Professor Alaric Thorne is a middle-aged human male with brown hair, blue eyes, and a beard. He wears glasses, a tweed jacket, a bow tie, and a fedora. He carries a satchel, a notebook, a pen, and a magnifying glass. He is charismatic, intelligent, and adventurous, but also stubborn, arrogant, and reckless.  He has a passion for history and archaeology, and he has dedicated his life to uncovering the secrets of the past. He is famous for his discoveries and publications, but also infamous for his controversies and scandals. He has made many friends and enemies in the academic and adventuring circles. He is motivated by curiosity and glory, but also by a sense of duty and honor.  He believes that the ancient civilizations have much to teach the modern world, and that their artifacts belong in museums, not in private collections or black markets Professor Thorne hired the Ardent Dawn to locate the Orb within the mountain on top of the world inside the dangerous jungles of Grislebane.

Professor Alaric Thorne is a middle-aged human male with brown hair, blue eyes, and a beard. He wears glasses, a tweed jacket, a bow tie, and a fedora. He carries a satchel, a notebook, a pen, and a magnifying glass. He is charismatic, intelligent, and adventurous, but also stubborn, arrogant, and reckless. He has a passion for history and archaeology, and he has dedicated his life to uncovering the secrets of the past. He is famous for his discoveries and publications, but also infamous for his controversies and scandals. He has made many friends and enemies in the academic and adventuring circles. He is motivated by curiosity and glory, but also by a sense of duty and honor. He believes that the ancient civilizations have much to teach the modern world, and that their artifacts belong in museums, not in private collections or black markets Professor Thorne hired the Ardent Dawn to locate the Orb within the mountain on top of the world inside the dangerous jungles of Grislebane.