. I would suggest that you drop
>them an in game note if you have missed them after a few days
>just so they can know to keep a better eye for you as well.

Yeah, I did that, but probably didn't allow enough time after. Just bad luck, probably. It's no big deal and just one factor among several. There's just a dumb spot in my brain where early mob-deaths are concerned. I feel gimped if I lose con before hero and losing exp just sucks the joy out of a character for me. The combo has always been tough for me to deal with. No empowerment/paths on top of that just adds to the feeling of a bleh character. The flaw is mine, though.