I agree, I was very disappointed to hear Cathar... it just screams LAME full blast in your face. So many famous, more interesting races out there and we get the Cathar. What an utter waste...

No, I think it's a bug. Mine died a few times but got some encouragement of a nice lady on general chat and soon landed safe. Thought I was doing something wrong too. Anyone know anything about some better rewards? There was a lot of chat about it today, but...?