| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Free Trader at age 22 |
| 2 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Free Trader at age 26 |
| 3 | Befriend a useful ally in one sphere. Gain an Ally. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 3 | Is now a Experienced Trader |
| 4 | Continued as Free Trader at age 30 |
| 4 | A good deal ensures you are living the high life for a few years. |
| 4 | Forced to muster out. |
| 5 | Became a Intelligence at age 34 |
| 5 | Uncover a major conspiracy against your employers. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 5 | Is now a Agent |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Intelligence |
| 6 | Became a Journalist at age 38 |
| 6 | You are betrayed by a peer. One Ally or Contact becomes a Rival or Enemy |
| 7 | Returned to Intelligence at age 42 |
| 7 | Your work ends up coming home with you, and someone gets hurt. Contact or ally takes the worst of 2 injury rolls. |
| 8 | Became a Barbarian at age 46 |
| 8 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 9 | Became a Explorer at age 50 |
| 9 | You survey an alien world. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Continued as Explorer at age 54 |
| 10 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |