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The Ballad of the Hamster (Part Nine)

This is the final part of The Ballad of the Hamster. Hope you enjoyed it. Who Guards a Tree? Honestly The Dark Wood, like the Cold Plains and the Stony Field and even the Underground Passage before it, lived up to … Continue reading

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The Ballad of the Hamster (Part Eight)

  Coldcrow Hamster II hadn’t been sure what to expect out of life. After all, he’d dropped into it, fully-formed and complete with baggage, from – as far as he could tell – absolutely nothing. It was difficult to expect … Continue reading

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The Ballad of the Hamster (Part Seven)

  The Amazing Resurrection of Fiona Hamster II’s surprise really knew no bounds. When he returned to the Rogue encampment some hours later, having cleared the entire Stony Field of vermin and collected a great swag of booty, he lugged … Continue reading

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The Ballad of the Hamster (Part Six)

Day 88. 149,907 words. The Electrifying Rakanishu “Look,” Hamster II said, trying to conceal his annoyance for the simple joint reasons that a) Akara seemed to have an infinite supply of money and magical weapons, and b) there seemed to be … Continue reading

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The Ballad of the Hamster (Part Five)

Day 87. 148,627 words. Inept Minions Sighing bitterly, Hamster II wandered out of the graveyard. He casually pocketed two or three pieces of cheap, nasty jewellery that the zombies had been carrying, added a couple of bits of gold to his … Continue reading

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The Ballad of the Hamster (Part Four)

Day 86. 147,355 words. Bloodraven, Part II Stopping only long enough to kick a couple of hedgehogs to death and raise fresh Barries, he strode briskly towards Flavie’s annoying outpost. He noticed that there were four skeletons now. One of the … Continue reading

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The Ballad of the Hamster (Part Three)

Day 85. 146,058 words. Had a monstrously good weekend and the end of the final story is glimmering in the distance. Bloodraven, Part I Wiping his brow even though he wasn’t really sweaty or particularly tired, Hamster II stepped out of … Continue reading

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The Ballad of the Hamster (Part Two)

Day 83. 140,047 words. Skeletons He decided to name the skeleton Barry. Barry was pretty neat. He scuttled around in delight when Hamster II instructed him to kill stuff, and after he’d scuttled around for a while, he found something … Continue reading

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The Ballad of the Hamster (Part One)

Day 81. 138,834 words. Onto the last story now! Today, by random association between discussions about over-sharing on social media and the differences between Diablo and World of Warcraft, I bring you an ancient masterpiece from days of yore (circa … Continue reading

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