|{Place of Origin}|
Brooklyn, New York
|{History}|
Charlie was born an orphan, he wasn't even a day old when he was dropped off the footsteps of an orphanage. Cliched, yes, but it happened. Growing up an orphan Charlie wasn't the happiest of children. He got in trouble consistantly. He'd bound around foster home to foster home, but he was labeled a lost cause. When he was thirteen he fell through the cracks of the system, and ran away. He ended up on the streets of Brooklyn, alone, and with no home.

It was there his long carreer of crime began. At first he started out as drug mule, who'd search a kid for some hardcore drugs anyway? Then from there he began stealing. Pickpocketing, knocking over convenience stores, and the like. Of course he didn't straight up rob the stores like most would, he merely tricked the store owners by causing a distraction somewhere in the store, and then grabbing the cash out from behind the counter.

It was during this time that he met the man who would change his life, Bill Golden. Bill was a carreer criminal, he was a notiorous thief for hire. He was renouned as the greatest thief of his generation. He's stolen billions in artifacts, secrets, jewels, and just about anything, and everything inbetween. But Charlie didn't know this. Charlie thought he was a easy mark, so he lifted his wallet. Rather expertly at that, if it wasn't on someone who did that for a living it would have gone unoticed.

Bill tracked Charlie down, and offered him a job. He told him that he was impressed that he got by him like that, and offered to teach him how to be a proper thief like himself. Charlie was skeptical at first, well who wouldn't have been? But his disbelief was quickly silenced when Bill showed him a big wad of cash, just the tip of the iceberg if he stuck with him. And so Charlie did, and was adopted by Bill.

Once on board, Charlie learned that Bill had a team of 'wayward' youths with him. Though they were a bit older than him, they all came from somewhat similar backgrounds. Bad home lives, and ended up in crime. Bill was what he called a 'talent scout'. He observed police reports from many different countries to find young men, and women with a growing record, and quite a bit potiental. Charlie was actually a happy accident.

Over time Charlie proved to be a protege. He quickly picked up all the things Bill had to teach him. By the time he was seventeen he was already a master theft at Bill's caliber. Charlie, and Bill grew close as well, becoming father, and son. This didn't sit well with Bill's other recruits. They thought Charlie was getting special treatment, getting less dangerous jobs, and more pay than them. So they set him up.

Charlie was caught red handed in Moscow during a botched museum heist, thanks to his adopted family. He was captured by Russian authority, and sent to the deepest, darkest hole they had. Charlie spent an entire year in a Russian prison before he was found by Bill. During that time Charlie learned he was set up by his family, and was told by Bill as well. Bill set up a prison escape to rescue him.

When Bill finally found Charlie, Charlie went along with the plan, as he planned on double-crossing Bill, and leaving him in the prison. As they were escaping Charlie trapped Bill on the inside of the prison. Charlie escaped, and as he was leaving he saw over his shoulder Bill getting shot. Once he was free he found out that Bill had nothing to do with setting him up. It was all on his adopted brothers, and sisters.

After that ordeal Charlie tried to get Bill freed, but it was no use. So instead he spent the next two years tracking down his siblings. Once he found one he'd screw up whatever job they were doing, and make sure they got caught. And to make sure they stayed in prison for a good long time he may, or may not have placed some evidence to some serious crimes. Maybe a few outgoing calls to known terrorist, maybe a few thousand kilos of drugs, or maybe he bought a few murder weapons of a couple world leaders from their assassins, and planted it on them? Of course none of this can't be proven mind you.

Once his revenge was settled he returned to his roots, and began thieveing again. And his infamy increased. This eventually landed him his current gig.
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