Characters can be pretty well open for whatever the player wants to run. 
Race wise there are Dwarves, Humans, Elves, Gnomes, and Halflings. 
I was kind of thinking like HG Wells, meets pulp adventure. 

NPC-wise:
Magnus Steelforge: Airship captain. He is considered by some to be a fair weather flyer, but he has seen his shares of battles and sketchy flight paths. Most don't trust him, but his crew remains loyal to him. He has an assorted crew seemingly of all races. 
Henry Beauregard: An aging adventurer. He searched for fame and fortune in the American west, he hunted Shangri-La in the Mountains of Tibet, he noted the existence of various valuable artifacts. Now he drinks daily, smokes like a train engine, and well spends his other times seeking a different kind of treasure. But when he isn't expanding his vices, he travels as part of Magnus's crew. 

The world is Earth as we know it, just with other fantasy races, magic, and steampunk technologies. 

This is really what I've got. It's just an idea I've had and I am wanting to expand on it.