The ambient sounds of the desert wind and the humming of some machinery or some ominous presence immediately set the stage for a desert with something to hide. The sparseness of your arrangement lends itself to the feeling of desolation and the non-diatonic melody line and use of chromaticism add to a strong feeling of unease. This all makes the string chords extremely pleasing to the ear when it comes in even though it’s playing minor chords. As far as a biome theme, it definitely sets a stage for a desolate wasteland area which works very well with the theme of desert corruption and your accompanying story. I am telling everyone this, but in terms of composition and quality, I am super impressed by yours and all submissions in this jam. It’s like it took the 6 top submissions of any other music jam! Great work and thank you for sharing!