I thought some of you might like this. I am posting it but not naming it as a chapter per se. Chapter five will come soon and I have started working on it as soon as 4 was posted. (Yes, 4 was way too long but I needed the info to get in there.)
Humble's Grumbles Cast of Characters
The Morgan's:
Elizabeth Imogene Webber-Morgan, Ph.D (43) Main Character, Author of Several Best Selling Novel's written under an alias, Alison Bowen. For the past eight years she has written a weekly blog under the pseudonym Grumble called Humble's Grumbles where she talks about her everyday life; mostly her three children and her husband but also regularly discusses her friends and their families as well. The blog is written in a sarcastic, sexually infused, Brady Bunch meets Family Guy and Sex In The City style for Jax Publishing. The blog receives over thirteen million hits per week and pulls the most advertising revenue dollars for their Internet Webazine. Her blog was featured in an article in People Magazine and is touted as the number one Office Cooler topic in America. The Today Show calls it a "Weekly Must Read". Her identity was the best kept secret in the industry until two years ago when her publisher's ex-wife outed her in an article she did for Vogue Magazine. She attended Port Charles University, receiving her associates degree in fine arts after graduating Port Charles High School. She later received her nursing degree in California. After the birth of her third child, Elizabeth went back to school to receive her Bachelor of Science, majoring in pre-law with a minor in journalism. She was in line to attend Law school but Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia spoke at a seminar and she immediately changed her mind. She now has a doctorate in Journalism.
She has a husband of 17 years, Jason; three children, Cameron, Jacob & Emily; a sister, Sarah; a brother, Stephen and two parents that she rarely sees. Her best friends are Robin Drake, Nadine Hunter and Lainey Winters-Paul.
Jason Morgan (51) Married to Elizabeth, adoptive father of Cameron and biological father of Jacob and Emily. Alleged Mob figurehead in the New York syndicate. Part owner in The Jackal PI Services, Inc. with Cody Paul and Damien Spinelli. Never convicted of so much as a parking ticket, Jason has been charged with a wide array of felonies and misdemeanors ranging from assault to murder in the first degree. He was born Jason Morgan Quartermaine and had a promising future as a doctor until he was injured in a car accident with his inebriated brother, AJ, at the wheel. After a month long coma, according to his doctors, his brain damage to his frontal lobe left him with little or no cognitive memory of his past life and a limited range of emotion.
His best friends are Caroline "Carly" Benson Quartermaine Corinthos Alcazar Corinthos Jacks Cassadine, Damien Spinelli and Cody Paul. Son of the Late Doctor Alan Quartermaine and step-son of Doctor Monica Quartermaine. He holds a seat on the boards of ELQ and Corinthos-Morgan Imports, Inc.
Cameron Webber Morgan "Cam" (22) Son of Elizabeth Webber-Morgan and the late Alexander "Zander" Smith and named after his paternal grandfather, the late Cameron Lewis. Adopted by Jason Morgan when he was five, Cameron is an exceptionally gifted medical student. In the fourth grade he was tested for his IQ and scored a 162. He immediately skipped to the sixth grade and graduated high school at fifteen after skipping the ninth and eleventh grades as well. He made a 2240 on his SAT's and could have gone to college anywhere but his parents made him go to PCU because he was so young. He received his Bachelor of Science at nineteen and is in his second year of medical school at Johns Hopkins University. He excels at track and swimming and has co-written three articles with his Uncle Stephen Webber that were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
He has a younger brother Jacob and a younger sister Emily. His best friends are Morgan Corinthos and Joey Giambetti and has dated Kristina Davis since he was sixteen.
He holds stock in ELQ and is slated to perform his residency at General Hospital in Port Charles, New York where his maternal Great Grandfather and his adoptive grandfather were Chief of Staff.
