| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Tested for psionic powers |
| 1 |
18 |
Entered a psionic community. |
| 1 |
19 |
A prank goes horribly wrong. Gain a Rival. |
| 1 |
22 |
Graduated. Gain an rival who is upset that Shelton Thomas left the community. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 2 |
26 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Shelton Thomas's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 2 |
26 |
A rival researcher blackens Shelton Thomas's name or steals Shelton Thomas's research. Gain a Rival. |
| 2 |
26 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 3 |
26 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 3 |
26 |
Switched to Scholar (Scientist) with previous rank. |
| 3 |
27 |
Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
33 |
Make a breakthrough in Shelton Thomas's field. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
36 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 |
38 |
Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 6 |
38 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 6 |
41 |
Drafted into Courier |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Drifter (Wanderer) rank 1. |
| 7 |
42 |
Became a Scout (Courier). |
| 7 |
45 |
Shelton Thomas discover a world, item or information of worth to the Imperium. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Scout (Courier) rank 1 with the new title Scout. |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Scout (Courier). |
| 8 |
50 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |