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Overview

Leonard Mitchell (莱昂纳德·米切尔) is a captain of the Red Gloves in the Backlund diocese in Lord of Mysteries. He is originally a member of the Tingen City division of the Nighthawks (the same chapter as Klein Moretti and under Dunn Smith's captaincy) and later joins the elite Red Gloves cross-jurisdictional unit. In the Tarot Club he is known by the codename The Star.

Background

Leonard Mitchell starts the source material as a Tingen Nighthawk under Dunn Smith's command. He works alongside Klein Moretti during the Tingen story arc and is one of the introductory NPCs the player encounters when joining the Tingen Nighthawks chapter through the Blackthorn Security Company cover identity.

After the Tingen arc, Leonard joins the Red Gloves in Backlund and operates as a captain. His joining is partly motivated by personal vengeance against Ince Zangwill, a Beyonder antagonist tied to the deaths of Dunn Smith and other Tingen Nighthawks during the Tingen City Doomsday.

Pathway and Abilities

Leonard is a Beyonder of the Darkness Pathway (the Pathway most strongly associated with the Nighthawks and Red Gloves). He houses an Error Pathway parasite revealed in the source material to be Pallez Zoroast, an Angel of the Zoroast Family who guides Leonard after losing most of His own power. The parasite tutors Leonard in the Acting Method and Beyonder investigation techniques, giving Leonard a level of intuition and deductive ability significantly above his Sequence rank.

Leonard's combat profile leans on his deductive sense, his Darkness-Pathway abilities, and the parasite's mentorship. Top-tier Nighthawks and high-Sequence Beyonders treat him with respect that exceeds his nominal Sequence ranking.

Tarot Club Codename

Leonard's Tarot Club codename is The Star. Within the Club's ritual structure he sits at the Star seat and contributes investigation-and-deduction support to the gathering. His relationship with Mr. Fool (Klein) is built on Leonard's pre-existing friendship from the Tingen Nighthawks days, though the Tarot Club ritual's identity-obscuring Gray Fog keeps the in-Club personas separate from real-world identities.

In-Game Role

Leonard appears in the player's campaign in two phases:

Tingen arc: Leonard is one of the introductory Nighthawks NPCs the player meets at the Tingen Blackthorn Security Company office in the source material. Leonard has not been confirmed as an NPC in the current Tingen build; the source material places him alongside Klein Moretti.

Backlund arc: after the player reaches Backlund (gated behind the Crimson Test scope and unlocked in later beta phases / live game), Leonard reappears as a Red Gloves captain and offers cross-jurisdictional case quest lines, mentorship for high-Sequence advancement, and access to elite Beyonder gear.

Personality

Leonard's source-material personality is intuitive and analytic. He projects a relaxed surface (he is a bit of a flirt and generally good company) over a sharp investigative mind. The Pallez Zoroast parasite intermittently surfaces as an in-character voice in his head; in cinematic moments the player sometimes overhears Leonard's internal dialogue with the parasite, which adds humour and worldbuilding depth without requiring explicit exposition.

Player Relationship

In the introductory Tingen arc, Leonard is a colleague-NPC who supports the player on cases. In the Backlund arc he becomes a senior contact who can sponsor the player into Red Gloves operations. Reputation gained with Leonard during Tingen carries over into the Backlund arc, and players who develop a strong Tingen-side relationship earn additional Backlund-side dialogue and quest access.