Characters
The Principal 6
Lizzie Smithson
A really really good pickpocket. A really really bad girlfriend. Ambiguously mentally ill, but I refuse to clarify past that. The main breadwinner for her home, which consists of her, her girlfriend, and several identical roommates all named Eliza.
Mark Fifty
A rich guy with a gun. He's dangerous, but doesn't seem to understand why he has so many financial troubles. Doesn't his job pay him a lot? Well, no need to worry about it. Oh, it's that fancy cat again. Anyway.
The Mysterious Thief, AKA Empty Susan
A mysterious pickpocket who tends to work the same areas that Lizzie does. Lizzie doesn't know much about her, and she doesn't know much about Lizzie, but they get along fine, when they're not engaging in a little playful rivalry. She thinks she's the coolest thief on Earth but in reality she's about average. Her real name is "Empty Susan" and I'm writing it down and declaring it canon.
Lizzie's Landlord
Scum of the earth. Sells shelter in exchange for huge sums of dollars, which he converts into unethicoin and gambles on. Hasn't appeared in the comic for a while, but he's still there, and he's ready to strike if any of his tenants miss a payment.
Roby Ola
Lizzie's ~girlfriend~ OOH She's nice I guess. Leftist podcaster and former Tumblr user, Roby dreams of making it big off her content production skills, but so far hasn't gained much of an audience, much to her frustration. Don't get on her bad side cause she can kick your ass in seconds. Yeah, she's in a wheelchair. HSP. Keep scrolling.
Eliza the Roommate
One of Lizzie and Roby's roommates, who herself is completely indistinguishable from any of their other roommates (there's like six of them). She's a college student, so presumably she did well in high school. She's a very logical, even mechanical thinker, to the point where you have to wonder if her brain is made of microchips and CPUs instead of mushy brown stuff or whatever. To clarify, I am definitely NOT saying she's smart.
Other People You Might Meet!
Aliss Gunner
The nerdier among you might describe Aliss as a "Cloud Cuckoolander" and that would be accurate on the surface--She constantly spits nonsense Dada that infuriates those around her, but I must be honest. She's probably just trying to make people mad.
Appears in: MegaCincinnati
Pink Ace
One of Lizzie's several old girlfriends. Lizzie taught her how to pick pockets, and then totally forgot to include her in the lease. Ended up having a nasty breakup, but I never drew a comic showing that. They're over each other.
Appears in: One Armed Robbery
Orange Twenty
A poor guy who doesn't deserve the nastiness he gets. He has enough money on him that Lizzie sometimes profits through his financial misfortune (that she causes) and yes, she will go to hell for that if hell is a real place.
Appears in: One Armed Robbery
Yellow Thirty
Just a guy. Guess he has some money. Not much to say about him, but if I didn't mention him the alt text in One Armed Robbery could potentially get a little confusing. "Yellow Thirty" is probably not his real name.
Appears in: One Armed Robbery
Green Forty
A fancy older woman. Doesn't live a very happy life, but that's what happened when you're attracted to money. If only people took her seriously, she'd probably develop a much friendlier personality. Oh well.
Appears in: One Armed Robbery
Lizzie's Friend
Lizzie's friend. Likes Lizzie. Does not like Lizzie's enemy. Can be swayed by someone Lizzie doesn't know.
Appears in: Friends Strangers Enemies
A Stranger
Someone Lizzie doesn't know. Friends with Lizzie's enemy. Can sway Lizzie's friend (these are game mechanics, by the way).
Appears in: Friends Strangers Enemies
Lizzie's Enemy
Lizzie's enemy. Doesn't like Lizzie's friend. Friends with someone Lizzie doesn't know.
Appears in: Friends Strangers Enemies
Lizzie's Rival
Lizzie's rival, who is also a pickpocket. They don't like each other much, but they're not ENEMIES, per se. There's a lot more pickpockets in this version of Cincinnati than I frankly think exist in the actual real life Cincinnati (not that the setting of this series is at all similar to Cincinnati in real life--I do know what Ohio looks like, really).
Appears in: Friends Strangers Enemies
Rosey LaRosta
One of two other people Lizzie was in a polyamorous relationship with once. It went incredibly bad, much worse than is normal for such an arrangement. She's fairly sporty, nice, etc. Probably was the most normal person in the relationship. I imagine she's doing fine now, but the three of them would walk into traffic to get away if they ever saw each other these days.
Appears in: Divine Lovers
Jessica Bingo
She, Lizzie, and Rosey were in an open relationship together. It did not go well. Listen, I don't mean to sound like I'm telling people how to live their lives, polyamory can work well in many situations, but I do think I have the authority to tell these specific characters how to live their lives, and I would say: restraining orders. Get them. Jessica was the most emotionally volatile of the three, very quick to anger.
Appears in: Divine Lovers
Map of MegaCincinnati, Lizzie's Home
(the parts of it she cares about, anyway)
About the Author
My name is Eri "Godahl" Drury (he/she/they--any pronouns are fine, honestly) and I'm just trying to live normal. My name is NOT Lizzie Smithson, Lizzie is a fictional character and is entirely the product of my imagination. I have a dayjob as a cheesemonger, so feel free to ask me anything you want to know about cheese, if we ever meet. I like newspaper comics, One Piece, old movies, and I like Sly Cooper but only a normal amount. I dislike sounds, and when people are behind me. I'm mentally ill, but I'm not willing to go into details beyond that. I think that's it, you know everything you need to know about me. Bye.