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Eleanor Guthrie is the beautiful and determined daughter of Richard Guthrie, the wealthiest black marketer in the Bahamas and the chief fence/supplier for the many pirate crews of New Providence Island. Left by her father to oversee all his dealings with the pirates in Nassau, she owns and operates the tavern on Nassau’s main street. Eleanor wields considerable influence, leading her to form a pact with Captain Flint that will either bring her dream of complete independence to fruition, or doom it entirely.

* [[spoiler:StarterVillain: Set up to be the rival to Flint who will oppose him at every turn, then Flint kills him at the end of the first episode.]]

* BiTheWay: She's in a relationship with Eleanor Guthrie, but sleeps with men on the job.

* [[spoiler:DiscOneFinalBoss: Set up to be the rival to Flint who will oppose him at every turn, then Flint kills him at the end of the first episode.]]

[[folder:Randall]]

* HairTripperTemper: Vane is frequently on the verge of attacking everyone.

[[folder:Singleton]]
!!Singleton
->'''Played By:''' Anthony Bishop

* {{Badass}}: Singleton rips through groups of men like nothing, slicing throats and snapping necks.
* BoisterousBruiser: Violent, angry and one of the best fighters on the crew. When he [[spoiler:fights Flint for the captaincy, he favors a screaming hack-and-slash style in contrast for Flint's more graceful, educated style.]]
* TheStarscream: He plots to overthrow Flint and become captain.

!Crew of ''The Ranger''

[[folder:Charles Vane]]
!!Captain Charles Vane
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vane_charles_4091.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Zach [=McGowan=]

Charles Vane is Captain of the pirate ship Ranger. Possibly the next great pirate captain on New Providence Island, he is known for his vicious temper as well as his tremendous financial success.

* BigBad: Shaping up to be the first in the show.
* CigarChomper: Usually seen with a cigar between his teeth.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Vane Charles Vane was a real person, and he was just as violent and psychotic.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: When Eleanor strikes him, he doesn't hesitate to punch her right back.

[[folder:Rackham]]
!!Rackham
->'''Played By:''' Toby Schmitz

Rackham is the Quartermaster on the pirate ship Ranger, is the brains behind Captain Charles Vane's brawn, and in some ways even more dangerous than him.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Calico_Jack%22_Rackham He's better known as 'Calico Jack' Rackham.]]

[[folder:Anne Bonny]]
!!Anne Bonney
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bonney_anne_3790.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Clara Paget

Beautiful but cold-blooded, Bonny is Rackham's lover, and Vane's deadliest henchman. Her youthful looks mask a borderline psychopathic personality.

* {{Badass}}: A notorious one with two swords and no hesitation on using them to cut down bigger enemies.
** BadassLongcoat: She has one.
* DarkActionGirl: She's very handy with twin blades, and works for Vane.
* DeathGlare: Has a permanent glare from beneath her hat.
* HistoricalDomainCharacter: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny Anne Bonny is of course a famous figure in piracy.]]
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Anne Bonny was plenty bad news, sure, but she probably didn't dual wield swords.
* NiceHat: Anne hasn't yet been seen without her hat, which shadows most of her face.
* TheLadette: She's more masculine then her flamboyant lover, Rackham.
* PinkBoyBlueGirl: With Rackham.
* PsychoForHire: She doesn't seem to hold any personal loyalty toward Vane; she just kills for him.

!Providence Island

[[folder:Eleanor Guthrie]]
!!Eleanor Guthrie
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guthrie_eleanor_2896.jpg]]
->'''Played By:''' Hannah New

Eleanor Guthrie is the beautiful and determined daughter of Richard Guthrie, the wealthiest black marketer in the Bahamas and the chief fence/supplier for the many pirate crews of New Providence Island. Left by her father to oversee all his dealings with the pirates in Nassau, she owns and operates the tavern on Nassau’s main street. Eleanor wields considerable influence, leading her to form a pact with Captain Flint that will either bring her dream of complete independence to fruition, or doom it entirely.

[[folder:Max]]
!!Max
->'''Played By:''' Jessica Parker Kennedy

Max is a seductive, cunning, and cool-headed prostitute in the brothel on Nassau. In Eleanor Guthrie, she’s found a kindred spirit, a lover, maybe even a savior, but when her aspirations and Eleanor’s begin to conflict, their relationship, and Max’s well-being, take a dark turn for the worse…

* AmbiguouslyBrown: She's multiracial, and has a strange accent somewhere between French and Jamaican.
* BiTheWay: She's in a relationship with Eleanor Guthrie, but sleeps with men on the job.
* MsFanservice: In case her cleavagey outfits and tendency to get nude didn't tip you off.

* {{Badass}}: You don't become captain without being a legendary badass.

Bosun of the pirate ship '''Walrus''', Billy is key to smooth operations on the '''Walrus''', and is widely assumed to be the next Quartermaster should anything happen to Gates. Billy's belief in the righteousness of the pirate cause will be continually tested as he's drawn into deeper and deeper into into Flint's plans for the future.

!Crew of '''The Walrus'''

->'''Played By:'''

!Crew of '''The Ranger'''

[[folder:Eleanor Guthrie]]
!!Eleanor Guthrie
->'''Played By:''' Hannah New
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Max]]
!!Max
->'''Played By:''' Jessica Parker Kennedy

* AmbiguouslyBrown: She's multiracial, and has a strange accent somewhere between French and Jamaican.
* BiTheWay: She's in a relationship with Eleanor Guthrie, but sleeps with men on the job.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Charles Vane]]
!!Captain Charles Vane
->'''Played By:''' Zach [=McGowan=]

[[folder:Rackham]]
!!Rackham
->'''Played By:''' Toby Schmitz

[[folder:Gates]]
!!Gates
->'''Played By:''' Mark Ryan

* BaldOfAwesome: Extremely bald, and rather awesome.
* HonestAdvisor: To Captain Flint. He tells him in no uncertain terms what the crew thinks of him and how tenuous his grip on leadership is, frequently calling him out for his actions.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Again, to Flint. He pretty much handles most of the more practical day-to-day business while Flint plots and dreams.
* VillainProtagonist: At the end of the day, he's still a pirate.