| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Ground Assault at age 18 |
| 1 | Is now a Marine |
| 1 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. |
| 2 | Became a Courier at age 22 |
| 2 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 3 | Became a Intelligence at age 26 |
| 3 | Life ruined by a criminal gang. Gain the gang as an Enemy |
| 4 | Switched to Surveyor at age 30 |
| 4 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 5 | Continued as Surveyor at age 34 |
| 5 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 6 | Became a Free Trader at age 38 |
| 6 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Voluntarily left Free Trader |
| 7 | Became a Field Researcher at age 42 |
| 7 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 46 |
| 8 | A disaster leaves several injured, and others blame you, forcing you to leave your career. Gain a Rival. |
| 8 | Scarred. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 9 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Continued as Field Researcher at age 50 |
| 9 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |
| 10 | Retired at age 54 |
| 10 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 11 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Gained a contact. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Birth or Death involving a family member or close friend. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 20,000 for medical bills. |