| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Entered Merchant Academy with the Business curriculum. |
| 1 |
22 |
Spent the college years partying. |
| 1 |
22 |
Dropped out of the merchant academy. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
23 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
29 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Nona Paterson from Nona Paterson's work. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
33 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 5 |
34 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 5 |
34 |
Switched to Scholar (Physician) with previous rank. |
| 5 |
37 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 |
38 |
Voluntarily left Physician |
| 6 |
38 |
Became a Scout (Surveyor). |
| 6 |
39 |
Nona Paterson's ship is ambushed by enemy vessels. Attempted to run but caught and ship is destroyed. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Scout (Surveyor) rank 1 with the new title Scout. |
| 7 |
42 |
Returned to Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
46 |
Scarred. Fully recovered. |
| 8 |
46 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 8 |
46 |
Switched to Scholar (Field Researcher) with previous rank. |
| 8 |
50 |
Win a prestigious prize for Nona Paterson's work. |
| 8 |
50 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 9 |
50 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 9 |
50 |
Failed to qualify for Physician (Scholar). |
| 9 |
50 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 9 |
52 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Nona Paterson's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 9 |
52 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 9 |
54 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |