Charlie the Flute Player
A smiling nuisance with quick fingers, quicker feet, and a talent for being exactly where he shouldn’t be.
What People Know
Charlie the Flute Player is a minor but memorable figure in Valinport’s underworld—an informant, courier, and general irritant tied to the Thieves Guild of Valinport. He is recognizable by the cheap wooden flute he carries everywhere and the infuriating confidence with which he plays it at the worst possible moments.
Charlie is not powerful.
He is persistent.
Reputation
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Annoying, slippery, and difficult to pin down
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Known for mocking authority openly—until it notices him
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Considered expendable by everyone except himself
People don’t fear Charlie.
They hate him.
Criminal Activities
Charlie has been involved in:
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Surveillance and message-running for the Thieves Guild
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Creating distractions using his flute and theatrics
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Targeted harassment and intimidation
Most notably, Charlie was involved in an attempted abduction of Calen Veylin, an act that escalated him from nuisance to liability.
Relationship to the Party
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Had a direct run-in with the party
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Narrowly avoided capture—or worse
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Now knows their faces, names, and temperaments
Charlie remembers who embarrassed him.
That memory tends to fester.
Personality
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Smug, talkative, and endlessly punchable
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Uses humor as a shield
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Cowardly when cornered, vicious when safe
Charlie believes cleverness excuses cruelty.
Current Status
Since the Thieves Guild abandoned the Quill and Scroll, Charlie has gone to ground. Whether he is hiding, running errands for someone new, or planning something stupid is unknown.
His flute has not been heard recently.
That worries some people more than it should.
Rumors
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Charlie knows where the Thieves Guild regrouped
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He’s being hunted by someone far more dangerous
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He’s working for Professor Chandler—or trying to
Player Notes
Charlie the Flute Player survives by being irritating rather than threatening.
That strategy only works until someone stops laughing.
If Charlie shows up again,
it will not be by accident—and it will not be harmless.