The Nuggies were a species of timid mole-like sentient beings who had once been the dominant species of the Tin Isle. Their economy was sustained by mining tin and trading it with the centaurs among others. One day mans appeared on the Tin Isle and the Nuggies went nearly extinct. Though centaurs were much stronger-willed than Nuggies, Cheiron was able to understand how the presence of mans might instill such shame in all other creatures.