Shumi

The Shumi are a fictional race of humanoid creatures in Final Fantasy VIII. Although the game itself offers little background information on this race, they seem simple and artistic in nature, but strangely technologically developed. They are also hinted as merchants, whom will go as far as fund entire projects. It is known that the Headmaster Cid used funds from the Shumi to build the Garden military schools, to the point where a Shumi named NORG become the finance head of the Balamb institution and pretty much the owner of the place.

The Shumi are the inhabitants of Shumi Village. In the village there are two sub-quests which can be completed during the game which will in turn provide rare items and a greater depth of understanding of the storyline, including knowledge of Laguna. The Shumi believe that during their lives they will "evolve" into different creatures and believe that one of the final forms that a Shumi takes is that of a Moomba.