Overview
Charlie Sharpe is a People of Tortuga faction contact. He is a key hand-in NPC in the Buccaneers faction quest chain and the questgiver for Catastrophe's Aftermath, the People of Tortuga faction quest that targets Jim Godart.
Location
Charlie stands on the balcony-palisade above the Buyer at the People of Tortuga Main Base. Once inside the hideout, head through the gate and take the first left. The Buyer is on the ground floor; Charlie and the Provisioner are on the balcony above. Do not go up the main stairs looking for him.
Quests Given / Hand-In
Quest | Role | Items Exchanged |
|---|---|---|
Hand-in (step 2) | Receive Bale of Tanned Hides, give Barrel of Rum | |
Questgiver | Kill Jim Godart; rewards 10x Letters of Favor |
Tips
Bringing the Bale of Tanned Hides advances the Buccaneers quest to its final step. The Barrel of Rum Charlie gives you is consumed later, not drunk.
Catastrophe's Aftermath appears after story events push the refugees into crisis. Accept it as soon as he offers; reputation comes fast.
See Also
Role and Position
Sportskeeda and Destructoid both stress that Charlie Sharpe is a quest giver, not a vendor. A separate trader is present at his location and handles any actual buying and selling. Players should not expect to buy gear or consumables from Charlie directly; his inventory is quest-advancement dialogue, not merchant stock.
Refugee-Crisis Backstory
The People of Tortuga faction hideout is a camp of refugees who fled Tortuga after a Blackbeard-aligned pirate raid killed the governor and devastated the settlement. Charlie is leading aid efforts at the camp: coordinating food delivery, managing the Doctor Galen medicine pipeline, and flagging immediate threats to the refugees. Per Sportskeeda, his mission statement is "to help refugees who fled after a tragedy at Tortuga."
Quest Chain Context
Charlie participates in three quest chains that overlap structurally. Players often meet him through a cross-faction delivery before accepting his own Catastrophe's Aftermath quest:
Delivery from the Buccaneers: bring Charlie a Bale of Tanned Hides (handed to you by Henri Boucher during the Buccaneers faction quest). Charlie trades you a Barrel of Rum for the hides. The Barrel of Rum is a quest item, not a drink; do not consume it.
Medicine for the refugees: after Doctor Galen cooks a batch of medicine, bring it to Charlie for the People of Tortuga side quest.
Catastrophe's Aftermath: Charlie's own issued quest. He asks the player to kill Jim Godart before Godart's pirate camp can raid the refugee hideout. Rewards are 10x Letters of Favor and a significant People of Tortuga reputation boost.
Navigation Tip
The hideout's multi-level layout has confused enough players that both Destructoid and walkthrough guides call it out specifically. Enter through the hideout gate and take the first left. The Buyer (faction trader) stands on the ground floor near the entrance. Charlie and the Provisioner are on the balcony above, reached via the palisade walkway, not the main stairs. The stairs lead to the lookout, not to Charlie.