| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 1 |
22 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 2 |
22 |
Entered University. |
| 2 |
23 |
Moved to a new world. |
| 2 |
26 |
Graduated with honors. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
27 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Alec Burton from Alec Burton's work. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
33 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Alec Burton's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 |
33 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
37 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 6 |
38 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 6 |
38 |
Switched to Scholar (Physician) with previous rank. |
| 6 |
42 |
Win a prestigious prize for Alec Burton's work. |