<Li> Master Ichabod Pigsnort: a merchant, who wishes to sell the Carbuncle to the highest bidder . </Li> <Li> The Cynic: a bespectacled man with a constant sneer . He considers the hopes of the other adventurers futile . He seeks the Carbuncle to prove to everyone that it doesn't exist . </Li> <Li> The Poet: He hopes the Carbuncle will bring him inspiration . </Li> <Li> Lord de Vere: a wealthy prince, who would use the Carbuncle's brilliance as a symbol of his family's greatness for posterity . </Li>

What happened to each of the questers in the great carbuncle