Lorraine Newton

Lorraine, the third child in the William Newton line-up, is the sole proprietor of Winding Creek Ranch.

Artie Gort, a resident of Newton, noticed Lorraine hanging around the fences of his ranch day after day. Knowing she was the daughter of William Newton, he offered to give her riding lessons if she would muck out his stables. Lorraine being highly curious about these sleek, leggy creatures, readily agreed. It soon became apparent that she was one of those folk who had been born for the saddle. Over the next 20 years, she became closer and closer to Artie and more and more estranged with her own family. Artie taught her the ins and outs equine market - breeding, foaling, gentling - and eventually becoming his right-hand man. Artie had never had any children himself, so passing his franchise over to Lorraine upon his death was a no-brainer.

Lorraine is a no-nonsense, you get what you pay for type of gal - and she intends to get paid well. She has never married and doesn't have any children. Her family situation is a tricky one because her obsession with horses, and now running the ranch has always had more priority. She shows up for the big parties, but no one kids themselves that it is anything more than saving face. Lorraine is in favor of increasing the commerce between Newton and the three city-states as it would increase the demand for her horses. Politics (whether Newton becomes a city-state or not) are irrelevant, but the trade must flow.