Mas Gwinyai and his shipmates have been trapped in their ship for an eternity, but that's about to change.
Mas is Karanga. He recites a tale of ageless conflict between the Karanga and the Scragg.
Karanga are a noble race that tend the gardens, keeping nature in balance since the dawn of time. Scragg destroy the garden. They are a murderous breed that knows only war and death.
Dr. Dale Clark and a group of graduate students visit the site of a mysterious obsidian spire hoping to learn what lies beneath.
What will happen when Mas and his shipmates come face to face with the Dr. Clark and his students?
Can Mas stop the cycle of war and make peace, or is nature a force to powerful to overcome?