The neighborhoods and the lodging houses in them are listed alphabetically. The lodgers in each house are listed alphabetically according to nickname (or first name if they don't have one). If you have not yet done so, please fill out the following form for each of your newsie characters and send it to me:
Nickname:
Real Name:
Age:
Height/Build:
Hair:
Eyes:
Personality:
Relationship(s):
Stories:
If your character doesn't have any established relationships yet, feel free to leave that field blank and update it later; the same goes for "Stories."
BROOKLYN
Brooklyn Heights Lodging House (boys)
Buccaneer Matrichi
Real Name: Marcus Matrichi
Age: 17
Height/Build: 6'/Broad-chested
Hair: Black and curly
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Drunkard, troublemaker, gets into a lot of fights, flippant
Relationship(s): Best mates with Corsair and Marauder, older brother of Picks
Stories:
Chain Naayer
Real Name: Nikolas "Niko" Naayer
Age: 17
Height/Build: 6'2"/Muscular
Hair: Sandy blond
Eyes: Green
Personality: Diligent, hard-working, care-free, social
Relationship(s): Identical twin with Soda-Pop
Stories:
Corsair MacGranagan
Real Name: Lewis MacGranagan
Age: 17
Height/Build: About 6'2"/Not as muscular as he could be
Hair: Long and blond, normally ties it back
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Womanizing, fun-loving, non-committal, will make money off of anything
Relationship(s): Best mates with Buccaneer and Marauder, knows Picks as Bucky's baby sister, complicated relationship (friends/enemies) with Gypsy
Stories:
Eli Green
Real Name: See above
Age: 18
Height/Build: 5'9"/Athletic
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Playful, spontaneous, friendly, fun, generally happy
Relationship(s): Brother of Zippy
Stories:
Flame Daly
Real Name: Johnnie Daly
Age: 12
Height/Build: 4'6"/Skinny
Hair: Red
Eyes: Green
Personality: Talks tough, earnest, jokester
Relationship(s): Sells with Mouse sometimes
Stories:
Linus Svensson
Real Name:
Age: 17
Height/Build: 6'1"/Athletic
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Loyal, laidback, occasionally hotheaded, jokester, determined (to learn English), competitive
Relationship(s): Just the Brooklyn Swedes
Stories:
Rails Flynn
Real Name: Matthew Flynn
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'7"/Skinny
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel-green
Personality: Laidback, impulsive, adventurous, mischievous, flirtatious
Relationship(s): Friends with Spot
Stories: Stay tuned!
Spot Conlon
Real Name: Aidan Conlon
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'7"/Slight, lean muscles
Hair: Sandy blond
Eyes: Blue-green
Personality: Cocky, self-assured, quick-tempered
Relationship(s): Best friends with Tristan Shamien, on-again off-again boyfriend of Raven
Stories:
Tristan Shamien
Real Name: See above
Age: 17
Height/Build: 6'5"/Muscled, stocky
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Hard, edgy, strong, independent, cold, loyal
Relationship(s): Best friend to Spot Conlon
Stories:
"The Warden" Vasquez
Real Name: Daniel Vasquez
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'9"/Muscular
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Apathetic, mean, can be nice on rare occasions
Relationship(s): Used to be best friends with Shane and Matthew. Used to be in a relationship with Alessandra.
