| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 1 |
22 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
23 |
Good fortune |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 3 |
26 |
Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 3 |
26 |
Failed to qualify for Infantry (Army). |
| 3 |
26 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 3 |
29 |
Betrayed by a friend. One of Dudley Costigan's Contacts or Allies betrays Dudley Costigan, ending Dudley Costigan's career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 4 |
29 |
Returned to Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 4 |
33 |
A rival researcher blackens Dudley Costigan's name or steals Dudley Costigan's research. Gain a Rival. |
| 5 |
33 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 5 |
36 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 5 |
37 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |
| 6 |
37 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 6 |
40 |
Make a breakthrough in Dudley Costigan's field. |
| 6 |
41 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 4. |
| 7 |
41 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 7 |
45 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Dudley Costigan from Dudley Costigan's work. |
| 7 |
45 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 8 |
45 |
Switched to Drifter (Scavenger). |
| 8 |
49 |
Forced to muster out. |