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Theodore Jeong's
Encountered Contractors
Stinky Pete
Encountered on
Contract 1:
A tale of two thieves
Lerinyth
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Passing the Hours
Dr. Erin Skunk
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Passing the Hours
Thaddeus Thunder
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Passing the Hours
Juan Garcia
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Avengers Assemble!
Penny Roberts
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Avengers Assemble!
Contract 7:
Five (Indefinite Suspension | Do not run)
Paula
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Avengers Assemble!
Ryan Stiller
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Eviction Notice
Hu Soo-Min
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Eviction Notice
Teri Marks
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Pet Shop Horror
Sister Mary Catherine
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Pet Shop Horror
Eula
Encountered on
Contract 6:
The Backrooms
Mensa Gray
Encountered on
Contract 6:
The Backrooms
Sakngea Somm
Encountered on
Contract 6:
The Backrooms
Bu Fang
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Five (Indefinite Suspension | Do not run)
Contract 8:
The Crypt Keeper
Contract 13:
Methuselah
Contract 14:
Revenge of the Brothers of Blood!
Allena
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Five (Indefinite Suspension | Do not run)
Contract 8:
The Crypt Keeper
Leon Vanderblight
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Five (Indefinite Suspension | Do not run)
Wei (UA-566)
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Five (Indefinite Suspension | Do not run)
Sgt Maj Jason Decker
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Mega-Murder!
Rico D. Shaw
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Mega-Murder!
Dr. Conrad Blackwell
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Mega-Murder!
Clay Evans
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Savage
Michelle Davis
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Savage
Archie Finnegan
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Savage
Kurigo "Oz" Osikawa
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Dreams of an insomniac
Contract 12:
Broken Mirror Productions Presents: Macbeth
Contract 13:
Methuselah
Akira Han
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Dreams of an insomniac
Contract 14:
Revenge of the Brothers of Blood!
Jason Valent
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Dreams of an insomniac
Contract 12:
Broken Mirror Productions Presents: Macbeth
Contract 14:
Revenge of the Brothers of Blood!
Preston Vincent Astor III
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Broken Mirror Productions Presents: Macbeth
Contract 14:
Revenge of the Brothers of Blood!
Mark Collins
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Broken Mirror Productions Presents: Macbeth
Jeremy Wesley
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Revenge of the Brothers of Blood!
Iryna Vorobyova
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Revenge of the Brothers of Blood!
Contract 16:
Cold and empty
Terry Buckworth
Encountered on
Contract 15:
Flor De Vida
Timothy Humbug
Encountered on
Contract 15:
Flor De Vida
Egas Freeman
Encountered on
Contract 16:
Cold and empty
Lucifer Inkz
Encountered on
Contract 16:
Cold and empty