Stories:
Brooklyn Heights West Lodging House (girls)
Angel Saietta
Real Name: Angelica Saietta
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'3"/Slim
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Sarcastic, dangerous, witty, insane
Relationship(s): Loyal to the Morello family and best friends with Lash
Stories:
Ghost McLain
Real Name: Arabella McLain
Age: 16/17
Height/Build: Average (5'5")/Slender and a bit toned
Hair: Red/brown, curly/wavy, medium length
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Extremely quiet, bookworm, takes time to come out of her shell
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Gypsy Demail
Real Name: Genevieve Demail
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'4"/Slim but curvy
Hair: Dark brown, long
Eyes: Green-grey
Personality: Bitchy, selfish, sarcastic
Relationship(s): Second in command to Raven, doesn't do friends
Stories: Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves
Juni Ryan
Real Name: Jillian Ryan
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5' exactly/Slim
Hair: Medium/chestnut brown, always tied back with a ribbon
Eyes: Hazel
Personality: Sweet, quiet, shy, kind, curious, timid
Relationship(s): One sister, Timber
Stories:
Lash Damien
Real Name: Alice Damien
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'4"/Curvy
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Friendly, flirty, eccentric, impulsive
Relationship(s): Best friends with Angel
Stories:
Luna Morgan
Real Name: Annabelle Morgan
Age: 18
Height/Build: 5'5"/Slender
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Independent, opinionated, hardworking, motherly
Relationship(s): Best friends with Illusion
Stories:
Mouse Alden
Real Name: Elizabeth Alden
Age: 16
Height/Build: Average (5'5")/Average
Hair: Blonde, kinda curly
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Quiet, flighty, non-confrontational
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Picks Matrichi
Real Name: Isabella Matrichi
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'3"/Dainty, slender
Hair: Wavy, black
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Blunt, crass, prone to lie, tempermental
Relationship(s): Frenemies with Gypsy, younger sister of Buccaneer, friend to Marauder and Corsair
Stories:
Raven Tortulo
Real Name: Mia Tortulo
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'2"/Small boned/thin
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Loyal, stubborn, quick tempered, friendly, fun
Relationship(s): Long-time girlfriend of Spot, best friend of Racetrack
Stories Let the Caged Bird Sing
Strut Connor
Real Name: Killian Florence Connor ("Flor")
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'7"/Athletic and muscular but still skinny
Hair: Long, auburn/brown/blonde, changes in sunlight, wavy, worn in a ponytail or braid
Eyes: Brown/green
Personality: Loyal, loud, sarcastic, quick-witted
Relationship(s): Friends with Kitty
Stories:
Zippy Green
Real Name: Erin Green
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'3"/Really small and skinny
Hair: Dark brown and wavy
Eyes: Green
Personality: Dramatic, sensitive, outgoing and fun
Relationship(s): Sister of Eli
Stories:
LOWER MANHATTAN
Little Italy
Grand Street Lodging House (boys)
Bastian Capelli
Real Name: Sebastiano Capelli
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'11''/Lean
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Smarmy, slick-talking, charming
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Cards/Brooksy Anderson
Real Name: Brooks Anderson
Age: 20
Height/Build: 6'3"/Athletic, muscular
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Easygoing, laidback, loyal, funny
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Lion Valentini
Real Name: Leonardo Alberto Valentini
Age: 17
Height/Build: 6'3"/Muscular and built like a bull
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Green
Personality: Quiet, easily stressed, dislikes people
Relationship(s): Best friend is Orlando ( Shakespeare), cousin is Rosetta
Stories:
Matthew Conti
Real Name: See above
Age: 16
Height/Build: 6'2"/Muscular
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Go-to-guy, tough, does not take shit
Relationship(s): Best friends with Shane
Stories:
Shakespeare Bergamaschi
Real Name: Orlando Vincente Bergamaschi
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'8"/Muscular but lean
Hair: Black, curly
Eyes: Hazel
Personality: Friendly, talkative, sarcastic, charming
Relationship(s): Best friend is Leo ( Lion), close to Rosetta
Stories:
Shane Marcetta
Real Name: See above
Age: 15
Height/Build: 5'11"/Lean and slightly muscular
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Friendly, easy demeanor, outgoing, will not take shit from anyone
Relationship(s): Best friends with Matthew
Stories:
Marion Street Lodging House (girls)
Alessandra Rossi
Real Name: See above
Age: 15
Height/Build: 5'5"/Dancer's build
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Straight-shooter; while nice, doesn't take shit from anyone
Relationship(s): Best friends with Mariana
Stories:
Dora Martinelli
Real Name: Theodora Martinelli
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'6''/Slim
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Slightly sarcastic, realistic, a bit bitter
Relationship(s): Brother, Constantine, who is not in the city
Stories: Less Than a Daydream
Mariana Conti
Real Name: See above
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'3"/Fairly slim
Hair: Black, curly
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Nice; tries to be fair and kind to everyone, until they cross her, that is
Relationship(s): Best friends with Alessandra, younger sister of Bernardo, cousin of Matthew
Stories:
Piccolo Zoppé
Real Name: Luisa Zoppé
Age: 16
Height/Build: 4'10"/Slim
Hair: Dark brown
Eyes: Dark brown
Personality:
Relationship(s): Stubborn, clever, playful
Stories:
Lower East Side
