Born in London to a long-term Silver Fang kin family and thought to be garou by a confused Baptism of Fire spirit, Charley went through a traumatic Awakening at the age of 18 when he failed to turn into a werewolf, so they shot him to force it. Instead, he turned into a Mage. Whoops. His father was largely embarrassed of having a Mage son and forbade him from training with others by keeping a hawk's eye on him at all times. And, thus, he finds himself in St. Claire.