| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Citizen (Colonist). |
| 1 |
19 |
Seymour Ryan learn something Seymour Ryan should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which Seymour Ryan can profit from illegally. |
| 1 |
19 |
Gain a criminal contact. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Citizen (Colonist) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Citizen (Colonist). |
| 2 |
25 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Citizen (Colonist) rank 2 with the new title Settler. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Citizen (Colonist). |
| 3 |
27 |
Severely injured. |
| 4 |
27 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
31 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 5 |
31 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
32 |
Make a breakthrough in Seymour Ryan's field. |
| 5 |
35 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 6 |
35 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
37 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Seymour Ryan from Seymour Ryan's work. |
| 7 |
39 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
41 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Seymour Ryan's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 |
41 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 7 |
43 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 8 |
43 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 8 |
46 |
Make a breakthrough in Seymour Ryan's field. |
| 8 |
47 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 3. |
| 9 |
47 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 9 |
47 |
Failed to qualify for Physician (Scholar). |
| 9 |
47 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 9 |
51 |
A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 9 |
51 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 4. |