The player's party in Shard of Spring can be made up of at least two human, dwarf, elf, troll or gnome adventurers, each of whom can be either a warrior or a wizard (both classes have very different set of traits to assign points to).
The party members in Shard of Spring can be composed of at least two adventurers from human, dwarf, elf, troll, or gnome backgrounds, each capable of being either a combat specialist or a spellcaster (with distinct attributes to allocate points).