Contact (Minor Favorable Trait)

A contact is another character (always a support character, rather than a player character, for a player character) who the character has a relationship with of a useful nature.

Most contacts are acquaintances casual friends. They can provide information or services at times, but generally will not risk their lives, fortunes, reputations or lifestyles for the character. They might warn the character if something bad is heading their way, or that they heard something that was of interest, but generally they won't do anything that can come back to bite them.

Some contacts have skills or positions that can be useful, and some may be convinced to take small risks for some form of compensation or a promise of favors (presuming that the favors can and will be paid off later on).

As a player you should define some detail about the contact, like :

"Bernie Catan, Owner of a local art gallery who's helped you get some of your paintings displayed and sold. He knows the local art scene and a lot of local artists and can usually tell you who's doing business with who, who has upcoming shows, and where you might find specific artists hanging out in the area."