Don't forget any PC Archetype is a viable contact! Race/Species/Sub-species considerations separated at the bottom of the page (so there's no "Elven Hitman" -- only "Hitman.")
(Developing Contacts -- some house rule suggestions.)
PC Caliber/Prime Runners
You may preface nearly any of these with "Street".
- Bodyguard
- Bountyhunter
- Combat Mage
- Covert Ops Specialist
- Drone Rigger
- Enforcer
- Face
- Gunslinger Adept
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- Hacker
- Mage
- Mage Detective
- Martial Artist/Sensei
- Mercenary
- Military Officer (low-grade)
- Occult Investigator
- Radical Eco-Shaman
- Rigger
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- Samurai
- Shaman
- Smuggler
- Technomancer
- Tribal Warrior
- Weapon Specialist
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Service Industry
- Accountant
- Aircraft Mechanic
- Air-traffic Controller
- Construction Foreman
- Construction Worker
- Dentist
- Fence
- Firefighter
- Fixer
- Flight Attendant
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- Hairdresser
- High Stakes Negotiator
- International Courier
- Librarian
- Linguist
- Masseuse
- Mechanic (Cars)
- Mortician
- Nurse
- Paramed Shaman
- Paramedic
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
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- Research Assistant
- Researcher
- School Teacher
- Sensei
- Shrink
- Talislegger
- Talismonger
- Technician
- Tutor
- Translator
- Veterinarian
- Waiter
- Waitress
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Corporate Contacts
You may opt to preface any of the following with "Former" or "Freelance" and/or one of: Corporate, Executive, Wage, Security, Magical Security, Security Specialist or Executive Protection.
- Adept
- Analyst
- Animal Handler
- Commander
- Consultant
- Courier
- Decker
- Doctor
- Engineer
- Executive
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- Fast Response Officer
- Guard
- Headhunter
- Mage
- Mage Slave
- Mailboy
- Mr. Johnson
- Ms. Johnson
- Office Cleaner
- Officer
- Official
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- Personnel Security Specialist
- Rigger
- Scientist
- Secretary
- Specialist
- System Design Engineer
- Trainer
- Wage Mage
- Wage Slave
- Whistleblower
- Window Cleaner
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Other
- Academic
- Chef
- Combat Biker
- Hitman
- Fisherman
- Gambler
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- Hermetic Academic
- Historian
- Landlord
- Manager
- Nun
- Priest
- Saboteur
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- Smuggler
- Sportsman
- Student
- Terrorist
- University Lecturer
- University Student
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Tribe, Policlub, Gang & Mob Contacts
(Some Policlubs: Der Nachtmachen, Humanis, Terra First!, Meta Rights, Mothers of Metahumans, Ork Nation, Ork Rights Committee)
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Tribe
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Policlub & Cults
- Activist
- Inner-Circle
- Figurehead
- Leader
- Lieutenant
- Member
- Organizer
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Gangs
(Go-Ganger, Elf Poser-Gang)
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Yakuza
- Bakulo (Gambler)
- Decker
- Koban (Soldier/Bodyguard)
- Mule (Courier)
- Oyoban (Boss)
- Sarakin (Loan Shark)
- Sokaiya (Corporate Racketeer)
- Tekiya (Peddler)
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Mob
- Former Company Man
- Company Man
- Mafia Consiglieri
- Mafia Don
- Mafia Soldier
- Mechanic (Eraser)
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Arts & Performing Arts/Entertainment
Some of these can be prefaced with "Live", "Simsense", etc.
- Actor
- Agent
- Artist
- Author
- Club Hopper
- Club Owner
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- Director
- Editor
- Entertainer
- Extra
- Fan
- Fashion Designer
- Fashion Model
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- Graphic Artist
- Makeup Artist
- Musician
- Producer
- Professional Dancer
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- SFX Tech
- Sasquatch Entertainer
- Songwriter
- Sound Technician
- Stand-up Comic
- Star
- Talent Scout
- Technician
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Street Contacts
Some of these can be prefaced with "Street".
