| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Star Marine (Marine). |
| 1 |
18 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Army (Infantry) with the new title Private. |
| 1 |
21 |
Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 2 |
21 |
Became a Merchant (Free Trader). |
| 2 |
25 |
Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 3 |
25 |
Continued as Merchant (Free Trader). |
| 3 |
26 |
Good fortune |
| 4 |
29 |
Continued as Merchant (Free Trader). |
| 4 |
30 |
A sudden war destroys Elsie Brook's trade routes and contacts, forcing Elsie Brook to flee that region of space. |
| 4 |
30 |
Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 5 |
30 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 5 |
32 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 5 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 6 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 6 |
36 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Elsie Brook's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 |
36 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 6 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 7 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 7 |
40 |
A rival researcher blackens Elsie Brook's name or steals Elsie Brook's research. Gain a Rival. |
| 8 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 8 |
44 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 8 |
46 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |