public class PlayerServiceConnector()
{
    private Uri baseUri;
    private String UserName;
    private String Password;

    private string Name;
    private string CharacterRace;
    private string CharacterClass;
    private string AutoSave;
}

public PlayerServiceConnector()
{
    baseUri = new Uri("http://system/dev/API/characterGen");
    UserName = "Joe";
    Password = "12345";

    //just for testing
    Name = "Mighty Man";
    CharacterRace = "Human";
    CharacterClass = "Warrior";
    AutoSave = true;

    var path = baseUri + "/newCharacter";

    // POST new character data to 3rd party character generating API
    using (var wb = new WebClient())
    {
        wb.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(UserName, Password);
        wb.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic " + authInfo);

        var data = new NameValueCollection();
        data["Name"] = Name;
        data["CharacterRace"] = CharacterRace;
        data["CharacterClass"] = CharacterClass;
        data["AutoSave"] = AutoSave.ToString();

        var response = wb.UploadValues(path, "POST", data);

    }
}

[Route("api/CharacterGeneration/createNew")]
    public IHttpActionResult PostNewCharacter([FromBody] string value)
    {
        //create new instance of PlayerServiceConnector
        var player = new PlayerServiceConnector();

        //not sure what to do here...
    //how do I get the WebClient part to POST in PlayerServiceConnector?
        //what do I return?

        return NoContent();
    }