| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Flight at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Crewman |
| 1 | You are tormented by or quarrel with an officer or fellow crewman. Gain that character as a Rival. |
| 2 | Became a Artist at age 22 |
| 2 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Switched to Engineer/Gunner at age 26 |
| 3 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Switched to Performer at age 30 |
| 4 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Performer at age 34 |
| 5 | One of your pieces of art is stolen, and the investigation brings you into the criminal underworld. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Performer |
| 6 | Became a Field Researcher at age 38 |
| 6 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 6 | Forced to continue current assignment |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 8 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 6,250 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Became a Wanderer at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Became a Pirate at age 54 |
| 10 | Is now a Lackey |
| 10 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Became a Broker at age 58 |
| 11 | Refuse to smuggle illegal items onto a planet. Gain an Enemy. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Continued as Broker at age 62 |
| 12 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 12 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |