Captain Peter Blood

Colonel Bishop

Bitter enemies; Bishop is Blood's relentless pursuer and antagonist, seeking his capture and execution.

Lord Julian Wade

Allies and companions; Wade is a loyal friend and supporter of Blood during his adventures.

Wolverstone

Trusted comrade and fellow pirate; Wolverstone is a loyal member of Blood's crew.

Arabella Bishop

Romantic tension and eventual love; Arabella is initially hostile but grows to love Blood.

Don Miguel de Espinosa

Enemies; Don Miguel is a Spanish nobleman who seeks revenge against Blood.

Cahusac

Enemy; Cahusac is a treacherous pirate who opposes Blood.

M. d'Ogeron

Allies; M. d'Ogeron is a French governor and friend to Blood.

Ogle

Loyal crew member; Ogle is a trusted member of Blood's pirate crew.

King Monmouth

Blood served under Monmouth during the rebellion; a commander-subordinate relationship.

Colonel Bishop

Bitter enemies; Bishop is Blood's relentless pursuer and antagonist, seeking his capture and execution.

Lord Julian Wade

Allies and companions; Wade is a loyal friend and supporter of Blood during his adventures.

Colonel Bishop

Bitter enemies; Bishop is Blood's relentless pursuer and antagonist, seeking his capture and execution.

The Messenger

Introduced as a self-sufficient physician, cynical about Monmouth's rebellion, tending geraniums and smoking a pipe in Bridgewater.

Kirke's Dragoons

Attends to Lord Gildoy's wounds and uses his wits to protect Jeremy Pitt from immediate hanging.

III: The Lord Chief Justice

Brought to trial for high treason after two months of imprisonment; maintains his innocence and shows defiance in court.

IV: Human Merchandise

Convicted rebel transported to Barbados; uses his medical skills to treat sick prisoners; sold to Colonel Bishop for ten pounds.

Arabella Bishop

Now a slave practicing as a physician; converses with Arabella, explaining his unjust conviction and his gratitude for her intervention.

VI: Plans of Escape

Plans escape from slavery; meets Arabella Bishop at Government House gate and later on the wharf; receives offer of financial help from Dr. Whacker; secretly recruits Pitt for escape.

VII: Pirates

Tends to Jeremy Pitt's wounds and confronts Colonel Bishop, showing defiance and compassion.

VIII: Spaniards

Remains cool during the attack, rescues Mary Traill from a Spanish soldier, and escorts her to Colonel Bishop's house, urging Arabella to flee.

The Rebels-Convict

Leads the escape and capture of the Spanish ship, displaying cunning and mercy by sparing Colonel Bishop.

X: Don Diego

Reveals his identity to Don Diego, offers him a choice between death and navigating to Curaçao.

XI: Filial Piety

Devises a brutal but effective plan to force Don Diego's cooperation by lashing him across a cannon's mouth, using filial piety as leverage.

XII: Don Pedro Sangre

Disguises himself as Don Pedro Sangre, a Spanish gentleman, to deceive Admiral Don Miguel de Espinosa and deliver ransom gold.

XIII: Tortuga

Struggles with thoughts of Arabella Bishop and his outlaw status; reluctantly allies with Levasseur; becomes a famed buccaneer.

XIV: Levasseur's Heroics

Rejoins Levasseur after a profitable capture of a Spanish ship, unaware of Levasseur's attack on the Dutch.

XV: The Ransom

Outbids Levasseur for the d'Ogeron prisoners, then reveals he intends to free them without ransom, motivated by a lingering sense of honor and a desire to impress Arabella Bishop.

The Trap

Leads the trapped buccaneers, rejects Spanish terms, and devises a desperate plan to break out of Lake Maracaybo.

XVII: The Dupes

Presides over a crestfallen council, negotiates with Don Francisco, and deals with Cahusac's defection.

The Milagrosa

Now a renowned and formidable buccaneer leader with a fleet of five ships, having achieved his greatest victory at Maracaybo.

The Meeting

Spares Don Miguel, declaring himself a pirate and merciful to his kind; later outmaneuvers and cripples the Spanish fleet in battle.

XX: Thief and Pirate

Paces the poop deck alone, tormented by Arabella's epithets 'thief and pirate,' and struggles between love and hate.

XXI: The Service of King James

Accepts the King's commission to save his crew, motivated partly by his feelings for Arabella. Confronts Captain Calverley with the commission.

Hostilities

Lounges on the quarterdeck of the Arabella, reflecting on his difficult position in Port Royal. He is summoned by Colonel Bishop and decides to go ashore despite the danger.

Hostages

Takes Bishop and Lord Julian hostage, negotiates safe passage, and explains his plan to disband the buccaneer fleet.

War

Releases Bishop as a hostage, shows restraint due to his love for Arabella.

The Service of King Louis

Returns to Tortuga in a grim, taciturn mood, haunted by Arabella's scorn. He becomes listless, drinks heavily, neglects his appearance, and agrees to enter French service only passively.

XXVI: M. de Rivarol

Defiant and self-respecting, Blood challenges Rivarol's authority and accuses him of piracy, then withdraws from the council.

XXVII: Cartagena

Leads the buccaneers, uses his prior knowledge of Cartagena to challenge Rivarol's flawed plan, and orchestrates the successful assault.

The Honour of M. de Rivarol

Confronts M. de Rivarol about the buccaneers' grievances and the distribution of spoils; later leads the chase after Rivarol's betrayal.

XXIX: The Service of King William

Rescues Lord Willoughby and van der Kuylen; learns of King William's accession and the end of his outlawry; decides to defend Port Royal against Rivarol.

XXX: The Last Fight of the Arabella

Leads the buccaneer fleet in a desperate boarding action against the French, sacrificing his ship the Arabella to capture the Victorieuse.

His Excellency the Governor

Accepts the governorship of Jamaica, orders Bishop's arrest, and reconciles with Arabella.