| Term |
Age |
History |
|---|
| 1 |
18 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
| 1 |
22 |
Make a breakthrough in James Foale's field. |
| 1 |
22 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
| 2 |
22 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 2 |
25 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts James Foale from James Foale's work. |
| 3 |
26 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
| 3 |
30 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 3 |
30 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
| 4 |
30 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 4 |
30 |
Switched to Scholar (Physician) with previous rank. |
| 4 |
34 |
Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 5 |
34 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 5 |
37 |
Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 6 |
38 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 6 |
38 |
Switched to Scholar (Field Researcher) with previous rank. |
| 6 |
39 |
Win a prestigious prize for James Foale's work. |
| 6 |
42 |
Promoted to Scholar (Field Researcher) rank 3. |
| 7 |
42 |
Continued as Scholar (Field Researcher). |
| 7 |
45 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing James Foale's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 7 |
45 |
Gain an Enemy |
| 8 |
46 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
| 8 |
46 |
Returned to Scholar (Physician). |
| 8 |
49 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Contact into an Enemy. |
| 9 |
50 |
Continued as Scholar (Physician). |
| 9 |
53 |
Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 9 |
54 |
Promoted to Scholar (Physician) rank 3. |
| 10 |
54 |
Voluntarily left Physician |
| 10 |
54 |
Became a Drifter (Scavenger). |
| 11 |
58 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 |
58 |
Retired at age 58. |
| 11 |
58 |
Continued as Drifter (Scavenger). |
| 11 |
59 |
Find an Alien Artifact. |
| 12 |
62 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |