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HUME, 17 YEARS OLD
A BOY WHO SEES FREEDOM IN THE SKIES

Vaan is an orphaned Hume street urchin who lost both his parents in a plague when he was twelve years old and his only brother, Reks, during the Archadian invasion of Dalmasca. He makes a living as the prosperous shopkeeper Migelo's assistant, running various errands, and as a cutpurse stealing from Archadian soldiers and citizens. He is cheerful, carefree, and energetic, and among his friends of many young orphans throughout Rabanastre, he is considered a leader. Vaan dreams of someday becoming a sky pirate in command of his own airship.

Voice Bobby Edner

HUME, 17 YEARS OLD
A GIRL WHO WANTS PEACE

Penelo is a Hume orphan who works in the Rabanastre bazaar and other various shops under the guardianship of the prosperous Bangaa merchant Migelo, a friend of her parents. She lost her brothers in the war with the Archadian Empire, but she was adequately trained to fight before her brothers died. She had been with Vaan ever since his family died in the plague before the war, and eventually accompanies him in their journey to keep an eye on him.

Voice Cat Taber

HUME, 19 YEARS OLD
A PRINCESS WHO HAD LOST EVERYTHING

Ashe is a determined and independent 19-year-old Hume princess fighting to liberate her kingdom, Dalmasca, from the Archadian Empire. In addition to being the leader of the Dalmascan resistance movement (under the pseudonym Amalia), she is the sole heir to the throne. Her father and eight brothers were killed during the Archadian invasion, along with her husband, Prince Rasler of Nabradia. Ashe seeks not only freedom for her country, but also vengeance against the Archadian invaders and the traitorous Dalmascan captain Basch, who assassinated the king at a treaty signing before the monarch could complete Dalmasca's conditional surrender. It was announced following the king's death that Ashe had taken her own life, when in reality she actually went into hiding, later emerging as one of the leaders of the Resistance.

Voice Kari Wahlgren

HUME, 36 YEARS OLD
A MAN BRANDED AS TRAITOR

Basch is a 36-year-old Hume who formerly served as a captain in the Dalmascan Order of Knights. After the defeat of the greatest part of Dalmasca's forces at the Battle of Nalbina Fortress, the King of Dalmasca sued for peace and was invited to sign a treaty at Nalbina. When the Order of Knights learned that the Archadians were setting a trap and planned to kill the king as soon as the treaty was signed, Basch and Captain Azelas Vossler led an assault on Nalbina Fortress to save their liege, only to be captured in the attempt. Basch's identical twin brother, Gabranth, an Archadian Judge, assumed Basch's identity and slew the Dalmascan king as well as Vaan's older brother, Reks, who found out about the crime. As a result, Basch is regarded by the Dalmascans as a traitor and was said to have been executed, though in reality he was held captive in the dungeons beneath Nalbina.

Voice Keith Ferguson

HUME, 22 YEARS OLD
A SKY PIRATE, HE FLIES THE SKIES OF IVALICE

Balthier is a 22-year-old Hume sky pirate who pilots an airship named the Strahl around the skies of Ivalice. He and his Viera companion, Fran, prefer to remain outside of the war between the kingdoms of Ivalice. He is the son of Doctor Cid, whom he left behind when he saw that his father was slowly losing his mind to obsession over his research on Nethicite.

Voice Gideon Emery

VIERA, AGE UNKNOWN
A MASTER OF WEAPONS

Fran is a member of the rabbit-like Viera race and is also Balthier's partner aboard his airship. Although her preferred weapon is the bow and arrow, she is also quite competent with a variety of other weapons and notably proficient in grappling and fencing. She is also the mechanic that maintains the Strahl. Fran is the only non-Hume (human) character of the main cast.

Voice Nicole Fantl