Contract Completion

Lore & Background

The nature of the contracts remains a mystery within the community, often appearing on a digital board inside the team's van. These assignments send investigators to various locations ranging from abandoned warehouses to rural forests, each harboring a unique spectral presence. The system operates on a risk-reward basis; higher difficulty levels promise greater financial compensation but introduce more aggressive ghost behaviors and faster sanity drain. Investigators are bound by an unspoken code: proof must be gathered before departure. While the client's identity is never revealed, the urgency of the contracts suggests a desperate need for paranormal data or containment. The van serves as both sanctuary and hub, where the completion sequence resets the team for their next engagement. This cycle perpetuates the legend of ghost hunters who walk into darkness to bring back evidence.

In Their Own Story

The rain hammered against the windshield as Elias stepped out of the house one last time. His flashlight beam cut through the fog, illuminating the muddy path leading to the white van parked at the tree line. Behind him, the windows of the farmhouse remained dark, but he could still feel the cold gaze of whatever lived within. He checked his clipboard; three pieces of evidence confirmed a Demon. No one was left behind. With trembling hands, he opened the van door and slid inside, locking it immediately. The engine roared to life, signaling safety as the house faded into the night.

Reader's Guide

To complete a contract, investigators must first determine the ghost type using three pieces of evidence or fulfill specific objective requirements listed on the clipboard. Once identification is confirmed or objectives are met, the team must retreat toward the vehicle without triggering a fatal hunt. Sanity levels drop continuously while outside; flashlights and EMF readers drain batteries but do not directly impact sanity loss rates. If a hunt occurs during exit, players should hide in safe zones until it concludes to avoid death. Death results in immediate contract failure regardless of evidence gathered. Upon reaching the van door, all surviving members must enter the vehicle to trigger the completion sequence. The game calculates earnings based on difficulty level, accuracy of identification, and time elapsed since arrival. Leaving the site before identifying the ghost yields no payment unless specific survival objectives were met first. Always check that all equipment is stowed or replaced before departing to maximize future efficiency. This process ensures investigators are rewarded for thoroughness while penalizing reckless behavior in haunted environments.

Did You Know?

• Contracts have existed since antiquity, forming the basis of trade since the dawn of commerce and sedentism during the Neolithic Revolution.
• The UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts, published in 2016, reject the doctrine of consideration, arguing elimination 'bring[s] about greater certainty and reduce litigation' in international trade.
• In Roman law, agents could not act on behalf of other individuals in the formation of binding contracts, whereas Islamic law accepted agency as permissible.
• The hawala system in the Indian subcontinent and the Arab world gave rise to the hundi, a transferrable contract entitling its holder to obtain money from its issuer.
• European Union Member States apply Article 4 of the Rome I Regulation to decide the law governing a contract, and the Brussels I Regulation to decide jurisdiction.