| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 1 |
22 |
Good fortune |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 2 |
25 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 3 |
29 |
Win a prestigious prize for Bettie Jack's work. |
| 4 |
30 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 4 |
30 |
Switched to Scholar (Field Researcher) with previous rank. |
| 4 |
33 |
Gained a contact. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 5 |
35 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 6 |
39 |
Make a breakthrough in Bettie Jack's field. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 7 |
45 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Bettie Jack's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 |
45 |
A disaster or war strikes. |
| 7 |
45 |
Severely injured. Fully recovered. |
| 7 |
45 |
The planetary government interferes with Bettie Jack's research for political or religious reasons. Bettie Jack continue working secretely. |
| 7 |
45 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 8 |
46 |
Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 8 |
46 |
Became a Believer (Mainstream Believer) with the new title Lay Person. |
| 8 |
47 |
A notable academic consults with Bettie Jack about a publication or documentary he is working on. Gain a Contact in academia. |
| 8 |
50 |
Forced to muster out. |