| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Free Trader at age 18 |
| 1 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Voluntarily left Free Trader |
| 2 | Became a Explorer at age 22 |
| 2 | You inadvertently cause a conflict between the Imperium and a minor world or race. Gain a Rival. |
| 3 | Became a Infantry at age 26 |
| 3 | Is now a Private |
| 3 | Injured. Fully recovered. |
| 4 | Became a Scavenger at age 30 |
| 4 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 5 | Became a Pirate at age 34 |
| 5 | Is now a Lackey |
| 5 | You spend months in the dangerous criminal underworld. |
| 6 | Voluntarily left Pirate |
| 6 | Switched to Wanderer at age 38 |
| 6 | run afoul of a criminal gang, corrupt bureaucrat or other foe. Gain an Enemy. |
| 7 | Became a Corporate at age 42 |
| 7 | You learn something you should not have – a corporate secret, a political scandal – which you can profit from illegally. |
| 7 | Gain a criminal contact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Corporate at age 46 |
| 8 | Nearly killed. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Returned to Scavenger at age 50 |
| 9 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 10 | Switched to Barbarian at age 54 |
| 10 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Continued as Barbarian at age 58 |
| 11 | Attempted a risky adventure and was sent to prison. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Became a Fixer at age 62 |
| 12 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Fixer at age 66 |
| 13 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Switched to Inmate at age 70 |
| 14 | Nearly killed. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Returned to Fixer at age 74 |
| 15 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |