| 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 |
25 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Marcellus Shapter from Marcellus Shapter's work. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
29 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 4 |
30 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 4 |
30 |
Switched to Scholar (Physician) with previous rank. |
| 4 |
32 |
Win a prestigious prize for Marcellus Shapter's work. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 5 |
38 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |