| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scout (Courier). |
| 1 |
20 |
Gay Horton have no idea what happened to Gay Horton – they found Gay Horton's ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 2 |
20 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 2 |
23 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 |
24 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 3 |
28 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 3 |
28 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |
| 4 |
28 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 4 |
32 |
A rival researcher blackens Gay Horton's name or steals Gay Horton's research. Gain a Rival. |
| 5 |
32 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 5 |
33 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Gay Horton's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 5 |
33 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 6 |
36 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 6 |
38 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 |
40 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 2. |
| 7 |
40 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 7 |
43 |
Win a prestigious prize for Gay Horton's work. |
| 7 |
44 |
Forced to muster out. |