| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Intelligence at age 18 |
| 1 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 2 | Became a Free Trader at age 22 |
| 2 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 1,250 for medical bills. |
| 3 | Became a Barbarian at age 26 |
| 3 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 4 | Became a Line/Crew at age 30 |
| 4 | Is now a Crewman |
| 4 | Vessel participates in a diplomatic mission. |
| 4 | Gain a contact. |
| 4 | Promoted to Line/Crew rank 1 |
| 4 | Is now a Able Spacehand |
| 5 | Voluntarily left Line/Crew |
| 5 | Switched to Scavenger at age 34 |
| 5 | Find Ancient Technology. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Scavenger at age 38 |
| 6 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 7 | Became a Thief at age 42 |
| 7 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 8 | Returned to Scavenger at age 46 |
| 8 | Moved to a new world. |
| 9 | Continued as Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | Nearly killed. Fully recovered. Owe 45,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Switched to Flight at age 54 |
| 10 | Placed in the frozen watch (cryogenically stored on board ship) and revived improperly. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Retired at age 58 |
| 11 | A romantic relationship deepens, possibly leading to marriage. Gain an Ally. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Gained a contact. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A new romantic starts. Gain an Ally. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |