Lord of Mysteries Locations: Backlund, Loen Kingdom & World Guide
Last updated: 2026-09-02
Backlund at Night - Capital of the Loen Kingdom
The world of Lord of Mysteries stretches far beyond the streets you can walk in the game today. This guide covers the lore geography of the setting — Backlund, the Loen Kingdom, its neighboring empires, and the seas — and how each region connects to the MMORPG.
Looking for playable zones instead? Our interactive map guide covers the 8 confirmed in-game locations around Tingen City (dungeons, raids, gathering spots). This page is about the wider world those zones belong to.
The Loen Kingdom
The Kingdom of Loen is the heart of the story and the game's launch world: a Victorian-styled industrial nation of coal smoke, steam carriages, and secret societies. The confirmed playable zones — Tingen City, Saint Selena Cathedral, the Hornacis Mountain Range, and five more — all sit inside or around Loen's borders.
Loen is where Zhou Mingrui wakes up as Klein Moretti, where the Nighthawks hunt supernatural incidents, and where most early-game questlines take place. If a location name in a quest sounds Victorian and foggy, it is probably in Loen.
Backlund: The City of Cities
Backlund
“Fog and steam above, labyrinths below — every secret in Loen eventually flows here.”
- Status: Capital of the Loen Kingdom
- In-game: Announced as a future expansion region; not yet playable at launch To be confirmed
Lore & What to Expect
Backlund is the capital of Loen and the largest city in the known world — the "City of Cities", perpetually shrouded in fog and steam. Its skyline is royal palaces and factory chimneys; its underbelly is the Thames docks and a massive sewer labyrinth that hides cults, black markets, and worse.
In the novel, Backlund is where the story's scale explodes: high-society masquerades, royal politics, and Beyonder organizations all collide here. For the game, expect a dense capital hub with aristocratic social play, large-scale investigations, and deep underground dungeons To be confirmed.
Players searching for a Backlund map should know the city arrives in a future update; the current playable map covers the Tingen region of Loen. Bookmark both this page and the map guide — we will update the moment Backlund opens.
The Wider World
Beyond Loen, the Northern Continent and the seas hold the regions teased for future updates:
- East Chester County — Loen's aristocratic heartland: country estates, hunting manors, and ancient druid woodlands on the kingdom's fringe.
- Feysac Empire — the northern military power, worshiping the God of Combat; eternal rival to Loen.
- Intis Republic — the industrial republic to the south, rich in steamworks and political intrigue.
- Feynapotter Kingdom — the devout religious kingdom, seat of the Earth Mother faith.
- The Sonia & Berserk Seas — lawless waters ruled by the Four Pirate Kings and Seven Pirate Admirals; announced as the naval warfare and island expedition theater.
How the World Map Fits the Game
The MMORPG launches with a seamless Unreal Engine 5 open world centered on the Kingdom of Loen. The 8 confirmed launch locations are concentrated around Tingen City in Ahowa County — the novel's starting region — while the regions above form the announced expansion path.
For questing, gathering, and dungeon details in the playable zones, use the map guide. For the nations and organizations you'll meet there, see the wiki hub and characters.
Related Pages
- Map guide — the 8 confirmed playable locations, with risk ratings and activities.
- Wiki hub — lore index for the world, factions, and history.
- Beginner guide — systems to learn before you explore.
- Characters — the people who shape these places.