| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 1 |
20 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 2 |
22 |
Switched to Scholar (Physician) with previous rank. |
| 2 |
25 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 3 |
28 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Nathaniel Patterson's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 3 |
28 |
Gain an Enemy |