| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Entered the school of hard knocks. |
| 1 |
21 |
Join a social movement. |
| 1 |
22 |
Failed in the school of hard knocks. |
| 2 |
22 |
Became a Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 2 |
26 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 3 |
28 |
Gained a contact. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 1. |
| 4 |
30 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 4 |
34 |
A rival researcher blackens Ignatius Nichols's name or steals Ignatius Nichols's research. Gain a Rival. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 5 |
38 |
Win a prestigious prize for Ignatius Nichols's work. |
| 5 |
38 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 2. |
| 6 |
38 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 6 |
39 |
Make a breakthrough in Ignatius Nichols's field. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |
| 7 |
42 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 7 |
42 |
Switched to Scholar (Scientist) with previous rank. |
| 7 |
46 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Ignatius Nichols from Ignatius Nichols's work. |
| 8 |
46 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 8 |
48 |
Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 8 |
50 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 4. |
| 9 |
50 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 9 |
52 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 10 |
54 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 |
54 |
Retired at age 54. |
| 10 |
54 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 10 |
58 |
Make a breakthrough in Ignatius Nichols's field. |
| 10 |
58 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 5. |
| 11 |
58 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |