Another picture based on my fictional universe.
Below is a story that came up in my mind while drawing it.

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Once, culms of Dendrocalamus(exact species identity is in dispute, as it seems that malfunctions of lifeform reconstruction processor of the terraforming system has caused multiple horizontal gene transfer and mutations) was one of the main products of the foothills of the Great Mountain range, located in northern rajastan.

When mechanical saw was first introduced to this region(according to local records, it was first introduced through a drinking bet between a native lumberjack and a human prospector), it was feared and unwelcomed by the locals. While it was apparent that natives were unfond of its noise and brutalness, the main reason they found the device repulsive was its automatic nature. Superstitious natives believed that malignant spirits residing in the machine powered the device.

This began to change when Rawat Singh, a young native from the capital city of Gulababad, inherited his great uncle's bamboo plantation. He was fairly familiar with human devices, and was well aware of their efficiency. While it was the first time he ever saw a mechanical saw, he could see how this device could bring profit to his small company. He ordered as many of them he could afford, and with greater harvesting efficiency uncomparable to those of its rivals, his company grew ahead of them. Other companies of the region responded to this by adopting the saw as well, and as saws needed their source of energy and had to be repaired from time to time, few humans settled here to meet such needs.

This chain of events brought more wealth to the region, and it seemed that this prosperity would never end. Unfortunately, the efficiency of the saws brought an unforeseen, yet grave problem. As more culms were harvested in shorter time, the cultivated stands were quickly depleted of culms. However, as companies grew the demand they had to satisfy grew along, and slowing production became a problem to be avoided at all cost. Consequently, harvesting of the wild stands began. As the stands were overharvested and grew weak, the number and quality of harvestable culms declined, and companies reached for more remote stands. A vicious cycle began.

Soon, the collapse came. Ironically, it was Rawat Singh, the man who brought prosperity to this place, was also the man who provided the cause of collapse. To overcome the shortage of culms, Singh introduced a different species of Dendrocalamus(again, exact species identity of this species is in dispute as well) from the extreme southern regions of the rajadom to his plantations. While this species yielded lower quality culms, it was well known for its faster growth rate. The planted clumps established well and grew fast, promising a second chance of prosperity for Singh. However, it did not go as he had anticipated.

The year he introduced this species to his farm had an unusually wet winter. Rain poured endlessly during the months that were supposed to be dry season, and cool air descended from the mountains. This was an excellent condition for a stowaway fungus, which was harmless in hotter south, to devour newly planted bamboos. This dismayed Singh greatly, but this was not the end of misfortunes. As the weather patterns returned to normal, fruiting bodies of the fungus sprouted on the dying bamboos and winds scattered their spore on the foothills. The native Dendrocalamus species had no resistance to this fungus, and as the summer rains came, they died out as well.

This mass withering of bamboo disturbed the population than ever before. Eventually, the population searched for targets to blame, and Singh became the first. he was stoned to death, and his family could not escape this fate as well. The settled humans and their devices became the next target. While most of the few humans who lived in this region were evacuated long before, a couple did not lose their trust in their local friends. Their trust was repayed by fiery death in a locked shack.

After the burning of the humans and their devices was done, the locals believed the problems will end and life will go on as it did before. Far from truth, it was. The colonial government of Youkali IV requested the investigation of the crime and punishment or extradition of those responsible. The maharaja was quick to respond to this request, as he knew well that he could not confront against the terrifying military prowess of humans with his lance and muzzleloader-armed soldiers. Hundreds of locals were sent under escort and many perished under torture even before they could be dragged out to the gallows.


Nowadays, northern rajastan is considered to be one of the poorest regions in the rajadom. And even to this day, the region is devoid of Dendrocalamus, and the withering continues to spread along the mountainside to other regions and countries.