| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Courier at age 18 |
| 1 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 2 | Continued as Courier at age 22 |
| 2 | You spend a great deal of time on the fringes of Charted Space. |
| 2 | Gain a contact in an alien race. |
| 3 | Continued as Courier at age 26 |
| 3 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Courier |
| 4 | Became a Corporate at age 30 |
| 4 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Became a Thief at age 34 |
| 5 | Involved in a feud with a rival criminal organization. |
| 5 | Scarred. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 5 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 6 | Continued as Thief at age 38 |
| 6 | Refuse to backstab a fellow rogue for personal gain. Gain an Ally |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 7 | Continued as Thief at age 42 |
| 7 | Involved in a feud with a rival criminal organization. |
| 7 | Nearly killed. Owe 22,500 for medical bills. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Continued as Thief at age 46 |
| 8 | Arrested and charged. |
| 8 | Failed to defend self. Gain an Enemy and go to prison. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 4 |
| 9 | Became a Inmate at age 50 |
| 9 | Accused of assaulting a prison guard. |
| 10 | Switched to Fixer at age 54 |
| 10 | Assigned to difficult or backbreaking labour. |
| 10 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 11 | Returned to Inmate at age 58 |
| 11 | A riot engulfs the prison. |
| 11 | Loot the guards/other prisoners. |
| 12 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 12 | Switched to Thug at age 62 |
| 12 | Persecuted by a prison gang. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 40,000 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Continued as Thug at age 66 |
| 13 | A guard takes a dislike to you. |
| 14 | Aging Crisis. Owe 60,000 for medical bills. |
| 14 | Returned to Fixer at age 70 |
| 14 | Injured. Fully recovered. Owe 5,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |
| 15 | Returned to Inmate at age 74 |
| 15 | Vocational Training. |
| 15 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 16 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |