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Gregor Eriksson's
Encountered Contractors
Jimmy O'Flannegan
Encountered on
Contract 1:
It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Sammich Topping
Encountered on
Contract 1:
It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Eric Baron
Encountered on
Contract 1:
It’s What’s Inside That Counts
Contract 3:
The Enemy within
Contract 5:
K7
fran corll
Encountered on
Contract 2:
San Ventura Tales 1: There's a Light...
Jean de l'Ours
Encountered on
Contract 2:
San Ventura Tales 1: There's a Light...
Ester
Encountered on
Contract 2:
San Ventura Tales 1: There's a Light...
Vicor Gibberson
Encountered on
Contract 3:
The Enemy within
Elrick Purslane
Encountered on
Contract 3:
The Enemy within
Contract 8:
Dead Drop
Gideon Vipponah
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Hey Hey, Ewe Ewe
Dr. Elias Maddox
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Hey Hey, Ewe Ewe
Bev Good
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Hey Hey, Ewe Ewe
Contract 7:
S.O.T.D
Harry Johnson
Encountered on
Contract 5:
K7
Contract 6:
Siberian Menace
Contract 7:
S.O.T.D
Dr. Theodore "Laz" Lazcowicz
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Siberian Menace
Stefani "Annie" Kammerer
Encountered on
Contract 8:
Dead Drop
Jacob Wesley
Encountered on
Contract 8:
Dead Drop
Iktan
Encountered on
Contract 9:
The Gunshow
Viktor Caetano ("Lex")
Encountered on
Contract 9:
The Gunshow
Jenny Thorndike
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Snow-White
Benedict Hollysmith
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Snow-White
Jacob Sterns
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Fan Boy
Contract 12:
Shadows Under Redwoods
McKenna René
Encountered on
Contract 11:
Fan Boy
Ricter Casenger
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Shadows Under Redwoods