| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 1 |
21 |
Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Drifter (Wanderer) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 2 |
26 |
Gained a contact. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 3 |
30 |
Offered job by a patron. Now owe him a favor. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Drifter (Wanderer) rank 2. |
| 4 |
30 |
Became a Marine (Ground Assault) with the new title Marine. |
| 4 |
33 |
Charles Howell is tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow soldier. Gain that officer as a Rival. |
| 5 |
33 |
Became a Scholar (Physician). |
| 5 |
36 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Charles Howell from Charles Howell's work. |
| 5 |
37 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 1. |
| 6 |
37 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 6 |
37 |
Failed to qualify for Field Researcher (Scholar). |
| 6 |
37 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 6 |
41 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 6 |
41 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 2. |
| 7 |
41 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 7 |
44 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 8 |
45 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 8 |
45 |
Failed to qualify for Field Researcher (Scholar). |
| 8 |
45 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 8 |
46 |
Win a prestigious prize for Charles Howell's work. |
| 8 |
49 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 3. |
| 9 |
49 |
Voluntarily left Physician |
| 9 |
49 |
Returned to Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 9 |
53 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 10 |
53 |
Failed to qualify for Explorer (Scout). |
| 10 |
53 |
Switched to Drifter (Barbarian). |
| 10 |
57 |
Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 11 |
57 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 |
57 |
Retired at age 57. |