| Term | History |
| 1 | Entered Marine Academy at age 18 |
| 1 | Study Art (Write) as a hobby. |
| 1 | Dropped out of military academy. |
| 2 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 2 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Free Trader at age 22 |
| 3 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 4 | Became a Intelligence at age 26 |
| 4 | Accepted a deal with criminal or other figure under investigation. |
| 5 | Became a Worker at age 30 |
| 5 | Nearly killed. Owe 8,750 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Worker at age 34 |
| 6 | Good fortune |
| 7 | Continued as Worker at age 38 |
| 7 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Became a Barbarian at age 42 |
| 8 | Drafted into Merchant Marine |
| 9 | Switched to Merchant Marine at age 46 |
| 9 | Is now a Crewman |
| 9 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 10 | Continued as Merchant Marine at age 50 |
| 10 | A sudden war destroys your trade routes and contacts, forcing you to flee that region of space. |
| 10 | Gain rebels as Enemy |
| 11 | Became a Performer at age 54 |
| 11 | Public opinion turns on you. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Retired at age 58 |
| 12 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 12 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Victim of a crime |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |