| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 1 |
21 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Virgil Owens from Virgil Owens's work. |
| 2 |
22 |
Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 2 |
22 |
Failed to qualify for Corporate Agent (Agent). |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 2 |
24 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 3 |
24 |
Returned to Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
28 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 |
28 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 4 |
28 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
31 |
Win a prestigious prize for Virgil Owens's work. |
| 4 |
32 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 5 |
32 |
Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 5 |
32 |
Became a Citizen (Worker). |
| 5 |
34 |
Gained a contact. |
| 6 |
36 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
| 6 |
39 |
Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 |
39 |
Became a Scout (Explorer). |
| 7 |
40 |
Spend several years jumping from world to world in Virgil Owens's scout ship. |
| 7 |
43 |
Promoted to Scout (Explorer) rank 1 with the new title Scout. |