| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 1 |
22 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Diana Nelson from Diana Nelson's work. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
24 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
27 |
Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
33 |
Win a prestigious prize for Diana Nelson's work. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 3. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
38 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Diana Nelson's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 5 |
38 |
Diana Nelson's work is sabotaged by unknown parties. Diana Nelson start again from scratch. |
| 5 |
38 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 4. |