| Term | History |
|---|
| 1 | Became a Scavenger at age 18 |
| 1 | Encounter a Psionic institute. |
| 1 | Tested for psionic powers |
| 1 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 2 | Continued as Scavenger at age 22 |
| 2 | Betrayed by a friend. One of your Contacts or Allies betrays you, ending your career. That Contact or Ally becomes a Rival or Enemy. |
| 3 | Became a Field Researcher at age 26 |
| 3 | Make a breakthrough in your field. |
| 4 | Voluntarily left Field Researcher |
| 4 | Became a Free Trader at age 30 |
| 4 | Given advanced training in a specialist field |
| 5 | Continued as Free Trader at age 34 |
| 5 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 6 | Continued as Free Trader at age 38 |
| 6 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 6 | Promoted to rank 1 |
| 7 | Continued as Free Trader at age 42 |
| 7 | Make an unexpected connection outside your normal circles. Gain a Contact. |
| 7 | Promoted to rank 2 |
| 8 | Voluntarily left Free Trader |
| 8 | Became a Surveyor at age 46 |
| 8 | Spend several years jumping from world to world in your scout ship. |
| 9 | Continued as Surveyor at age 50 |
| 9 | You have no idea what happened to you – they found your ship drifting on the fringes of friendly space. |
| 10 | Returned to Scavenger at age 54 |
| 10 | Suffer from a life-threatening illness. |
| 11 | Returned to Surveyor at age 58 |
| 11 | Psychologically damaged by your time in the scouts. |
| 12 | Switched to Wanderer at age 62 |
| 12 | Scarred. Owe 2,500 for medical bills. |
| 13 | Aging Crisis. Owe 50,000 for medical bills. |