| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Engineer/Gunner (Navy). |
| 1 |
18 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Navy (Flight) with the new title Crewman. |
| 1 |
19 |
Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Navy (Flight) rank 1 with the new title Able Spacehand. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Navy (Flight). |
| 2 |
24 |
Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 3 |
24 |
Failed to qualify for Artist (Entertainer). |
| 3 |
24 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 3 |
26 |
Troy Raby do not know what happened to Troy Raby. There is a gap in Troy Raby's memory. |
| 4 |
26 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 4 |
30 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Troy Raby's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 4 |
30 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 5 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 5 |
32 |
A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 5 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |
| 6 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 6 |
35 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 6 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 2. |
| 7 |
38 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 |
38 |
Retired at age 38. |
| 7 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 7 |
39 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Troy Raby from Troy Raby's work. |
| 7 |
42 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 8 |
42 |
Became a Believer (Missionary/Humanitarian) with the new title Junior Project Worker. |
| 8 |
44 |
Troy Raby accepted an offer of inducements to betray Troy Raby's faith. Gain 340,000 in cash. |
| 8 |
46 |
Promoted to Believer (Missionary/Humanitarian) rank 1 with the new title Project Worker. |
| 9 |
46 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |