| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Artist at age 18 |
| 1 | Win a prestigious prize. |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Artist at age 22 |
| 2 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 2 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 3 | Continued as Artist at age 26 |
| 3 | Gained a contact. |
| 3 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 4 | Continued as Artist at age 30 |
| 4 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 4 | Gain a contact |
| 4 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 5 | Continued as Artist at age 34 |
| 5 | Join homeworld’s celebrity circles |
| 5 | Gain a contact |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 5 |
| 5 | Is now a Famous Artist |
| 6 | Continued as Artist at age 38 |
| 6 | Gained a contact. |
| 6 | Forced to muster out. |
| 7 | Became a Free Trader at age 42 |
| 7 | Embroiled in legal trouble. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 8 | Continued as Free Trader at age 46 |
| 8 | Lost eye or limb. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 9 | Returned to Artist at age 50 |
| 9 | Gain a patron in the arts. Gain an Ally |
| 9 | Promoted to rank 6 |
| 10 | Continued as Artist at age 54 |
| 10 | Good fortune |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 7 |
| 10 | Forced to muster out. |
| 11 | Became a Physician at age 58 |
| 11 | Refused to perform research that goes against your conscience. |
| 11 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 12 | Continued as Physician at age 62 |
| 12 | Cheated in some fashion, advancing your career and research by stealing another’s work, using an alien device, taking a shortcut and so forth. |
| 12 | Gain an Enemy |
| 12 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Physician at age 66 |
| 13 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 13 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Voluntarily left Physician |
| 14 | Retired at age 70 |
| 14 | Gained a contact. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | A romantic relationship ends badly. Gain a Rival or Enemy. |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 30,000 for medical bills. |