Hermit

Hieronymus De Vaure, Hermit.

The life of the Christian hermit is rooted in the Desert Theology of the Old Testament.
It is a life entirely given to the praise of God and , through the hermit's penance and prayers, also the service of all humanity.

The year is 2042.
After the oil crisis off 2015 and the breakout of the first genetic plague in 2017, the former world order collapsed and a new era known as the second dark age begun.
The Weimar triangle Kingdom was built upon the ashes of Poland, Germany and France and became the last island of civilization in an european ocean of barbary.
As the genetic knights were patroling the borders and hunting down the mutants roaming the marches of the kingdom, And as the Crusaders led punitive expeditions deep into the wasteland, some people made the choice of a life of seclusion and penance, often deep in the most dangerous areas.
The reasons for choosing such a lifestyle widely difered from one hermit to another, including fanatic faith, misanthropy or philosophical quest.

Despite their solitary lifestyle and the ubiquitous risk of roaming hordes of mutants and marauders, hermits were often feared. They had the reputation to have magical powers, or being contaminated by deadly diseases and therefore being unsuitable for human consumption ...

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stock used:
Hermit
Gas mask
wrecked car
Cleaver
Poles and soil [link]

Sky, shelter, textures and small stuff are personnal stock.


A quick post apocalyptic photomanipulation, maybe the last for the upcomming monthes.
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