| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 1 |
19 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
25 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Josefa Penn's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 2 |
25 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 3 |
30 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 4 |
31 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 4 |
34 |
Forced to continue current assignment. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 5 |
35 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 5 |
38 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 6 |
38 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 6 |
42 |
Find valuable salvage. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 7 |
45 |
Find valuable salvage. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Drifter (Barbarian) rank 1. |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 8 |
48 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |