| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 1 |
21 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 2 |
21 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
22 |
Good fortune |
| 3 |
25 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
28 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Buford Hansen from Buford Hansen's work. |
| 4 |
29 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
30 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Buford Hansen's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 |
30 |
A rival researcher blackens Buford Hansen's name or steals Buford Hansen's research. Gain a Rival. |
| 4 |
30 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 4 |
33 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |