Emily Bowen Quartermaine
Adopted daughter of Alan and Monica; best friend of Lucky Spenser; godmother of baby Michael; and a sometime model. Very unhappy in at the dysfunctional Q household, Emily battled a drug addiction and developed a taste for bad boys, dumping boyfriend Juan for Zander. Then married Nikolas.

Ned Ashton
A financial whiz, Ned is the son of Tracy and Larry Ashton; grandson of Edward and Lila; divorced from Lois Cerullo; and father of Brooke Lynn. Divorced from Chloe, he was in love with Alexis Davis.

Edward Quartermaine
Father of Alan and Tracy; husband of Lila; patriarch of the wealthy Quartermaine family. A terrible schemer, Edward often plays his family members off one another; adores wife Lila; favors grandson Ned who's a financial whiz like himself.

Lila Quartermaine
Matriach of the family, she  tries, often unsuccessfully, to moderate her family's constant feuds.