The Colony of Starhorse Bay in Zebrica, originally established as a trading outpost, has grown quite large. It's leaders grow greedy, hoping to grab onto more. Confident they can grab the gold and diamond mines deeper in the continent, they eagerly push inland.

They are faced by the Mstari Zebra tribe, which, although technologically inferior to the ponies they face, are no less determined. A clash at the great Pundamilia Mlima becomes inevitable.