| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 1 |
21 |
Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 2 |
21 |
Became a Citizen (Worker). |
| 2 |
22 |
Political upheaval strikes Augustus McCnaghty's homeworld, and Augustus McCnaghty is caught up in the revolution. |
| 3 |
25 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
| 3 |
29 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 4 |
29 |
Continued as Citizen (Worker). |
| 4 |
32 |
Augustus McCnaghty gain experience in a technical field as a computer operator or surveyor. |
| 4 |
33 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 5 |
33 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 5 |
37 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 5 |
37 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 6 |
37 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 6 |
41 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 6 |
41 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 7 |
41 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 7 |
43 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Augustus McCnaghty's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 |
43 |
Gain an Enemy |