Duane Street Lodging House (boys)
Bumlets Russo
Real Name: Brian Russo
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'8" or 5'9"/Toned
Hair: Dark brown, straight and long
Eyes: Dark brown
Personality: Reserved, skilled, quiet, loyal
Relationship(s):
Stories: Land of Dreams
Cavalier Kingston (Cav)
Real Name: Benjamin Kingston
Age: 17
Height/Build: 6'0"/Average
Hair: Reddish brown
Eyes: Grey
Personality: Quiet, perceptive, loyal when he cares, but it's hard to get him to care
Relationship(s): Secretly in love with Footsteps Callaway
Stories:
David Jacobs (Davey, Dave)
Real Name: See above
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'9"/Average (secretly sexy)
Hair: Brown, curly
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Neurotic in the most endearing way, loyal, smart as hell
Relationship(s): Best friends with Jack Kelly, older brother of Les
Stories:
Itey Casales
Real Name: Gabriel Ignacio Casales
Age: 14
Height/Build: Short/Skinny
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark brown
Personality: Quiet, polite, cheerful
Relationship(s):
Stories: Sundays
Jack Kelly (Cowboy)
Real Name: Francis Sullivan
Age: 17
Height/Build: 6'3"/A little on the lanky side
Hair: Dirty-blond
Eyes: Hazel
Personality: Friendly, charming, loyal, a dreamer
Relationship(s): Best friend to David Jacobs, good friends with Race, Mush, and Blink
Stories:
Kid Blink Bennett
Real Name: Trevor Bennett
Age: Almost 17
Height/Build: Average/Average
Hair: Dark blond
Eyes: Blue (patch over left eye)
Personality: Nice, sometimes quiet, loyal to his friends
Relationship(s):
Stories: Before He Was Blink
Mush Meyers
Real Name: August Meyers
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'10"/Muscled
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Cheerful, joking, nice, ladies' man
Relationship(s): Close to Jack, Race, and Blink. Sweet on Stage.
Stories:
Racetrack Higgins
Real Name: Anthony Sean Higgins (Tony)
Age: 16
Height/Build: Short (5'6")/Average
Hair: Dark brown (almost black)
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Friendly, laidback, smart-aleck, loves to gamble
Relationship(s): Close to Jack, Blink, Mush, and Raven; long, turbulent friendship with Spot
Stories:
Rider Brogan
Real Name: Ernest Brogan
Age: 16
Height/Build: 6'/Skinny
Hair: Red
Eyes: Gray
Personality: Short tempered but loyal, and trustworthy for the most part
Relationship(s): Brother of Mole
Stories:
Scot McDonall
Real Name: Gavin McDonall
Age: 17
Height/Build: Tall (6')/Wiry
Hair: Brown-blond and messy
Eyes: Green-brown
Personality: Easy-going, quiet, likes to joke
Relationship(s): Best friends with Soona
Stories:
Skittery Moore
Real Name: Uriah Moore
Age: 16
Height/Build: Tall/Lanky
Hair: Brownish
Eyes: Brownish
Personality: Glum, sarcastic, easily annoyed
Relationship(s): Friends with the newsies in his house, more or less
Stories: Never Going Back to Before
Snitch Anderson
Real Name: Avery Andrew Anderson
Age: 15
Height/Build: 5'10"/Lean and muscular
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Resolute, open, stern
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Soda-Pop Naayer (Soda)
Real Name: William "Liam" Naayer
Age: 17
Height/Build: 6'2"/Fit
Hair: Sandy blond
Eyes: Green
Personality: Lazy, care-free, quiet, polite
Relationship(s): Identical twin with Chain
Stories:
Swifty "the Rake" Lao
Real Name: Daniel Lao
Age: 15
Height/Build: 5'11"/Kind of scrawny in a muscly way
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Insecure, tends to be childish. Stupid in a smart way. Doesn't like to offend. Used to steal things.
Relationship(s): Bumlets is a close friend, yes
Stories:
Wolf Gurban
Real Name: Nero Gurban
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'9"/Average
Hair: Black
Eyes: Gold/Amber
Personality: Friendly, joker, acts as though everyone is his friend (even his enemies, just to piss them off), sneaky little bastard
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Lower West Side
Greenwich Village Lodging House (girls)
Alice Roberts
Real Name: Alice Elizabeth Clarice Roberts
Age: 15
Height/Build: 5'4"/Slender
Hair: Honey blonde
Eyes: Dark blue
Personality: Soft-spoken, gentle, polite
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Babyface Maguire
Real Name: Margaret Maguire (Madge)
Age: Almost 16
Height/Build: 4'9"/Skinny
Hair: Sandy blonde
Eyes: Light blue
Personality: Kind of a bitch, loyal, tough, boyish, fun loving
Relationship(s): Friends with Blackjack
Stories:
Fae Sullivan
Real Name: Molly Sullivan
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'2"/Thin
Hair: Brownish blond
Eyes: Golden
Personality: Sweet, energetic, talkative, cooperative, storyteller
Relationship(s): Friends with Footsteps
Stories:
Footsteps Callaway
Real Name: Hope Callaway
Age: 17
Height/Build: Tall (5'10")/Average
Hair: Long, brown, wavy
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Sweet, selfless, sensible, a born storyteller, a restless wanderer
Relationship(s): Friends with Fae, confused feelings for Cav
Stories:
Goldilocks Henderson
Real Name: Amanda Marie Henderson
Age: 16
Height/Build: Tall/Curvy
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Quiet, sweet, shadowed/haunted
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Kit Harding
Real Name: Kathleen Harding
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'2"/Extremely slender with barely any shape or curves to her at all
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Guarded, cynical, sarcastic, realist
Relationship(s):
Stories: To the Waters and the Wild
Mischief Lorelli
Real Name: Juliette Sonata Lorelli
Age: 15
Height/Build: 5'5"/Slim
Hair: Black
Eyes: Bluish-green
Personality: Bitchy, flirty, fun, carefree, responsible, loyal to friends, sarcastic, witty
Relationship(s): Friends with Luna, Ravenna, and Timber. Acquainted with Nevada. Family includes Maria Lorelli (mother), Gabriel Lorelli (father), and Frankie Lorelli (uncle).
