| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Merchant Academy. |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 1 |
19 |
Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 1 |
22 |
Forced to continue current assignment. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Drifter (Barbarian) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 2 |
24 |
Find valuable salvage. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Drifter (Barbarian) rank 2 with the new title Warrior. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 3 |
28 |
Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 4 |
31 |
Offered job by a patron. Now owe him a favor. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Drifter (Barbarian) rank 3. |
| 5 |
34 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 5 |
38 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 6 |
40 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Blair Stoker from Blair Stoker's work. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 2. |
| 7 |
42 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 7 |
42 |
Failed to qualify for Scientist (Scholar). |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 7 |
43 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 3. |
| 8 |
46 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 8 |
46 |
Switched to Scholar (Field Researcher) with previous rank. |
| 8 |
49 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 8 |
50 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 4. |