| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Believer (Holy Warrior) with the new title Hopeful. |
| 1 |
19 |
Ransom Bethune accepted an offer of inducements to betray Ransom Bethune's faith. Gain 100,000 in cash. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Believer (Holy Warrior) rank 1 with the new title Fighter. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
25 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 3 |
28 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Ransom Bethune from Ransom Bethune's work. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 4 |
30 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 4 |
30 |
Failed to qualify for Physician (Scholar). |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 4 |
34 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Ransom Bethune from Ransom Bethune's work. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |
| 5 |
34 |
Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 5 |
34 |
Became a Merchant (Merchant Marine) with the new title Crewman. |
| 5 |
38 |
Make an unexpected connection outside Ransom Bethune's normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Merchant (Merchant Marine). |
| 6 |
42 |
Bankrupted by a rival. Gain the other trader as a Rival. |
| 7 |
42 |
Became a Citizen (Colonist). |
| 7 |
43 |
Gained a contact. |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Citizen (Colonist). |
| 8 |
50 |
Hard times caused by a lack of interstellar trade costs Ransom Bethune Ransom Bethune's job. |