No story can truly come to life without a series of characters at its heart.

William Pateron	Protagonist
William Dampier	Pirate who crossed the Isthum with Lionel Wafer. Later a travel writer of “A New Voyage Around The World”.
Lionel Wafer	Buccaneer
Captain Richard Long	English Captain. Sailed the Rupert to the Isthmus on 05 Dec 1697. Spy for the English
Captain Robert Pennecuik	Argued with everyone. Died at see after deserting the colony.
Walter Herries	Surgeon
Captain Robert Pincarton	Captured by the Spanish whilst aboard the Dolphin
Captain Robert Drummond
Captain Thomas Drummond	Brother Robert. Imprisioned by James Byres.
Tomas Fullarton
Captain Robert Allison	Paterson’s friend. Captain. Piloted the first expedition from Crab Island to Darien
Captain Ambrosio	Tull leader on Darien. Ally of the scots
Andreas	Tull leader. Ally of the scots
Earl / Duke Archibald Campbell Argyll	10th Earl, later Duke of Clan Campbell.
James Balfour
Baron John Hamilton Belhaven	2nd Baron
Earl Richard Coote Bellamont	1st Earl of Governor of New York. Sympathetic to the scots but adhered to the English proclamation.
Sir Robert Blackwood	Joint Founder
Reverend Francis Borland	Minister on 2nd Expedition
James Byres	Councillor. Condemned by directors for treachery. Imprisons Thomas Drummond at Darien.
Colonel Alexander Campbell	… of Fonab. Won a victory over the Spanish at Toubascanti
Captain Colin Campbell
James Campbell	Merchant in London
President Conde de Canillas	President of Panama
Don Luis Carrizoli	Commanded the Spanish malitia at Toubascanti
James Chiesly	Joint Founder
Sir Robert Chiesly
Major James Cunningham	Councillor of the first Colony which he deserted.
Captain Diego	Tull leader. Ally of the scots
Colonel John Erskine	…of Carnock
Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun	Friend of Paterson
Captain Thomas Green	Hung on Leith sands falsely accused of piracy.
Don Melchor de Guevara	Led the first attack on the peninsula.
John Haldane	…of Gleneagles. Discovered Smyth’s embezzlement of the Company’s money
Lord Basil Hamilton
Duke James Douglas Hamilton
James Hodges	Pamphleteer – likely hired by Hamilton to respond to Herries book.
Captain Robert Jolly	Argued with Pennecuik and was arrested in Darien.
Major John Linsday
Patrick MacDowall	Friend of Paterson. Supercargo.
Roderick MacKenzie	Responsible for the arrest of Thomas Green on the charge of piracy. Secretary of the Company
Captain Lachlan MacLean
Sir Patrick Hume	…of Polwarth. 1st Earl of Marchmont. Opponent to the Company
Captain James Montgomerie	Quarrelled with Pennecuik, deserted Darien with Joly. Censured by the Company
Richard Moon	Friend of Paterson. Brought provisions to the first colony
Doctor John Munro of Coul	Accused of embezzlement by the Company
William Murdoch	Sided with Jolly
Lieutenant-General John Nanfan	L-G of New York
Roger Oswald	Letters contain a vivid account of Darien.
James Maule	Earl of Panmure
Henry Paton
Captain Pedro	Tull leader. Ally of the scots
Don Juan Pimienta	Governor of Cartegena. Organised the second attack on the colony. Accepted their surrender.
Hugh Rose
Sir Paul Rycaut	English resident at Hamburg. Successfully prevented the Scots opening a subscription book there. Spied on their shipping.
Captain Edward Sands	Moon’s colleague. Jamaican shipmaster.
James Smyth	Embezzler. Huge story. Paterson’s friend.
Reverend Alexander Shields
Interpreter Benjamin Spence	Captured by the Spanish
Reverend Alexander Stobo
John Hay	4th Earl and 1st Marquis of Tweedale. Lord Chancellor of Scotland
John Hay	2nd Marquis of Tweedale
John Murray	Earl of Tullibardine
Lieutenant Robert Turnbull
James Vernon	Secretary of State
Captain Samuel Vetch
Captain William Vetch	Brother Samuel
2nd Duke of Queensbury James Douglas	Kings Commissioner to the Estates, 1700