| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 1 |
22 |
Good fortune |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 2 |
23 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 3 |
30 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Jared Butler's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 3 |
30 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 2. |
| 4 |
30 |
Voluntarily left Physician |
| 4 |
30 |
Failed to qualify for Merchant Academy. |
| 4 |
30 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 4 |
31 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 5 |
31 |
Failed to qualify for Free Trader (Merchant). |
| 5 |
31 |
Switched to Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 5 |
34 |
Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 5 |
35 |
Promoted to Drifter (Wanderer) rank 1. |
| 6 |
35 |
Continued as Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 6 |
39 |
Betrayed by a friend. One of Jared Butler's Contacts or Allies betrays Jared Butler, ending Jared Butler's career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 7 |
39 |
Became a Merchant (Free Trader). |
| 7 |
41 |
Amnesia. |
| 7 |
43 |
Promoted to Merchant (Free Trader) rank 1. |
| 8 |
43 |
Continued as Merchant (Free Trader). |
| 8 |
47 |
Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 8 |
47 |
Forced to continue current assignment. |
| 8 |
47 |
Promoted to Merchant (Free Trader) rank 2. |