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Nickolai Borisovich Tarasov's
Encountered Contractors
marco
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Bearly Contained
Tori McOlson
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Bearly Contained
Garfield - 2652
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Bearly Contained
Guido
Encountered on
Contract 1:
Bearly Contained
Alexei "The Demolitionist" Petrovich
Encountered on
Contract 2:
All muscle
saxonia culiveh
Encountered on
Contract 2:
All muscle
Lucifer Inkz
Encountered on
Contract 2:
All muscle
Conner Metal
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Luna's Transcendence
Amon
Encountered on
Contract 3:
Luna's Transcendence
Jeremy Soap
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Middle School
Emma Sorokina
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Middle School
Lily Foreman
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Middle School
Contract 6:
Honor The Treaty
Jacob Wesley
Encountered on
Contract 4:
Middle School
Gulliver Archer
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Project: Wormwood
Jack Nguyen
Encountered on
Contract 5:
Project: Wormwood
Aurora
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Honor The Treaty
Margaret Maddox
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Honor The Treaty
Mark Collins
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Honor The Treaty
Contract 10:
Sub-Standard
Patrick Oneal
Encountered on
Contract 6:
Honor The Treaty
Contract 8:
Open World Event
Contract 13:
Ticket to Ride 2.0
Ferin
Encountered on
Contract 7:
From Russia With Love
Emanuel Baxter
Encountered on
Contract 7:
From Russia With Love
Charles Landwick (Sherlock)
Encountered on
Contract 7:
From Russia With Love
Blue
Encountered on
Contract 7:
From Russia With Love
Hawthorne Davis (UA-553)
Encountered on
Contract 8:
Open World Event
Lilith (Lily) Weider
Encountered on
Contract 9:
The White Ronin
Contract 10:
Sub-Standard
Mansquito
Encountered on
Contract 9:
The White Ronin
Elvis
Encountered on
Contract 9:
The White Ronin
Contract 11:
The Phantom Temple
Yu
Encountered on
Contract 9:
The White Ronin
Timothy Humbug
Encountered on
Contract 10:
Sub-Standard
Amaranth Barclay
Encountered on
Contract 11:
The Phantom Temple
Luci Alessi
Encountered on
Contract 11:
The Phantom Temple
Bill Fisher
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Third Time
Wei (UA-566)
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Third Time
Darren Stanley
Encountered on
Contract 12:
Third Time