Jacob Martin Morgan "Jake" (18) Middle child of Elizabeth and Jason Morgan believed his father was Lucas "Lucky" Spencer for his first two years of life. A senior at PCH, Jake is an average student who is the captain of his baseball and soccer team. He is expected by his coaches to play professional baseball after he graduates high school. He is mechanically inclined just like his father and races go-karts and motorcycles since he was young. He is definitely a player and womanizer. His father thinks it's just fine and his mother hates it. Of course!
His best friend is Malcolm Drake. He has many, many girlfriends but is curious what it would be like to have a real relationship with a girl that was more than just sex and a good time and lasted longer than the time it took to get into her pants.
He is being groomed by his Great Grandfather to take over as CEO of ELQ once he reaches 25. He will take his seat on the board as soon as he graduates high school as is dictated by his great grandfather Edward Quartermaine. Surprisingly, his father stopped warring with his Great Grandfather over Jake's future about five years ago. Jake does not know why but is thankful the tug of war is over.
Emily Audrey Morgan "Ella" (16) Youngest child and only daughter of Jason and Elizabeth Morgan. The only child her mother jokes in her blog is legitimate because her older brothers were both born out of wedlock. A sophomore at PCH, she just turned 16 and got her license, much to her fathers chagrin. She is an Honor Roll student and excels in all of her honors classes. She is a volunteer at the hospital, takes tap and ballet and discovered the love of painting at an early age and is quite good. She is an officer in her 4H Club and comfortably lives her life to the beat of her own drum but is easily lead by her heart and others opinions. She also has her father tightly wrapped around her little finger.
Her best friend is Anna Drake and her biggest crush is on JJ Zacharra. She had found through the years that many of her "so-called" friends were just trying to get to her brother Jake through her.
Her future is undecided. Just how her parents like it.
The Adults:
Caroline "Carly" Benson Quartermaine Corinthos Alcazar Corinthos Jacks Cassadine (51) Longtime best friend of Jason Morgan. Mother of Michael and Morgan Corinthos, Cecelia "CeCe" Jacks and step mother of Spencer Cassadine. Is CEO of Deception Beauty & Style, Inc. An ELQ subsidiary. Still comes up with crazy plans that Jason has to rescue her from constantly.
Nikolas Cassadine (47) Fifth husband of Carly. He has been married to her the longest stint of ten years. Father of Spencer Cassadine and step-father of Michael, Morgan and Cece. Runs Cassadine Industries and is a Prince without a country. Sold Spoon Island to the city for pennies on the dollar after the B&W Ball and resides at Greystone Manor with his wife, step-son and step-daughter.
Damien Spinelli (38) Married to Maxie for 18 years. Father of Jackal "Jack" and Georgie Spinelli. Figurehead of The Jackal PI, Inc. Longtime protégé of Jason "Master" Morgan. Termed Jason "Stonecold" and "The Borg", Damien gets along really well with the teenagers and is the computer genius every character goes to for help. Resides with his family in Harborview Towers, Penthouse 4. A wedding gift from Stonecold and The Maternal One over a decade ago.
Maxie Spinelli (37) Married to Damien. Mother of Jack and Georgie Spinelli. Editor of Crimson Magazine. Still town gossip and troublemaker.
Nadine Hunter (40) - Wife of Matt Hunter, floor nurse at GH. Mother of Amalia. Best friend of Elizabeth.
Matt Hunter (40) - Head of Neurology at Mercy. Husband of Nadine. Believed to be the father of Amalia. Only Nadine and Elizabeth know the truth.
Johnny Zacharra (40) Single father of John Zacharra Junior "JJ". Had to institutionalize his wife for the third time four years after JJ was born. Filed for divorce after five years when he realized his wife was not going to get better. Head of the Zacharra Crime Organization which is now part of the Five Families of New York headed by The Giambetti Family.
