| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Marine Academy (Military Academy). |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 1 |
20 |
Vance Stephens do not know what happened to Vance Stephens. There is a gap in Vance Stephens's memory. |
| 2 |
20 |
Failed to qualify for Scientist (Scholar). |
| 2 |
20 |
Continued as Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 2 |
24 |
Offered job by a patron. Now owe him a favor. |
| 3 |
24 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 3 |
28 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 |
28 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 4 |
32 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Vance Stephens from Vance Stephens's work. |
| 5 |
32 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 5 |
32 |
Failed to qualify for Scientist (Scholar). |
| 5 |
32 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 5 |
33 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 5 |
36 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |