*** APRIL 18TH UPDATE ***- Readers of The Painter have suggested reading through Chapter 6 before making a decision on this book- There are currently 10 chapters written and ready to be posted- 10 more have been written and are in editing/revisionsThis story takes place in the Lootverse, but you do not need to have a canonical understanding to read it. It's probably better if you don't. For a time, the Painter's life was simple. He lived in the small town of Kinon (called Kinney by locals) with his wife, Kahriah and his son, Thesdon. The story begins with him alone and unable to travel more than a few hundred miles from his home. For 5 years he tried to chart his prison until one day a letter appears with a mysterious commission that will see him test his condition and his boundary. Set roughly 50 years before the impending end of days (from Loot canon), The Painter is a story about loss, grit, and exploration of a seemingly normal man in a world of magic and monsters. The Painter will follow the man on his adventure to restore his family, uncover his commissioners and discover the nature of his condition. Loot is the decentralized, global, community built fantasy world based on Dom Hoffman's art/tech experiment: Loot.