Dr. Peter Blood: The hero, in the mold of Errol Flynn! What more needs to be said?
Arabella Bishop: Mid-20’s, which was old for an unmarried woman of her time. “She used with all men a sisterly frankness which in itself contains a quality of aloofness rendering it difficult for any man to become her lover.”
Colonel Bishop: Sadistic plantation owner, Arabella’s uncle
Governor Steed: Pleasant but ineffective governor of Port Royal, Jamaica
Hagthorpe (Narrator 1): bumbling sailor
Wolverston (Narrator 2): the one-eyed giant
Ogle (Narrator 3): gunner; has been around naval ships his entire life
Pitt: navigator; former Midshipman, so he’s of the upper middle class, son of a successful merchant
Gardner: a clever slaver, but a bit of a whiner
Plummer: the cruel and sadistic overseer
Dr. Whacker: An officious, vainglorious man whose intelligence is even less than his detractors credit him for.
Don Diego de Panadero, Captain of the Cinco Llagas (The Five Wounds, referring to the five wounds of Christ): Aristocratic, scheming, a man not to be trusted
Esteban de Panadero: Young son of Don Diego
Don Alán de Panadero, brother to Don Diego and Captain of the Encarnacion: the twin to his brother in every way
Lord Julian Willoughby: in his 30’s or 40’s; representative of the English Crown; an elegant but down-to-earth member of the ruling class; he carries himself with the easy assurance of a man of rank; a possible rival for Arabella’s affections
Misc. Pirates, Sailors, and Citizens of the Town