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Mark Collins's
Encountered Contractors
Frank
Encountered on
Contract 1:
The Flower of Ice
Sister Mary Catherine
Encountered on
Contract 1:
The Flower of Ice
Elliot Broussard
Encountered on
Contract 1:
The Flower of Ice
Contract 2:
Beware the Assassin!
Contract 7:
Fun Time at the mall
Andrew Guy
Encountered on
Contract 1:
The Flower of Ice
Alpha
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Beware the Assassin!
Mildred
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Beware the Assassin!
Contract 4:
There Will Be Blood
Nickolai Borisovich Tarasov
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Honor The Treaty
Contract 9:
Sub-Standard
Patrick Oneal
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Honor The Treaty
Contract 20:
Coffin Village
Contract 22:
Viva!
Aurora
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Honor The Treaty
Lily Foreman
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Honor The Treaty
Margaret Maddox
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Honor The Treaty
Gulliver Archer
Encountered on
Contract 4:
There Will Be Blood
Angel Cooper
Encountered on
Contract 4:
There Will Be Blood
Terry Buckworth
Encountered on
Contract 5:
The Silver Desert.
Contract 10:
Lines and Keys
Contract 13:
Contractor's Ball
Megu
Encountered on
Contract 5:
The Silver Desert.
Halfdan Black
Encountered on
Contract 5:
The Silver Desert.
Aiden Ra
Encountered on
Contract 6:
From Russia With Love
Contract 7:
Fun Time at the mall
Jesus Hemmingway
Encountered on
Contract 6:
From Russia With Love
Yvonnel Solovyova
Encountered on
Contract 6:
From Russia With Love
Sasaki Nobutoshi
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Fun Time at the mall
Elvis
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Fun Time at the mall
Clay Evans
Encountered on
Contract 7:
Fun Time at the mall
Ardis "Longshot" Hemmingway
Encountered on
Contract 8:
Werewolf Hunt
Paul Matthews
Encountered on
Contract 8:
Werewolf Hunt
Lilith (Lily) Weider
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Sub-Standard
Timothy Humbug
Encountered on
Contract 9:
Sub-Standard
Contract 10:
Lines and Keys
Athena Rush
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Lines and Keys
Bu Fang
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Tentacle Paradise
Contract 19:
Lost and Found
Retired
Encountered on
Contract 12:
A single drop of blood
Contract 15:
Ignis Mortis
Contract 18:
The Crypt Keeper
Dallas Smith
Encountered on
Contract 12:
A single drop of blood
Amarjeet Inderpal
Encountered on
Contract 12:
A single drop of blood
Bill Fisher
Encountered on
Contract 13:
Contractor's Ball
Contract 16:
Four (Indefinite Suspension | Do Not Run)
Penny Roberts
Encountered on
Contract 13:
Contractor's Ball
Contract 15:
Ignis Mortis
Contract 16:
Four (Indefinite Suspension | Do Not Run)
Contract 19:
Lost and Found
Mako
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Run!
Contract 16:
Four (Indefinite Suspension | Do Not Run)
Contract 19:
Lost and Found
Cletus Cassidy
Encountered on
Contract 14:
Run!
Gideon Lockhart
Encountered on
Contract 17:
The Great and Terrifying Dragon of The Hills
Luci Alessi
Encountered on
Contract 17:
The Great and Terrifying Dragon of The Hills
Contract 20:
Coffin Village
Leon Vanderblight
Encountered on
Contract 18:
The Crypt Keeper
Contract 20:
Coffin Village
Theodore Jeong
Encountered on
Contract 21:
Broken Mirror Productions Presents: Macbeth
Preston Vincent Astor III
Encountered on
Contract 21:
Broken Mirror Productions Presents: Macbeth
Jason Valent
Encountered on
Contract 21:
Broken Mirror Productions Presents: Macbeth
Kurigo "Oz" Osikawa
Encountered on
Contract 21:
Broken Mirror Productions Presents: Macbeth
Charles Landwick (Sherlock)
Encountered on
Contract 22:
Viva!