| Term | History |
| 1 | Became a Physician at age 18 |
| 1 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 2 | Continued as Physician at age 22 |
| 2 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 3 | Continued as Physician at age 26 |
| 3 | Assigned to work on a secret project for a patron or organisation. |
| 4 | Continued as Physician at age 30 |
| 4 | A rival researcher blackens your name or steals your research. Gain a Rival. |
| 5 | Continued as Physician at age 34 |
| 5 | Your work is sabotaged by unknown parties. You start again from scratch. |
| 6 | Continued as Physician at age 38 |
| 6 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Physician at age 42 |
| 7 | Advanced training in a specialist field. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Continued as Physician at age 46 |
| 8 | Work for an eccentric but brilliant mentor, who becomes an Ally. |
| 8 | Promoted to rank 3 |
| 8 | Forced to muster out. |
| 9 | Became a Courier at age 50 |
| 9 | When dealing with an alien race, you botch an opportunity to gather extra intelligence about them. |
| 9 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 10 | Continued as Courier at age 54 |
| 10 | Severely injured. Fully recovered. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |
| 11 | Became a Wanderer at age 58 |
| 11 | You do not know what happened to you. There is a gap in your memory. |
| 12 | Returned to Courier at age 62 |
| 12 | You survey an alien world. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 10,000 for medical bills. |