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Mako's
Encountered Contractors
Mary Alice
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Hounds of Yore
Kurt Falls
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Hounds of Yore
Keith Nightly
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Hounds of Yore
Contract 2:
Clean up aisle four
Jules
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Hounds of Yore
Viper
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Hounds of Yore
Danielle Laika
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Clean up aisle four
Contract 3:
Thrills and Chills
Bu Fang
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Clean up aisle four
Contract 13:
Lost and Found
Juan Garcia
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Clean up aisle four
Michael MacIntyre
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Clean up aisle four
Julius Faust
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Thrills and Chills
Dr. Andrius
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Thrills and Chills
Auryx
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Thrills and Chills
Micheal D'onovitchison
Encountered on
Contract 4:
The Caverns
Daniel Wiener
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Green like rotting flesh
David Silvana
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Green like rotting flesh
Mothman
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Green like rotting flesh
Ulysses G. Stridulum
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Aqua Mortis
Gareth Markson
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Aqua Mortis
Changsai Paowsong
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Aqua Mortis
Stinky Pete
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Aqua Mortis
Contract 8:
Slithering Patience
Mason Berkman
Encountered on
Contract 7:
The Doll House
Igor Rajtan
Encountered on
Contract 7:
The Doll House
Leon Vanderblight
Encountered on
Contract 8:
Slithering Patience
Jason Valent
Encountered on
Contract 8:
Slithering Patience
Mark Collins
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Run!
Contract 11:
Four (Indefinite Suspension | Do Not Run)
Contract 13:
Lost and Found
Cletus Cassidy
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Run!
Retired
Encountered on
Contract 10:
The greatest show in the world
Kaerym Yasura
Encountered on
Contract 10:
The greatest show in the world
Allena
Encountered on
Contract 10:
The greatest show in the world
Contract 14:
Colt's Lost Property
Amaranth Barclay
Encountered on
Contract 10:
The greatest show in the world
Bill Fisher
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Four (Indefinite Suspension | Do Not Run)
Penny Roberts
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Four (Indefinite Suspension | Do Not Run)
Contract 12:
The Crypt Keeper
Contract 13:
Lost and Found
Contract 14:
Colt's Lost Property
Gulliver Archer
Encountered on
Contract 12:
The Crypt Keeper
Antonio (The Bull) Deltauros
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Colt's Lost Property
Egas Freeman
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Colt's Lost Property