Charlie Smith

Charlie, a character from the Distant Shores book, is the quartermaster of the Revenge and one of your love interests. She is first seen in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Charlie has tanned skin, green eyes, freckles, and long wavy brown hair. She wears a brown leather pirate hat, a long blue coat, a white blouse and light brown pants. She also wears brown leather boots, a brown belt and a black vest with a sword holster hanging from her shoulders.

Personality
Charlie can be described as flirty and charming, seeing how she treats Your Character upon meeting them. She is also fair, as she defends you against Robert who wants to execute you, and believes that you should be given a chance.

Background
Charlie was originally a member of Robert's crew, before their crew joined Edward's on Poseidon's Revenge. If you play Two Lies and a Truth with the crew in Chapter 2, she tells you, "I grew up in the grandest house you can imagine... and much prefer my cozy berth on the Revenge," implying that she gave up a life of privilege to become a pirate. Of course, Edward implies that everything she said was a lie in the game, which she doesn't deny.

Later she reveals that she was actually raised as a servant in her own father's household. Her father, who is the governor of Port Monarque, had an affair with a maid in his household. After Charlie was born, he dismissed her mother from his employ and did not acknowledge Charlie as his daughter in order to escape the scandal of having an illegitimate child. Growing up, Charlie was mainly raised by another household servant, Miss Dorothea, who cared for her like her own. Dorothea describes Charlie as a very curious child who loved animals and rescued every stray that wandered into the garden. She was also too smart for her own good. Dorothea recounts a time that she gave Charlie the chore to scrub down the big stone oven. Charlie bribed the stable boys to do it for her by giving them a pie every day while she went swimming. When she finally left, Charlie says that she doubts her father looked for her, but she and Edward did return occasionally to tell Dorothea of their adventures and give her gifts.

If you explore with her during the Governor's Ball, Charlie reveals that she has been searching for her mother for some time, saying that it's why she has built so many contacts across the Caribbean. Overall, Charlie describes her family situation as being complicated. According to Charlie, the family members that she can find are the ones that she doesn't want, and the only blood family she has ever wanted, she can't find.

As the quartermaster, she is in charge when the crew pillages and plunders. She also has contacts in every port and can always find what the crew needs. She says she is the purveyor of the finest rums, the darkest secrets, and the best recruits.

Distant Shores

 * Chapter 1: Swept Away
 * Chapter 2: A Pirate's Life
 * Chapter 3: Live By the Sword
 * Chapter 4: Mutiny on the Revenge
 * Chapter 5: Changing Course
 * Chapter 6: Without a Net
 * Chapter 7: Stranger Tides
 * Chapter 8: Enemy Mine
 * Chapter 9: Battle Lines
 * Chapter 10: Deal with the Devil
 * Chapter 11: Wreckage
 * Chapter 12: Enemy of My Enemy
 * Chapter 13: Friendly Fire
 * Chapter 14: Dance of Death
 * Chapter 15: Race Against Time
 * Chapter 16: The End is the Beginning

Robert
"Robert was my way out, you know. I suppose that's why I can't give up on him, even when he deserves it."

- Charlie to Your Character

Robert was Charlie's captain before his crew merged with Edward's on the Revenge. He is mentioned to have helped her in a time of need. If you help Charlie track down Robert in Chapter 11, she explains that he took her in as part of his crew after she ran away from her father's house. This gave her a deep sense of loyalty to him, even though she doesn't always agree with his choices.

Edward
After Robert's crew joined Edward's, Edward became Charlie's captain. She seems to like and respect him as a leader, though this does not stop her from playfully teasing him.

Your Character
Charlie is one of your love interests. She takes an immediate liking to you, joking around and inviting you to come along with her to get rum for the crew. When you become a part of the crew, you have the opportunities to learn to sword fight and to shoot pistols from her. In Chapter 4, if you decide to mend her injuries, you can tell her the truth that you are from the future. If you pursue Charlie romantically, you can also share your first kiss with her then.

In Chapter 15, you, Edward, Oliver, and Charlie pursue Robert and the Admiral into the temple. When the path leads to three roads, you must decide who to go with. If you decide to go with Charlie, you can choose to look into your future with her. There you see your continued life as a pirate with her, and later help her reunite with her biological mother. You are happy for a short time before you see yourself yanked into another time where you find a museum exhibit noting Charlie's legacy after you disappeared. Back in the temple, you have the choice to tell her your vision or to lie about your tears.

When you meet back up with Edward and Oliver, before you can continue, Charlie collapses from the poison dart that earlier nicked her skin. With Edward and Oliver's help, she stands and says she will not allow you three to proceed without her. When you four defeat the Admiral, you return to the present. If you visit the Maritime Museum, you find out that you had returned at least several times to be with her and to continue your pirate adventures. The museum curator tells you that after you disappeared for the final time, Charlie spent her days sailing the Caribbean in search of you.

Dorothea
Dorothea is the woman who raised Charlie and nicknamed her "Kitty Cat" because Charlie was very curious when she was a child.

Trivia

 * If you play two truths and a lie in Chapter 2, it is revealed that three princes and at least one princess have fallen in love with her. She also reveals that she grew up in a big house, but she still prefers her cozy berth on the Revenge over it.
 * She shares the same forename as Queen Charlotte from the Desire & Decorum series and Charlie from Rising Tides.
 * The name Charlotte is derived from the French "Charlot", a female diminutive of the name "Charles", meaning "free man" or "petite".
 * The surname Smith is derived from the Old English "smið" or "smiþ", meaning "one who works in metal".
 * She shares the same surname as Tucker Smith, a character from the High School Story series.
 * If you touch the Pirate Amulet with her in Chapter 15, it is revealed that she will lead a crew of Pirate women against corrupt governors and redistribute their wealth to the poor. At some point, she will take on the alias “Siren Queen”.
 * Her character model resembles Swedish pop idol Emelie Battah.