Wise Charles The Forewarned

Wise Charles the Forewarned is a member of the Cult of the Mothman in Appalachia. A pre-War visionary, he now resides in Point Pleasant with The Enlightened.

Background
Charles was once a worshiper of the red-eyed mothman. After the cult conducted a ritual to summon the red-eyed mothman on October 22, 2077, the red-eyed mothman showed a vision to followers, foretelling a terrible fire and flood that would occur the next day and warned its followers that, in order to survive, they must must seek higher ground.

However, Charles alone received a vision from the purple-eyed wise mothman who guided Charles and his followers to the safety of the Lucky Hole Mine instead. After Charles shared his experience with the other cultists, this apparently splintered the cult, with some choosing to stand upon the rooftops of Point Pleasant the following morning, while others followed Charles to the mine. In the end, the followers who followed Charles to the mine survived the apocalypse.

In the mine, some followers "turned to darker worship," suggesting another cult splintering. This formed the group the Enlightened. After the fallout following the Great War, when it was safe to emerge, some of Charles' followers saw what challenges lied in the wasteland and wished to return to the mine, but Charles implored them not to, saying that there was safety beyond the hills they had known. Charles fled Appalachia and West Virginia with his followers and eventually settled in the Lantern, a church. Respected by his group, Charles became a high ranking member of the Enlightened. The followers who decided to stay in the mine became known as the "Dim Ones," worshiping the red-eyed mothman. One mothman follower, Jeff Lane, decided to worship the Interloper in the Lucky Hole Mine as well.

Charles has achieved the rank of Wise, conferred only to members who have mentally transcended - or have had their brains fried from overexposure to the wise mothman's neurotoxic dust. Although Charles is blind, unresponsive and wheelchair-bound, he has journeyed to Point Pleasant on a pilgrimage in order to summon the wise mothman during the Equinox, where he is at the height of his power.

Appearances
Wise Charles the Forewarned appears only in Fallout 76. Prior to the Night of the Moth update, he was mentioned only as "Brother Charles" before being introduced as a full character.