For the other 10 contract characters and 5 recurring stars:

Warren Lockridge: raised as the son of Lionel & Augusta Lockridge, but has been told by Augusta that Lionel isn't his father; has a running rivalry with Mason Capwell; once had an affair with Angela Cassidy, while she was married to David Raymond; Newspaper owner & Journalist

Adriana Castillo: Cruz & Eden's daughter; kidnapped as an infant; spunky, enthusiastic 20 year old girl, with a devilish side (not devious though)

Samantha Capwell: Super-intelligent daughter of Mason & Julia; a year older than cousing Adriana, with whom she has a competitive nature; coy & a bit cunning, like her father but amplified

Ted Capwell: CC & Sophia's youngest child together; very protective of sister Eden & looks up to Mason; has been having an ongoing off & on affair with Angela Cassidy; engaged to marry Lily Blake, having previously only been wed to Hayley Benson (Gina's deceased niece); bit of a cad; previously had a Romeo & Juliet type affair with Laken Lockridge, Lionel & Augusta's other daughter

Lily Blake: Gina's only biological child, was previously an evangelist involved with Mason; screwed over Lisa Fenmore, Rafe Castillo's wife; always loved Rafe Castillo, but harbored a crush on Ted Capwell, who was involved; is now engaged to Ted & Rafe has been out of the picture since he had the baby with Lisa

Angela Cassidy: previously married to David Raymond & has had affairs with CC Capwell, Ted Capwell, and Warren Lockridge; is attracted to men with power; still is carrying an on/off affair with Ted, though can't admit she's developed actual feelings for him; was only truly in love with Warren Lockridge, who burned her for.......someone I don't remember ; has an adversarial relationship with Julia; has a strange relationship with Gina (think Sami/Nicole from DAYS)

Rafe Castillo: Rebellious brother of Cruz Castillo; previously had a relationship with Lily Blake that went south; has been in a marriage of convenience to Lisa Fenmore

Joann Walsh: A consultant brought in to help Capwell Enterprises in a time of crises; shares a past with a character previously on the canvas that many characters know very well; seems to have more of a stake than she's letting on in the takeover attempt of Capwell Enterprises

Elizabeth Armonti: Sophia's sister & current CEO of Armonti, formerly Sophia's company; has a strained relationship with Sophia- and they haven't spoken in nearly 40 years; shares a past with CC

Steve Hall: drifter who floats into the lives of Adriana & Samantha; raised an orphan; harbors a drug addiction; will not be seen as early on in the series as originally planned, see news item for details

Recurring Stars

Rosa Andrade: Capwell maid and longtime confidante of CC & Sophia; has a daughter Santana and a son Danny; has known Cruz all his life & has close relationship with him; relationship with Santana is a bit testy sometimes, as Rosa doesn't always approve of her daughter's choices

Augusta Lockridge: Eccentric, worldly wife of Lionel Lockridge; has a long-standing rivalry with Sophia, since she had an affair with Lionel years prior; now living in London with Lionel, running a successful business, Lockwright Hotels

Lionel Lockridge: Long-time rival of CC Capwell; had an affair with Sophia years ago and has a soft spot for her to this day, which infuriates Augusta; has 1 child, Laken, with Augusta, but has raised Warren thinking he was his child

Lt Vic Boswell: Long-time member of the police force & friend of Cruz Castillo; good-natured, hard-working guy;

Pearl Bradford: close friend of Cruz & Eden; has always had a crush on Kelly Capwell; eccentric type character, does private eye work; pops in & out & is known to help the Capwells with their schemes (most notably, helping both Kelly & Cruz go on the run from the law)