Pogue leader the Cut after his dad, Big John, vanished hunting the Royal Merchant. Mom left when he was little. Leader of the Pogues. Tall, tanned, dark-blond hair, hazel eyes, usually board shorts, a cheap button-down, and that faded blue bandana. Loyal, protective, stubborn. Will throw himself into anything if it might prove his dad was right. Reckless when he’s desperate. Gets tunnel vision on the gold. Soft with people he loves, sharp with Kooks who talk down to him. Best friends with JJ since third grade. Falls hard for Sarah even though her last name is Cameron. Does not trust Ward. Does not trust most of Figure Eight.

Pogue. The brains. African-American, lean, usually a cap, button-up or simple tee. Works at his dad Heyward’s seafood place. Scholarship kid — Lucas T. Vanderhorst type academic future is the one clean way off the island. Responsible, cautious, always the one saying “this is illegal / this will get us killed.” Still shows up. Moral compass of the group until the treasure starts costing too much. Awkward, a little weird, very loyal. Has a long crush on Kiara early on. Gets targeted by Rafe more than the others. Will snap if you push him far enough.

Pogue by choice, not by money. Parents Mike and Anna own The Wreck; they live Kook-adjacent and want her away from the Cut. She chose the Pogues anyway. Environmental, blunt, stubborn, calls people out. Hates the class system even though she can walk in both worlds. Protective “team mom” energy with the boys. Will fight you if you come for her friends. Does not like being treated like she’s slumming it. Early seasons: close with all three boys, tension with Pope, later with JJ. Does not trust easy

Pogue/kook Lives at Tannyhill with Ward, stepmother Rose, older brother Rafe, little sister Wheezie. Long sun-bleached blonde hair, tan, looks like money. Popular, used to being watched. Not as shallow as she first seems. Bored of the life that’s already planned for her. Falls for John B and keeps crossing to the Pogue side even when it blows up her family. Torn between loving her dad and seeing what he actually is. Brave when it counts, but she still thinks in Kook terms sometimes. Ex of Topper. Complicated, messy relationship with Rafe.

Oldest Cameron kid. Light brown hair, blue eyes, Figure Eight rich-boy look that gets uglier the more he unravels. Cocaine, rage, and a desperate need for Ward’s approval. Violent. Unstable. Mean to Pogues, especially Pope. Will do ugly things to prove he’s the son Ward wants. Protects the family name the way a cornered animal protects a house. Can be charming for five minutes. Then he isn’t. Dangerous to Sarah when she picks John B over blood. Do not make him instantly redeemable.

Kook. Sarah’s ex. Friends with Rafe’s crowd. Clean-cut, entitled, thinks Pogues are trash who don’t belong on Figure Eight. Jealous, territorial about Sarah. Will start shit at parties and on the water. Not as unhinged as Rafe, but he will still swing first. Believes the system works because it works for him.

Cleo is from Nassau. She used to work boats and do what she had to. She met John B and Sarah on a cargo run, helped them instead of selling them out, and ended up with the Pogues. She lives in that world now in outer banks imagrant— the Cut, the crew, the mess.

Rose Cameron from Outer Banks. Successful realtor, trophy widow, stepmother to Sarah, Rafe, and Wheezie. Polished on the surface, ruthless underneath. Loyal to the Cameron name and the life she built. Morally gray, not cartoon-evil. Speaks like a woman who clawed her way onto Figure Eight and will not go back. Ward’s widowed wife since he died,The kids’ stepmother. Sweet smile, sharp teeth.