| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 1 |
20 |
Make a breakthrough in Carson Edye's field. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
24 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Carson Edye's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 2 |
24 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
28 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Carson Edye from Carson Edye's work. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 4 |
34 |
Make a breakthrough in Carson Edye's field. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 5 |
35 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 5 |
38 |
Forced to muster out. |
| 6 |
38 |
Failed to qualify for Merchant Marine (Merchant). |
| 6 |
38 |
Submitted to the draft. |
| 6 |
38 |
Became a Scout (Surveyor). |
| 6 |
39 |
Perform an exemplary service for the scouts. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scout (Surveyor). |
| 7 |
45 |
Carson Edye survey an alien world. |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Scout (Surveyor). |
| 8 |
48 |
Carson Edye's scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster. Gain a Contact. |
| 8 |
50 |
Promoted to Scout (Surveyor) rank 1 with the new title Scout. |
| 9 |
50 |
Continued as Scout (Surveyor). |
| 9 |
52 |
Spend several years jumping from world to world in Carson Edye's scout ship. |
| 10 |
54 |
Voluntarily left Surveyor |
| 10 |
54 |
Failed to qualify for Scientist (Scholar). |
| 10 |
54 |
Became a Drifter (Wanderer). |
| 10 |
58 |
Gained a contact. |