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MI9 - Version 4 vs Version 5
May 31, 2026, 10:48 AM
Removed duplicate in-body wikilinks
Aug 23, 2026, 07:39 AM
Rewrote all seven Crimson Test and current-build passages for the live game, replaced the Pathway claim with the six-Pathway launch roster, added a comparison table of Loen's four official Beyonder organisations, and retitled the closing section to Launch Build Status
11Overview22MI9 is the special-department Beyonder arm of the Loen Kingdom's military intelligence service in Lord of Mysteries. Where the Nighthawks and Mandated Punishers operate under specific Churches, MI9 reports directly to the Loen government and combines spycraft, paranormal investigation, and political-judicial enforcement into a single organisation. They are one of the four official Beyonder organisations of the Loen Kingdom.44OrganisationSponsorRemitNighthawksChurch of the Evernight GoddessCity-level supernatural law enforcement, and the player character's own factionMandated PunishersChurch of the Lord of StormsStorm, maritime, and moral-judgement casesMachinery HivemindChurch of the God of Steam and MachineryIndustrial anomalies, machinery cults, sabotageMI9The Loen governmentForeign intelligence, national security, and Beyonder-tier legal process56Mission and Structure67MI9 collects intelligence, protects national security, and counters hostile foreign Beyonder operations. The agency runs a dedicated 'Paranormal Court' that specialises in Beyonder cases. Inside the Paranormal Court, Beyonders of the Justiciar Pathway serve as Judges and Beyonders of the Black Emperor Pathway serve as Lawyers, giving the agency its own internal legal apparatus for handling Beyonder-vs-Beyonder cases without exposing the regular court system to the supernatural.8+MI9 collects intelligence, protects national security, and counters hostile foreign Beyonder operations. The agency runs a dedicated Paranormal Court that specialises in Beyonder cases. Inside the Paranormal Court, Beyonders of the Justiciar Pathway serve as Judges and Beyonders of the Black Emperor Pathway serve as Lawyers, giving the agency its own internal legal apparatus for handling Beyonder-versus-Beyonder cases without exposing the regular court system to the supernatural.89MI9 controls the Justiciar Pathway and the Black Emperor Pathway. These Pathways are not playable in the Crimson Test scope. In the source material these Pathways belong to MI9; the game has not confirmed MI9 NPCs or faction encounters in the current Tingen build.10+MI9 controls the Justiciar Pathway and the Black Emperor Pathway. Neither is among the six Pathways playable at launch. In the source material these Pathways belong to MI9; MI9 NPCs and faction encounters have not been confirmed in the launch build.1011Headquarters1213MI9's main office is in Backlund, located on Bellotto Street in the West Borough. The building looks inconspicuous from the outside (a small three-storey building) but houses the agency's full operations, including the Paranormal Court, agent dispatch desks, and a dedicated Beyonder ingredient archive. The location is deliberately quiet to keep the agency's profile low.14+MI9's main office is in Backlund, located on Bellotto Street in the West Borough. The building looks inconspicuous from the outside, a small three-storey building, but houses the agency's full operations, including the Paranormal Court, agent dispatch desks, and a dedicated Beyonder ingredient archive. The location is deliberately quiet to keep the agency's profile low.1415Notable Figures1617MI9 leadership in the source material the game adapts:1819Lovia Mitchell: female director of MI9 in the Loen Kingdom. Senior intelligence officer with high-Sequence Beyonder rank.20+FigurePositionLovia MitchellFemale director of MI9 in the Loen Kingdom. Senior intelligence officer with high-Sequence Beyonder rankAmyrius WhiteLoen Kingdom's MI9 deputy director. Field operations and Paranormal Court oversight21+These are source-material figures and have not been confirmed as in-game NPCs.2022Amyrius White: Loen Kingdom's MI9 deputy director. Field operations and Paranormal Court oversight.22-These are source-material figures and have not been confirmed as in-game NPCs for the current build of Backlund campaign. The Crimson Test scope does not surface MI9 directly; introductory references appear in Tingen-side dialogue but the agency itself remains a Backlund-arc encounter.24-Player Relationship2624An MI9 faction reputation track has not been confirmed for the current build. In the source material MI9's remit covers the following areas, which a future Backlund arc could draw on:25+No MI9 faction reputation track has been published. The launch build's confirmed relationship layer is the Connections system, which builds bonds with named characters and grants a borrowed skill from each; it is not a faction reputation track.2826Spycraft side quests: surveillance, dead-drop runs, foreign agent investigations.27+In the source material MI9's remit covers the following areas, which a future arc could draw on:3028Paranormal Court cases: gather evidence and present arguments in Beyonder-tier legal disputes.29+RouteWhat it would coverSpycraft side questsSurveillance, dead-drop runs, foreign agent investigationsParanormal Court casesGathering evidence and presenting arguments in Beyonder-tier legal disputesCross-Church coordinationMissions where MI9 co-leads a case with the Nighthawks or the Machinery HivemindEndgame alignmentMI9 as one of the major Loen factions in faction warfare30+Launch Build Status3231Cross-Church coordination: missions where MI9 co-leads a case with the Nighthawks or the Machinery Hivemind.34-Endgame faction-warfare alignment as one of the major Loen factions.36-Crimson Test Scope38-MI9 is not surfaced in the Crimson Test. The Backlund city is built and partially visitable but Backlund faction content is gated behind later beta phases and the live game's Act 2 progression.32+The February 2026 Crimson Test did not surface MI9 directly, and the launch build has not either. Introductory references appear in Tingen-side dialogue, but the agency itself remains a Backlund organisation. Backlund has been shown in development material and the studio has described its setting work as complete, yet the city is not part of the launch world map and no MI9 faction content has shipped.
