Charles Winthrop
Charles Horatio Winthrop (a.k.a. The mad musician)
The creator of the Bass Staff.
I thought you said he was a mage. Where is his instrument? He looks like nothing more than some fat old begger.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
He was always a sickly man, even in his youth he was ill. His right leg, shorter than his left, ends in a clubfoot. His fingers are gnarled from years of playing. He bears many visible scars on his body.
Facial Features
He has a crooked nose from where it was broken in a bar fight. He has a scar running from the bridge of his nose down across his right eye ending just over the cheekbone. His left ear is missing due to a dog chewing it off when he was about ten.
Apparel & Accessories
He was usually encountered wearing tattered, street stained clothing, carrying a backpack and walking staff. His boots were crafted of fine leather and always seemed to be in immaculate condition, as if maintained by magic.
Specialized Equipment
His specialized equipment included his Bass Staff, Boots of striding and leaping, and his haversack. He wore a ring of spell storing, and bracers of defense.
Mental characteristics
Education
Charles is a self-taught musician.
Accomplishments & Achievements
His greatest accomplishment was the creation of the Bass Staff, a magical item with a dual purpose; use in spellcasting and as a walking staff.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Having grown up on the streets he learned how to make a living through bluff an chicanery. He decided that was not how he wanted to live so one day he slipped into a music shop and stole a guitar. He spent many nights sitting outside the opera house in the alley listening to the music and learning how to play. Discovering he had a talent, he unlocked his magical potential. Though he never had formal training he became quite adept at spellcasting.
Social
Social Aptitude
Being born in the gutter and abandoned in the streets he lacks any social etiquette. He is exceptionally shy. Give him an instrument and you can easily overlook these flaws.
Hobbies & Pets
His favourite hobby was the crafting of musical instruments, specifically those in the bass range as they complemented his voice by adding deeper harmonies.
Speech
Charles has a very thick lisp and a stutter when speaking. When singing though, his lisp and stutter vanish. He has a very harmonious tenor singing voice.
Circumstances of Death
Choked to death in his lab
Children
Pronouns
He/Him
Gender
Male
Hair
Long, greasy brown
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
pale white
Height
6'3"
Weight
475 lbs
Quotes & Catchphrases
♫Here is where I make my stand.
Here is where fate will land.
All shall pass away
With this ditty that I play♪
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