Stories:
Mole Brogan
Real Name: Nellie Brogan
Age: 13
Height/Build: 5'5"/Skinny
Hair: Red
Eyes: Green
Personality: Quiet, and standoffish towards other people
Relationship(s): Sister of Rider
Stories:
Peep Abbey
Real Name: Eve Abbey
Age: 9
Height/Build: Short (3'10")/Skinny
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Green
Personality: Sweet, talkative, cheerful
Relationship(s): Adores Stage and is like a younger sister to her
Stories:
Penny Teller
Real Name: Violet Tellerelli
Age: 16
Height/Build: 4'11"/Average
Hair: Long, curly, blonde
Eyes: Blue
Personality: A bit rough around the edges but manages to remain pretty wholesome. Can't seem to stay out of the Points and doesn't take anyone too seriously.
Relationship(s): Friends with Blink, gets along pretty well, hates Kloppman
Stories:
Pittie Murphy (Pitbull)
Real Name: Jacy Murphy
Age: 15
Height/Build: 5'4"/CURVY to the point of annoyance for her
Hair: Brownish red
Eyes: Brown with flecks of green
Personality:Motherly and funny, sarcastic and smart
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Ravenna
Real Name: See above
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'7"ish/Slender, curvy
Hair: Dark brown, almost black
Eyes: Blue
Personality: Loyal, feisty, cautious, rebellious
Relationship(s): Friends with Mischief
Stories: Crime for Crime
Scribble Barrs
Real Name: Maggie Barrs
Age: 15
Height/Build: 5'6"/Thin and tiny, kinda on the tall side
Hair: Unkempt, chestnut brown. Wavey-ish, often tied back into a ponytail, but more often down. It hangs down to about her shoulders.
Eyes: Light gray-green, think celery-colored
Personality: One big contradiction to herself; shy in big crowds of people, but the moment she's comfortable, she gets outspoken, loud, and overbearing; very silly, takes everything with a grain of salt; able to make fun of herself easily, but as she grew up constantly being told by everyone how "ugly" and "worthless" she was (mainly by her own mother), she is very insecure and self-conscious; easily embarrassed and frustrated; the most loyal friend you could have, somewhat resembling a puppy; motto is "one good deed a day," and she tries to loyally stick to that
Relationship(s):
Stories: Link
Script Martin
Real Name: Magdalen Martin (Maggie)
Age: 17
Height/Build: 5'3"/Thick, plus-size, curvy, "best boobs in the house"
Hair: Dark brown, wavy/almost curly, long
Eyes: Dark brown
Personality: Friendly, care-giving, sweet but cries at the drop of a hat, The Baking Goddess
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Soona Fisher
Real Name: Mercy Emer Fisher
Age: 16
Height/Build: 4'11"/Scrawny
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Sassy, outgoing, guarded, talkative, candid
Relationship(s): Best friends with Scot McDonall
Stories:
Spin Bray
Real Name: Phoebe Bray
Age: 16
Height/Build: 5'6"/Average
Hair: Short, brown, choppy
Eyes: Brown
Personality: Optimistic, free-spirited, a thinker, energetic
Relationship(s):
Stories:
Stage Belmonte
Real Name: Maria Isabella Francesca Belmonte
Age: 15
Height/Build: 5'0"/Thin with some curves
Hair: Black, curly, waist-length
Eyes: Dark brown
Personality: Cheerful, outgoing, flirty
Relationship(s): Like an older sister to Peep
Stories: