| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Tested for psionic powers |
| 1 |
18 |
Entered a psionic community. |
| 1 |
21 |
Become leader in social movement. |
| 1 |
21 |
Gain an Ally and an Enemy. |
| 1 |
22 |
Graduated. Gain an rival who is upset that Forrest Lord left the community. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
23 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Forrest Lord's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 2 |
23 |
Forrest Lord's work is sabotaged by unknown parties. Forrest Lord start again from scratch. |
| 2 |
23 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 3 |
28 |
Win a prestigious prize for Forrest Lord's work. |
| 4 |
30 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 4 |
30 |
Switched to Scholar (Scientist) with previous rank. |
| 4 |
34 |
Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
37 |
Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 3. |