| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Marine Academy (Military Academy). |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 1 |
21 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 2 |
21 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
23 |
Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 3 |
23 |
Became a Entertainer (Journalist). |
| 3 |
26 |
Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 3 |
27 |
Promoted to Entertainer (Journalist) rank 1 with the new title Freelancer. |
| 4 |
27 |
Continued as Entertainer (Journalist). |
| 4 |
28 |
Joel Watts is forced out because of censorship or controversy. What truth did Joel Watts get too close to? |
| 5 |
28 |
Returned to Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 5 |
29 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Joel Watts's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 5 |
29 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 5 |
32 |
Forced to continue current assignment. |
| 5 |
32 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 6 |
32 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 6 |
34 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Joel Watts from Joel Watts's work. |
| 6 |
36 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 7 |
36 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 7 |
37 |
Make a breakthrough in Joel Watts's field. |
| 7 |
40 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |
| 8 |
40 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 8 |
41 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Joel Watts from Joel Watts's work. |
| 8 |
44 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 4. |