| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Surveyor at age 18 |
| 1 | Your ship is ambushed by enemy vessels. Attempted to bargain with them but fail and the ship is destroyed. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 1 | Is now a Scout |
| 2 | Switched to Courier at age 22 |
| 2 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 2 | Lightly injured, no permanent damage. Fully recovered. |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 3 | Continued as Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | Moved to a new world. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 4 | Continued as Courier at age 30 |
| 4 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster. Gain a Contact. |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Is now a Senior Scout |
| 5 | Continued as Courier at age 34 |
| 5 | Your scout ship is one of the first on the scene to rescue the survivors of a disaster but you fail to help. Gain an Enemy. |
| 5 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 6 | Continued as Courier at age 38 |
| 6 | When dealing with an alien race, you have an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. Gain an Ally in the Imperium |
| 7 | Continued as Courier at age 42 |
| 7 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 7 | Severely injured. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 8 | Continued as Courier at age 46 |
| 8 | Your ship is ambushed by enemy vessels. You successfully ran to the jump point. |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Broker at age 50 |
| 9 | Smuggle illegal items onto a planet. |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 10 | Continued as Broker at age 54 |
| 10 | Moved to a new world. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 11 | Continued as Broker at age 58 |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |