Road Warriors
Malevolus Krane
"Formerly aligned with Albert Rallus and the creation of the M.A.I. projects (Make Albert Invincible): the stated goal was to create clones of Albert, but Malevolus Krane cut corners, attempted to transform hex elves instead, and hoarded excess void energy. In Act 5, Arthur explained that the MAI experiments were abandoned after Albert Rallus realized Malevolus Krane had been hoarding void energy and mishandling the project, connecting Krane’s work to later MAI fallout and Stormcall explosion history. Canon clarification: Krane is not coordinating with Castro. He is opportunistic, was in charge of M.A.I. work, and is trying to rehabilitate his reputation by pitching a plan to reuse old magic items and forged Witchborn magic to repair universal rips through Void Manifestation power."
Dr. Malevolus Krane, known in some records as Dr. Marvelous, is an infernal transmutationist whose genius helped turn Centrum’s golden age into one of Jericha’s lasting nightmares. Once celebrated as an elite contractor, he pushed arcane biology past ethics and into void-adjacent augmentation, genetic rewriting, and engineered Witchborn potential. Krane’s work shaped Project M.A.I., the Boost mutation crisis, and the Road Warriors’ ideology. He rarely enters a battlefield himself; he builds the experiment, releases the failure, and waits for the world to adapt or break.
Formerly aligned with Albert Rallus and the creation of the M.A.I. projects (Make Albert Invincible): the stated goal was to create clones of Albert, but Malevolus Krane cut corners, attempted to transform hex elves instead, and hoarded excess void energy. In Act 5, Arthur explained that the MAI experiments were abandoned after Albert Rallus realized Malevolus Krane had been hoarding void energy and mishandling the project, connecting Krane’s work to later MAI fallout and Stormcall explosion history.
Creator figure / prison intruder
Appears behind a voidling creature after the birdfolk's squawking fades, looks through Maine's door slot, and says he did not make Maine to be alone.
Status: Krane reaches Maine directly in prison
Knowledge: Players know Maine's legal isolation is compromised by Krane's presence.
Void-energy hoarder / experiment corruptor
Is described through Arthur's exposition as having failed or corrupted the MAI experiment process by hoarding his own void energy rather than using enough for Albert's purposes.
Status: Krane's role in the MAI disaster clarified
Knowledge: Players know the Maine variants' origin was sabotaged by void-energy politics.
Act 5, Episode 4, Scene 44
2026-03-12 / Safe room
Maine brings Arthur into the safe room, where Arthur recognizes Vala and begins answering questions about MAI, Malevolus Krane, Castro, and the maze.
Act 5, Episode 4, Scene 45
2026-03-12 / Safe room
Arthur ties the MAI experiments, Malevolus Krane's hoarded void energy, Act 1, Stormcall, and Enemy into one chain.
Act 5, Episode 6, Scene 5
2026-05-14 / Maine’s prison cell
In prison, Maine argues with Nora Rabe von Queef about lawful trial, wartime killing, Enemy, and the unresolved Albert problem.
Act 5, Episode 6, Scene 6
2026-05-14 / Maine’s prison cell
Maine sees a voidling presence and Malevolus Krane in the prison dark, then refuses to engage after Krane says he did not make Maine to be alone.
Session Log / New Goblin City / Dimoggio Clan / Emrites / Fidelphi Castro / Lawful-MAI / New Goblin City
2026-05-14 / New Goblin City; Maine’s prison
Session advances two fronts: the party enters New Goblin City through Runner Landing and black market while Maine faces Nora and Malevolus Krane in prison. New Goblin City factions clarified: Dimoggio Clan, Tech Runners, workers, Queen loyalists, and Emrites.
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Maine brings Arthur into the safe room, where Arthur recognizes Vala and begins answering questions about MAI, Malevolus Krane, Castro, and the maze.
storyArthur ties the MAI experiments, Malevolus Krane's hoarded void energy, Act 1, Stormcall, and Enemy into one chain.
storyIn prison, Maine argues with Nora Rabe von Queef about lawful trial, wartime killing, Enemy, and the unresolved Albert problem.
storyMaine sees a voidling presence and Malevolus Krane in the prison dark, then refuses to engage after Krane says he did not make Maine to be alone.
storySession advances two fronts: the party enters New Goblin City through Runner Landing and black market while Maine faces Nora and Malevolus Krane in prison. New Goblin City factions clarified: Dimoggio Clan, Tech Runners, workers, Queen loyalists, and Emrites.
aspectElemental Transmutation is an imported aspect from the Jericha Aspect Data sheet. Its full lore and named powers can be expanded here as the canon text is added.
Hidden until revealed.