- Antiquities & Oddities Dealer
- BTL Dealer
- Baby Sitter
- Bartender
- Beat Cop
- Bookie
- Bouncer
- Cleaner
- Cop
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- Doc
- Dockworker
- Drug Dealer
- Kid
- Loan Shark
- Mage
- Pedestrian
- Pimp
- Private Investigator
- Prostitute
- Real-Estate Agent
- Rocker
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- Samurai
- Shaman
- Snitch
- Squatter
- Store Owner
- Taxi Driver
- Urban Brawler
- Used-Car Salesman
- Vendor
- Wiz Kid Decker
- Wiz Kid Ganger
- Wiz Kid Mage
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Government & The Law
- Beat Cop
- Attorney
- City Official
- City Worker
- Coroner
- Corporate Lobbyist
- Customs Officer
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- Detective
- Diplomat
- District Attorney
- Forensic Cop
- Forensic Mage
- Former Mage Detective
- Government Agent
- Government Official
- Investigator
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- Lawyer
- Mage Detective
- Parole Officer
- Plain Clothes Cop
- Police Chief
- Prison Officer
- Prison Warden
- Shark Lawyer
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Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous
- Bodyguard
- Butler
- Bell Boy
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- Cleaning Lady
- Club Habitué
- Driver
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- Hotel Manager
- Restaurant Maitre'd
- Stock Broker
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News & Media
Can preface any of these with the organization they work for (example: MatrixLeaks), or "Media", "Sports", "News" or "Trid".
- Advertising Agent
- Anchor
- Blogger
- Cameraman
- Cybersnoop
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- Decker
- Editor
- Entrepreneur
- Informant
- Investigator
- Official
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- Personality
- Photographer
- Producer
- Public Relations Officer
- Reporter
- Technician
- Vidsnoop
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Military/Mercenary
May preface these with an optional "Former" and "Military", "Merc", "Tribal" or <corps of service> as desired i.e. "Marine Arms Dealer".
- Armorer
- Arms Dealers
- Dealer (Mercenary Fixer)
- Intelligence Officer
- Mercenary
- Metroplex Guardsman
- Officer
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- Quartermaster
- Rigger
- Seargeant
- Soldier
- Special Ops
- Supply Sergeant
- Veteran
- Warrior
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"What is it?" - Pick Metatype/Awakened/AI for the contact
Note that the vast majority of folk on the planet are human, that non-human awakened creatures and artificial intelligences are fighting for equal rights in many areas. Taking a non-metahuman contact could hamper your contact's ability to operate freely.
- Centaur
- Changelings/SURGE affected*
- Drake*
- Dwarf*
- Gnome, Koborokuru, Menehune, Haruman
- Elf*
- Dryad, Night One, Wakyambi, Xapiri Thëpë
- Free Spirits
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- HMHVV-Infected
- Human* (Nartaki)
- Metasapients (AIs)
- Naga
- Orc*
- Hobgoblin, Ogre, Oni, Satyr
- Pixie
- Sasquatch
- Shapeshifters
- Troll*
- Cyclops, Fomori, Giant, Minotaur
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* Metahuman
Also: Are they a Magicican, Mystic Adept, Adept, Technomancer/Emerged, etc. Not everyone is character-caliber that has some extra juice running through them, but it might come in handy to know that your contact has a little something extra under the hood.
Relationships (How do you know them?)
- Acquaintance
- Admirerer
- Affianced (engaged)
- Assistant
- Associate
- Bar-Friend
- Benefactor
- BFF
- Brother
- Bunkmate
- Butler
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- Confidante
- Correspondant
- Counselor
- Courtesan
- Cousin
- Daughter
- Ex-Enemy
- Ex-<something>
- Fan
- Father
- Fellow Member (of group)
- Frat Brother/Sister
- Friend
- Friend-of-Family
- Godparent
- Guardian
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- In-Law
- Inferior
- Jail Buddy
- Lover
- Mentor
- Minister
- Mother
- Neighbor
- Networking Buddy
- Partner
- Roommate
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- Servant
- School-Chum
- Sister
- Son
- Soulmate
- Spouse
- Subordinate
- Teacher
- Trainer
- Troop-Leader
- Truant Officer
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