| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Entered a spacer community. |
| 1 |
22 |
Spent the college years partying. |
| 1 |
22 |
Graduated. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
25 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Mathew Bowditch from Mathew Bowditch's work. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 3 |
26 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 3 |
26 |
Failed to qualify for Field Researcher (Scholar). |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
27 |
Win a prestigious prize for Mathew Bowditch's work. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
34 |
Win a prestigious prize for Mathew Bowditch's work. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
36 |
Gained a contact. |
| 5 |
38 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 6 |
38 |
Became a Entertainer (Artist). |
| 6 |
39 |
One of Mathew Bowditch's pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings Mathew Bowditch into the criminal underworld. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Entertainer (Artist) rank 1. |