Lulu Zacharra (37) Ex wife of Johnny. Mother of JJ. Lulu was first institutionalized when she killed Logan Hayes. She got better and was released when she discovered she was pregnant. She then slipped back into her mind when she gave birth to JJ and was diagnosed with Post Partum Depression. Returned home for two years before an unknown incident sent her back over the edge. She has since been institutionalized alongside her mother. She is coherent most of the time and JJ visits her every other day but Johnny no longer goes to see her because his presence tends to incite rage in her.
Robin Drake (48) Head of Neurology at GH. Wife to Patrick. Mother to Malcolm "Mal" and Anna. Close friend to Elizabeth and ex-love of Jason.
Patrick Drake (50) Chief of Staff at General Hospital. Husband to Robin. Father to Mal and Anna.
Cody Paul (52) Husband of Lainey. No children. Foster parent's troubled and abused children. Partner in The Jackal PI, Inc. Close friend of Jason Morgan.
Lainey Winters-Paul (48) Wife of Cody. Psychiatrist at General Hospital. No children. Foster parent of troubled and abused children. Close friend of Elizabeth.
Maximus Giambetti SR "Big Pappy" (73) The head of the five families. He is the father to Max & Milo Giambetti. He is the grandfather of Joey, Fabiano "Gino" & Farah Giambetti.
Maximus Giambetti Jr (53) Head of the Giambetti Organization (formerly the Corinthos Organization). Son of Maximus Sr. Longtime live in boyfriend of Diane Miller. Father of Joseph "Joey" Giambetti and brother of Milo Giambetti.
Diane Miller (60) Longtime live in girlfriend of Max Giambetti. Lawyer for Corinthos-Morgan Imports, the Giambetti Organization and The Jackal PI, Inc. Longtime personal lawyer to Jason Morgan. Step-mother (of sorts) to Joey Giambetti.
Milo Giambetti (40) Son of Maximus Giambetti. Brother of Max. Took over Bernies duties when he died unexpectedly. Husband to Leyla. Father to paternal twins Fabiano "Gino" & Farah Giambetti.
Leyla Giambetti (39) Wife of Milo. Mother of Gino & Farah. Floor Nurse at GH
Ric Lansing (55) State Prosecutor in Port Charles, NY. Estranged husband to Claudia Zacharra. Father of Molly & Anthony "Tony" Lansing. Step-father of Sarah Zacharra. Ex husband of Elizabeth and longtime enemy of Jason.
Claudia Lansing (54) Estranged wife of Ric Lansing. Mother of Sarah Zacharra and Anthony "Tony" Lansing. Step-mother to Molly Lansing. Sister of Johnny Zacharra Sr.
Edward Quartermaine (92) Chairman of the Board at ELQ. Grandfather of Jason Morgan. Great Grandfather of Cameron, Jacob and Emily "Ella" Morgan
Monica Quartermaine (71) Stepmother of Jason Quartermaine. Grandmother of Cameron, Jacob and Emily "Ella" Morgan
Epiphany Johnson Toussaint (60) Head Nurse at General Hospital, widow of Billy Dee Toussaint. Grandmother of Kobe Johnson.
Lucas "Lucky" Spencer (44) Ex husband of Elizabeth. Current husband of Samantha McCall Spencer and father of Shawn. Was belived to be Jacob's father for his first two years of life before Jason claimed his son.
Samantha McCall Spencer (44) Ex-girlfrind of Jason Morgan. Wife of Lucas "Lucky" Spencer. Mother of Shawn Spencer.
The Kids:
Michael Corinthos (28) Son of Carly Cassadine and the late AJ Quartermaine. Adopted son of the late Sonny Corinthos. Was once believed to be the son of Jason Morgan but now known to be his biological nephew. Was shot in the head when he was twelve and has been in a permanent coma since.
Kristina Davis (23) Longtime girlfriend of Cameron Morgan. Daughter of the late Sonny Corinthos and Alexis Davis. Step-daughter of Jerry Jacks. Sister of Molly Lansing, Anthony "Tony" Lansing and Ian Jacks. Attends PCU Law school.
