| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 1 |
21 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
23 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Mattie Walla from Mattie Walla's work. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 3 |
26 |
Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 3 |
26 |
Became a Navy (Line/Crew) with the new title Crewman. |
| 3 |
29 |
Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 4 |
29 |
Failed to qualify for Artist (Entertainer). |
| 4 |
29 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 4 |
33 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 4 |
33 |
Promoted to Drifter (Wanderer) rank 1. |
| 5 |
33 |
Continued as Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 5 |
37 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 6 |
37 |
Switched to Scholar (Physician) with previous rank. |
| 6 |
39 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Mattie Walla's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 6 |
39 |
Nearly killed. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 6 |
39 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 7 |
41 |
Voluntarily left Physician |
| 7 |
41 |
Switched to Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 7 |
44 |
Offered job by a patron. Now owe him a favor. |
| 7 |
45 |
Promoted to Drifter (Barbarian) rank 1. |
| 8 |
45 |
Became a Citizen (Colonist). |
| 8 |
46 |
Mattie Walla learn something Mattie Walla should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which Mattie Walla can profit from illegally. |
| 8 |
49 |
Promoted to Citizen (Colonist) rank 1. |