The Earthbound Ones are a race in Chrono Trigger. They consist of the portion of humanity, during Antiquity, who, for unknown reasons, are unable to use magic. For this reason, they were cast out of the Kingdom of Zeal by the Enlightened Ones. Earthbound Ones were forced to live on the cloud-enshrouded surface of the planet, which was going through another ice age. In order to survive, most people lived in caves deep underground. Queen Zeal, infused with passion for her magical research, forced the Earthbound Ones to help build the Ocean Palace, the testing zone for the Mammon Machine.