>>5415701Nearly since the dawn of multicellular life on this planet, the Lump Grazer has survived by reproducing faster than they’re killed. This strategy has survived many calamities but requires vegetable matter to fuel, a process that fares poorly when most of said vegetables are wiped out. Inevitably, a majority of the Lump Grazer population died with the Growth Lumps and in a natural consequence, a near-totality of the predators that relied on their abundance starved. Eventually, the Sulfur Clumps came into being and the Growth Strands reached prominence but by then the brunt of the damage was done. The narrow band ecosystem has been ravaged and the Lump Grazers will take much time to recover, if they ever can. The population of Latchers fell with them but persists in spite, leeching critical sustenance from the Lump Grazers just when they need it the most.
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