| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Intelligence at age 18 |
| 1 | Lost eye or limb. |
| 2 | Became a Free Trader at age 22 |
| 2 | Imperial trade restrictions force you out of business. |
| 3 | Became a Corporate at age 26 |
| 3 | Moved to a new world. |
| 3 | Forced to muster out. |
| 4 | Returned to Free Trader at age 30 |
| 4 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Continued as Free Trader at age 34 |
| 5 | Nearly killed. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 6 | Became a Scientist at age 38 |
| 6 | Work leads to a considerable breakthrough. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Scientist |
| 7 | Returned to Corporate at age 42 |
| 7 | Refused to co-operate with investigation by the planetary authorities. Gain an Ally |
| 8 | Switched to Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | Refuse to join a cheat in some fashion. |
| 9 | Forced to muster out. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Moved to a new world. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |