| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scout (Courier). |
| 1 |
21 |
Gained a contact. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scout (Courier). |
| 2 |
23 |
Spend several years jumping from world to world in Finis Pearson's scout ship. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scout (Courier). |
| 3 |
29 |
Serve as the courier for an important message from the Imperium. |
| 3 |
30 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 4 |
30 |
Became a Believer (Holy Warrior) with the new title Hopeful. |
| 4 |
34 |
Finis Pearson accepted an offer of inducements to betray Finis Pearson's faith. Gain 230,000 in cash. |
| 5 |
34 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
38 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
40 |
Win a prestigious prize for Finis Pearson's work. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
43 |
Make a breakthrough in Finis Pearson's field. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 8 |
46 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 |
46 |
Retired at age 46. |
| 8 |
46 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 8 |
46 |
Failed to qualify for Physician (Scholar). |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 8 |
50 |
Win a prestigious prize for Finis Pearson's work. |
| 8 |
50 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 3. |