| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Failed to qualify for Free Trader (Merchant). |
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Scavenger). |
| 1 |
21 |
Spend time with an alien race. Gain a contact. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Drifter (Scavenger) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Drifter (Scavenger). |
| 2 |
26 |
A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Drifter (Scavenger). |
| 3 |
27 |
Find valuable salvage. |
| 3 |
30 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 4 |
30 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 4 |
34 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Hershel Murphy from Hershel Murphy's work. |
| 4 |
34 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |
| 5 |
34 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 5 |
34 |
Switched to Scholar (Scientist) with previous rank. |
| 5 |
37 |
Make a breakthrough in Hershel Murphy's field. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 6 |
42 |
Make a breakthrough in Hershel Murphy's field. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 3. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 7 |
43 |
Make a breakthrough in Hershel Murphy's field. |
| 7 |
46 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 4. |
| 8 |
46 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 8 |
46 |
Returned to Scholar (Physician). |
| 8 |
50 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Hershel Murphy's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 8 |
50 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 9 |
50 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 9 |
50 |
Failed to qualify for Field Researcher (Scholar). |
| 9 |
50 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 9 |
53 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Hershel Murphy from Hershel Murphy's work. |