| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scout (Explorer). |
| 1 |
19 |
Mettie Vargas survey an alien world. |
| 2 |
22 |
Voluntarily left Explorer |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 2 |
24 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Mettie Vargas from Mettie Vargas's work. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 3 |
29 |
Good fortune |
| 4 |
30 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 4 |
30 |
Switched to Scholar (Scientist) with previous rank. |
| 4 |
33 |
Win a prestigious prize for Mettie Vargas's work. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
35 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
42 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 3. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
46 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 4. |
| 8 |
46 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 8 |
46 |
Failed to qualify for Field Researcher (Scholar). |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 8 |
49 |
Moved to a new world. |