There was one place where there were hundreds, perhaps thousands of magical ley lines that gathered and writhed like snakes. It was destiny that this should be the greatest city ever built: Frostford. Meet Myer, an absentminded young mage who works for the Ministry in Frostford. Now meet Myer's helping hand: Stepwise, the daemon he creates so that he can find the things he misplaces. Myer is about to discover that giving humanity the ability to search for anything, at any time, can lead to catastrophe. Part 2 of 2. Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Trevor Schechter A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript for this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/myers-helping-hand-part-2

Every world in this realm is crisscrossed by ley lines; filaments of earth energy that connect places of worship, monuments, and historical sites. You have passed through innumerable ley lines in your life: think of any desolate place you have been where the hair on the back of your neck stood up for no reason you could fathom... Meet Myer, an absentminded young mage who works for the Ministry in Frostford. Now meet Myer's helping hand: Stepwise, the daemon he creates so that he can find the things he misplaces. Myer is about to discover that giving humanity the ability to search for anything, at any time, can lead to catastrophe. Part 1 of 2. Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Trevor Schechter A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript for this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/myers-helping-hand-part-1

It had been decades since the last dragon had been sighted in the region; Goodwife Bayliss was the oldest Baravian, and even she could only dimly recollect her grandparents telling tales of an ice dragon spraying the countryside with frost and icicles, freezing the cattle and sheep where they stood. Nobody had seen a dragon since then. Until now. Every town menaced by a dragon could use a knight. Every lonely wizard could also use a knight. What happens to a love affair when the dragon has been defeated? Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Joe Cruz A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript of this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/the-knight-and-the-dragon

In the small town of Wolfwater, every door was always open to Finn, except for one... Finn can go through any door in the town of Wolfwater except one...because he's too fat to fit through it. But Finn is determined to find out what's behind the golden door. No matter what. Part 2 of 2. Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Joe Cruz A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript of this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/the-golden-door-part-2 Content warning: disordered eating, body image

In the small town of Wolfwater, every door was always open to Finn, except for one... Finn can go through any door in the town of Wolfwater except one...because he's too fat to fit through it. But Finn is determined to find out what's behind the golden door. No matter what. Part 1 of 2. Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Joe Cruz A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript of this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/the-golden-door-part-1 Content warning: disordered eating, body image

If you venture far enough to the west, the world comes to an end... On the edge of an endless fog, a lonely bartender welcomes a weary traveler. They've each got a tale to tell the other, but who's really telling the truth? Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Joe Cruz A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript of this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/the-tavern-at-the-edge-of-the-world Content warnings: homophobia, sexism

There was a land, long ago, that had been scoured of magic. It is strange to say, it is strange to believe, but there it was: a world without runes, without sigils and even without potions. How did this happen? How it usually happens. With a decision by one man... Even though magic has been dead for a century, Edric, an old student of Clover Academy wants to convince his professor Sorrel that he's rediscovered it. Sorrel, however, wants to convince Edric that the magic he's performing is all in his mind. Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Joe Cruz A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript for this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/a-plague-of-reason Content warnings: mentions of homophobia, murder

And then – and then Bernard saw a violet flash, something that he had never seen before... A man that has magically travelled from Bernard's future wants to help him avoid his mistakes, but Bernard finds that destiny has a mind of its own. Part 2 of 2. Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Joe Cruz A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript for this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/the-scrying-eye-part-2 Content warnings: tobacco, alcohol

And then – and then Bernard saw a violet flash, something that he had never seen before... A man that has magically travelled from Bernard's future wants to help him avoid his mistakes, but Bernard finds that destiny has a mind of its own. Part 1 of 2. Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Joe Cruz A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript of this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/the-scrying-eye-part-1 Content warnings: tobacco, alcohol

"No, you cannot wish for three more wishes. No, you cannot wish for an infinite number of wishes. And no, I cannot give you the power to grant wishes." Dear human, Akuma the demon has been trapped in a lamp for nearly 1,000 years. Now he's going to tell you HIS side of the story. Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Trevor Schechter A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript of this episode, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/the-demons-tale

In a city that stood on a hill by the sea, every child born was given a pair of dice... When everyone is born with a pair of dice that determines their fate, how can one man escape his destiny? Written by: Jonathan Cohen Narrated by: Joe Cruz A Faustian Nonsense production. To read the transcript, go to https://thelavendertavern.captivate.fm/episode/the-unlucky-gambler