Holmes, Mycroft

Government official Mycroft Holmes, elder brother to the famed Sherlock Holmes, is said to exercise tremendous influence over all of Britain, though his true position is a highly sensitive secret. This is despite his seldom going anywhere aside from his own home in London and the nearby Diogenes Club (notable for its misanthropic rules allowing no one to talk at all except in a single room set aside for that purpose). Possessed of a flawless memory and inhuman analytical faculties, Mycroft is likely the more intelligent Holmes brother, but unlike Sherlock he has no desire to venture out into the world, whether to search out mysteries or to perform any other task.

Forbidden Lore
Sherlock Holmes' investigations revealed that London has no shortage of cultists, zealots, and fanatics looking to inflict their iniquitous schemes upon the unwitting populace, as well as vampires, werewolves, ghosts, hags, golems, trolls, zombies, and demons. Before his descent at Reichenbach, Mycroft's brother inspired and recruited many to the cause of humanity’s defense against occult threats. Mycroft, of course, knows his brother is actual still alive, as is Moriarty, but he did need to be told, having deduced it for himself. However, he would never reveal this fact to anyone unless Sherlock himself requested it.

Perhaps as a posthumous recognition of his brother’s secret work, Mycroft has caused the establishment of Scotland Yard’s Special Branch Section 13, tasked with investigating strange and supernatural threats. A secret London telephone network created by the government links Section 13 to Mycroft and other high-level assets. As of yet, however, this new branch of Her Majesty’s government has little more than a fraction of the occult expertise possessed by qabals like Die Wächtern or the Ghost Circle, and its understanding of eldritch matters remains woefully incomplete.