| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 1 |
20 |
Refused to perform research that goes against Ward Whitlock's conscience. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 2 |
26 |
Caught cheating in some fashion, advancing Ward Whitlock's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 2 |
26 |
Ward Whitlock's work is sabotaged by unknown parties. Ward Whitlock start again from scratch. |
| 2 |
26 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 2 |
26 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 3 |
30 |
Good fortune |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 4 |
31 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 4 |
34 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 5 |
34 |
Became a Scout (Courier). |
| 5 |
36 |
Spend several years jumping from world to world in Ward Whitlock's scout ship. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scout (Courier) rank 1 with the new title Scout. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scout (Courier). |
| 6 |
42 |
Ward Whitlock's scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster. Gain a Contact. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scout (Courier). |
| 7 |
45 |
A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 7 |
46 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 8 |
46 |
Failed to qualify for Scientist (Scholar). |
| 8 |
46 |
Became a Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 8 |
48 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 9 |
48 |
Switched to Scout (Explorer) with previous rank. |
| 9 |
50 |
Ward Whitlock discover a world, item or information of worth to the Imperium. |
| 9 |
52 |
Promoted to Scout (Explorer) rank 2. |
| 10 |
52 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 10 |
52 |
Failed to qualify for Courier (Scout). |
| 10 |
52 |
Continued as Scout (Explorer). |
| 10 |
53 |
Ward Whitlock survey an alien world. |
| 10 |
56 |
Promoted to Scout (Explorer) rank 3 with the new title Senior Scout. |