Spencer Cassadine (23) Son of Nikolas Cassadine and the late Courtney Matthews. Step-son of Carly Cassadine. Step-brother of Michael & Morgan Corinthos and Cece Jacks. Was sent to Europe to attend boarding school when he was six. Graduated from Oxford with an International business degree.
Morgan Stone Corinthos (22) Son of the late Sonny Corinthos and Carly Cassadine. He was named after his "Uncle" Jason, his parents best friend. Brother of Cecelia "Cece" Jacks and step-brother and cousin of Spencer Cassadine. Best friend of Cameron Morgan. Quit college. Runs Corinthos-Morgan Imports, Inc. for his Uncle Jason.
Joseph Giambetti "Joey" (22) part of the Three Muskateers (Cam, Morgan & Joey), son of Max, Jr. Showed up when he was 10, mother is unknown. Business degree from NYU. Fly's planes (most likely a made man flying for his dad and his associates). Is slated to take over the Giambetti Organization when his father dies or retires.
Sarah Zacharra (21) Back living in Palermo, Italy where she grew up with her Great Uncle (also where her mother had fled to when she left New York pregnant with her).
Malcolm Drake "Mal" (18) Son of Patrick and Robin Drake. Brother of Anna. Best friend of Jacob Martin. Senior at PCH
Molly Lansing (18) Daughter of Ric Lansing and Alexis Davis Jacks. Cousin to Morgan Corinthos & Spencer Cassadine, Niece to Sarah Zacharra. Best friend of Farah Giambetti. Senior at PCH
Jackal Spinelli "Jack" (17) Son of Damien & Maxie Spinelli. Brother of Georgie Spinelli. Named after his father's nickname for himself. Very, very popular boy. Best friends with Gino Giambetti. Junior at PCH
John Zacharra Junior "JJ" (17) Son of Johnny and Lulu Zacharra. Best friends with Kobe Johnson. Junior at PCH
Amalia Hunter (17) Daughter of Nadine Hunter. Believes her father is Matt Hunter. Best friend of Cece Jacks. Junior at PCH
Fabiano Giambetti "Gino" (17) Son of Milo and Leyla. Twin brother of Farah. Best friend of Jack Spinelli. Sophmore at PCH
Farah Giambetti (17) Daughter of Milo and Leyla. Best friend of Molly Lansing. Sophomore at PCH
Kobe Johnson (16) Star Football and Basketball player for PCH. Grandson of Epiphany Johnson Toussaint that showed up at twelve after his mother died of a drug overdose. Son of the late Stanford Johnson. Best friends with JJ Zacharra.
Cecelia Jane Jacks "Cece" (16) Daughter of Carly and Jasper Jacks. Sister of Michael & Morgan Corinthos. Step-sister of Spencer Cassadine. Best friend of Amalia Hunter. Junior at PCH
Anna Drake (16) - Daughter of Patrick & Robin Drake. Sister of Malcolm. Best friend of Ella Morgan. Sophomore at PCH
Anthony Trevor Lansing "Tony" (15) Son of Ric lansing and Claudia Zacharra Lansing named after both of his deceased grandfathers. Younger brother of Sarah Zacharra. Sophomore at PCH
Ian Jacks (15) Son of Jerry and Alexis Jacks. Brother of Kristina Davis Corinthos and Molly Lansing. Sophomore at PCH
Shawn Spencer (14) Son of Lucky and Samantha Spencer. Freshman at PCH
Georgie Spinelli (14) Daughter of Damien & Maxie Spinelli. Sister of Jack Spinelli. Idolizes Ella Morgan. Freshman at PCH
Other characters may float in and out of the story as needed and will be explained as they come and go, if necessary. The characters listed about may or may not play a significant part in the story. I don't want to divulge that. I just wanted to get a feel for the canvas out to you guys.
I hope this tides you over until my next chapter (5) which should come soon.