Term |
Age |
History |
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1 |
18 |
Entered Merchant Academy with the Business curriculum. |
1 |
22 |
Graduated. |
2 |
22 |
Became a Merchant (Broker). |
2 |
22 |
Promoted to Merchant (Broker) rank 1. |
2 |
23 |
Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
2 |
26 |
Promoted to Merchant (Broker) rank 2. |
3 |
26 |
Continued as Merchant (Broker). |
3 |
29 |
Make an unexpected connection outside Hilton Dods's normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
3 |
30 |
Promoted to Merchant (Broker) rank 3 with the new title Experienced Broker. |
4 |
30 |
Continued as Merchant (Broker). |
4 |
34 |
Risk Hilton Dods's fortune on a possibility lucrative deal and win. |
5 |
34 |
Continued as Merchant (Broker). |
5 |
37 |
A series of bad deals and decisions force Hilton Dods into bankruptcy. Hilton Dods salvages what Hilton Dods can. |
6 |
37 |
Became a Scholar (Scientist). |
6 |
40 |
Make a breakthrough in Hilton Dods's field. |
6 |
41 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 1. |
7 |
41 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
7 |
44 |
A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
7 |
45 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 2. |
8 |
45 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
8 |
45 |
Retired at age 45. |
8 |
45 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
8 |
45 |
Failed to qualify for Physician (Scholar). |
8 |
45 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
8 |
47 |
Gained a contact. |
9 |
49 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
9 |
53 |
Moved to a new world. |
10 |
53 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
10 |
53 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
10 |
53 |
Failed to qualify for Physician (Scholar). |
10 |
53 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
10 |
55 |
Cheated in some fashion, advancing Hilton Dods's career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
10 |
55 |
Gain an Enemy |
10 |
57 |
Promoted to Scholar (Scientist) rank 3. |
11 |
57 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
11 |
57 |
Attempted to change assignments. |
11 |
57 |
Failed to qualify for Field Researcher (Scholar). |
11 |
57 |
Continued as Scholar (Scientist). |
11 |
59 |
Entangled in a bureaucratic or legal morass that distracts Hilton Dods from Hilton Dods's work. |
11 |
61 |
Forced to muster out. |
12 |
61 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
12 |
61 |
Retired. |
12 |
62 |
Gained a contact. |
13 |
65 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
13 |
66 |
Amnesia. |
14 |
69 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
14 |
73 |
Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
15 |
73 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
15 |
75 |
A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
16 |
77 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
16 |
80 |
Betrayal. Convert an Ally into a Rival or Enemy. |
17 |
81 |
Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |