Charles Harper

Human, AKA ‘Charlie’, ‘Smartass’

Appearance

Charles looks like he puts in the minimal amount of effort it takes to not look homeless. He has medium auburn hair that is hastily combed back with long sideburns. Charles rarely shaves since his experiments have all but singed any remnants of a beard or mustache. He has light green eyes that are always studying and deconstructing objects and artifacts around him. Despite his lankier build, Charles is very fit since he’s usually the one lugging his own supplies and tools around with him wherever he goes.

Backstory

Childhood

The middle child of the five Harper siblings, Charles grew up in a poverty-stricken family on the western-most boroughs of Meadowcraft. Charles's dad was a metalworker who worked overnight at the coal mines while his mother did laundry for the wealthier families. Charles's days were spent playing with his brothers and sisters, finding little joys throughout their day on the playground or window-shopping uptown. While his older brothers saw roles for themselves in the armed service or politics, Charles wanted to build things. One winter, when Charles's mother had stashed enough money from her job selling bouquets on the side, she bought Charles a puzzle box. It was little more than two hours when she returned to see he had finished it. At first, Charles's mother passed it off as him just getting lucky. So she bought him another, which he then solved in half the time it took to solve the first one. Charles's mother saw something most people overlooked. That Charles's had a special gift.

Abilities

Prodigal Artificer

Experimental Crafter

Historical Buff