Basically; there could be certain NPC's that you can buy contracts from, and each time you visit him/her/them the contracts are randomized and you have a certain amount of time to complete it before it expires (the contract time length can be extended for how difficult it is). The contracts that you can purchase range from beginner (which could encompass tasks i.e kill 50 of this monster, and other simple stuff) to medium (defeat Snarbolax, kill 100 of x monster, beat a level without dying) to hard (defeat Royal Jelly/Romulous twins, kill 250 of x monster, beat a tier 2+ level without dying, etc) to master (defeat Vanaduke, win a tier 2+ level without being hit, defeat Royal Jelly/Romulous twins/Vanaduke without dying, kill 1000 of x monster.) Completion of contracts and handing them back to the NPC could yield rewards like tokens of your choosing (obviously you get more for completing more difficult ones), mini mist tanks, or even soldier ribbons/medals like these: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/265/medalsn.png/ (sloppy, made these quick in flash :P)

I feel an idea like this could make grinding more enjoyable and bring something new and refreshing in clockworks and something to work for. Plus people might want to spend more money to purchase CE to complete some of these contracts to get the ribbons. It also allows people to kind of show off their accomplishments and feel proud of themselves.

So what do you guys think? Any ideas/suggestions/criticisms?