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"Bardic Rat" by Jessica Barnes

SF&F Picture 2 out of 60 by Jessica Barnes

SciFi and Fantasy Art Bardic Rat by Jessica Barnes

'The wretched piper came,
And led our folk astray,
But the humans had no shame
for they quickly refused to pay...'
-Mandolin, the Bardic Rat

Rats, for generations, have passed on the story of the pied piper from their own point-of-view. Mandolin is one of the bards who keeps the rats' oral history alive, deep within their thriving sewer community. Beyond his tales of the piper, he has a rather catchy tune about the dangers of Drano.

Drawn in pencil; the color was tweaked in Paint Pro.
February 2005.

Date	Name	Comment
15 Jun 2004	Veronica Guzzardi	Loading... I'm singing that song to the tune of "The old Duke of York." It works pretty well! Anyway, I like this-it stood out in the thumbnails and I wasn't dissapointed at close range. Rock on, little bard Jessica Barnes replies: "Haven't heard of "The Old Duke of York (I'll have to look it up), but awesome that it fits the tune. Long live the Bardic Rat! Maybe he'll start a collection of rat ballads...^_~ Anyways, thanks for the comment!"
31 Jul 2004	Kris	Loading... I like his outfit, very cute. I'm impressed how "rat-like" you kept him, despite his human clothing and such. looks at the mini ballad Gee, disturbed much? Jessica Barnes replies: "Yesss... squeak evil humans..."
11 Aug 2004	Inquisitor	Loading... That sounds like a Captain Beefheart track. Jessica Barnes replies: "Never 'eard of him. But I'll have to go check him/them out, now. ^^ "