Rapscallion Rat

Well, I figured that for once I would vector something. My beautiful Porsche is not running so I couldn't go anywhere anyway. But here it is!

As usual *jestercat gave me her awesome drawing talent and took my ideas and made them into the base for this vector. I did this with Photoshop CS2, a mouse, and about 5 hours here and there. I used two gradients this time, because otherwise it just didn't look as sweet. And I mean, looking sweet is the goal. Which is why some of the shading doesn't match up. Anyway, here's the story...

The Raven of Wisdom
Being of the noble French society, Pedro San Felipe knew all of the great tales of ancient magic that had immense power. Of course, no other tale but of the Raven of Wisdom could contain so much power and ability. Harnessing the mythical lore would enable the user to become a godlike figure of Arnold Schwarzenegger portions -- strength, beauty, govebernation was all at hand. But where could this magic be? Pedro San Felipe knew the city very well (as he always had to go back and forth it fetching escargot, french bread, french fries, and wine), yet still he had no idea.

And then on one evening of eating fancy smelly cheeses, Pedro came up with the idea: he would look at the local aviary for the Raven of Wisdom. Upon breaking and entering the aviary at three o'clock in the morning, Pedro stole a cage full of rare, endangered birds with hopes that the Raven would be inside. However, it was not and he was forced to eat them for dinner. Between his sobs and bites of fried Suzuki (one of the most endangered birds in the world), a 6 foot tall gold raven with particle beams for eyes landed next to him. Was this the rare Raven of Wisdom? He asked the raven, "Are you the rare Raven of Wisdom?" "No... I, uh, am not the rare Raven of Wisdom," it replied. "Alright. Thanks," Pedro exclaimed.

After the raven had left, a plain raven landed next to him. Pedro asked, "Are you the rare Raven of Wisdom?" The raven did not reply. Obviously, this was the Raven of Wisdom trying to disguise itself. He trapped the bird and slammed it into the freezer to temporarily hold it until he could secure a cage. However, Pedro fell alseep from all of the escargot and wine and was arrested the next day under charges of theft and cruelty to animals. But at least he had a frozen pet raven.

The moral of the story is that you can't always trust a 6 foot tall gold raven with particle beams for eyes because it may not be telling the truth.