| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 1 |
21 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Palmer Kim's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 1 |
21 |
A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame Palmer Kim, forcing Palmer Kim to leave Palmer Kim's career. Gain a Rival. |
| 1 |
21 |
Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 7,500 for medical bills. |
| 1 |
21 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
25 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 |
26 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 3 |
26 |
Switched to Scholar (Field Researcher) with previous rank. |
| 3 |
27 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 4 |
32 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 4 |
34 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 5 |
34 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 5 |
35 |
Attacked by enemies and injured. |
| 5 |
35 |
Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 |
35 |
Gain Enemy if Palmer Kim don't already have one. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Drifter (Wanderer) rank 1. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 7 |
45 |
Palmer Kim do not know what happened to Palmer Kim. There is a gap in Palmer Kim's memory. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Drifter (Wanderer) rank 2. |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 8 |
50 |
Survived a risky adventure but gained nothing. |
| 9 |
50 |
Continued as Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 9 |
52 |
Drafted into Merchant Marine |
| 9 |
54 |
Promoted to Drifter (Wanderer) rank 3. |