| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Believer (Mainstream Believer) with the new title Lay Person. |
| 1 |
19 |
Good fortune |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Believer (Mainstream Believer). |
| 2 |
25 |
A notable academic consults with Melville Staff about a publication or documentary he is working on. Gain a Contact in academia. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Believer (Mainstream Believer). |
| 3 |
28 |
Melville Staff refused an offer of inducements to betray Melville Staff's faith. Gain 3 enemies. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Believer (Mainstream Believer) rank 1 with the new title Initiate. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Believer (Mainstream Believer). |
| 4 |
33 |
Melville Staff secretly provide religious rites for a dying leader or noble, although they do not share Melville Staff's faith. Gain an Ally in the family and a Rival who disagrees with Melville Staff's choice. |
| 5 |
34 |
Voluntarily left Mainstream Believer |
| 5 |
34 |
Became a Citizen (Colonist). |
| 5 |
37 |
Melville Staff learn something Melville Staff should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which Melville Staff can profit from illegally. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Citizen (Colonist) rank 1. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Citizen (Colonist). |
| 6 |
42 |
Melville Staff's business expands, Melville Staff's corporation grows, or the colony thrives. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Citizen (Colonist) rank 2 with the new title Settler. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Citizen (Colonist). |
| 7 |
43 |
Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs Melville Staff Melville Staff's job. |
| 8 |
43 |
Failed to qualify for Corporate Agent (Agent). |
| 8 |
43 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 8 |
43 |
Became a Merchant (Merchant Marine) with the new title Crewman. |
| 8 |
46 |
Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 8 |
47 |
Promoted to Merchant (Merchant Marine) rank 1 with the new title Senior Crewman. |
| 9 |
47 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 |
47 |
Retired at age 47. |