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Luke Griffin's
Encountered Contractors
Daran
Encountered on
Contract 1:
[No Longer in use]
Selia Regoria
Encountered on
Contract 1:
[No Longer in use]
Nathan Reyes
Encountered on
Contract 2:
Bobasaurus
Xanax Exkelseir
Encountered on
Contract 3:
The High Cost of Living
Hearne Morgan
Encountered on
Contract 4:
The Hospital
Philip Montegue (AKA Bumble the Clown)
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Sinner in the Hands of an Angry Debt
Guy Webber
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Sinner in the Hands of an Angry Debt
Contract 7:
The Gunshow
Matt Dyson
Encountered on
Contract 6:
The Drill Bit
Daniel Kalypso
Encountered on
Contract 6:
The Drill Bit
Felix Law
Encountered on
Contract 7:
The Gunshow
Stefani "Annie" Kammerer
Encountered on
Contract 8:
The Bet 1
Jean de l'Ours
Encountered on
Contract 8:
The Bet 1
Dr. Theodore "Laz" Lazcowicz
Encountered on
Contract 8:
The Bet 1
Nyoka Mpumulungisa
Encountered on
Contract 9:
For the Dogs
Harry Johnson
Encountered on
Contract 9:
For the Dogs
Jack Frost
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Dead Drop
Mel 'Marshal' Brooks
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Dead Drop
Izaac Laven
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Dead Drop
Jimmy Rockman
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Consensus
Blake Sacks
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Consensus
Jordan Daniels
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Consensus
Lila Blackwood
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Smoke and Mirrors
Sam Bellamy
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Smoke and Mirrors
Johnny Fontaine
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Smoke and Mirrors