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+## Courthouse Receptionist Timon “Tom” Pherenikos - Son of Oread+Human
+
+Tom appears mostly human. However, his Oread heritage has left him with
+a few unusual traits:
+
+-   Calm and patient, slow to anger. This is what got him the job as a
+    > receptionist.
+
+-   Smells slightly of earth.
+
+-   Heavier than usual for a person of medium size.
+
+-   Faintly earth-elemental-aligned for those who can detect it.
+
+Tom doesn’t mess around with his responsibilities. He doesn’t allow
+people to bypass the system. However, he is surprisingly patient with
+people who try. For example, if you argue with him and try to pressure
+him to let you through, he won’t, but he’ll be really patient, and he’ll
+explain why he can’t.
+
+If you use magic on Tom, he can’t resist: he’s zero-level. For example,
+a simple “Charm Person” would succeed in bending him to your will.
+However, the Fraternity has silent alarm systems in place to detect the
+use of magic in the courthouse, and moments later you’ll be facing a
+Harmonium patrol.
+
+The Harmonium is used to outsiders trying simple spells like “Charm
+Person” in the courthouse - it happens all the time. As long as you were
+nonviolent, they’ll just take you outside, give you a stern talking to,
+and let you off with a warning the first time you try it. The leader of
+the patrol is actually a little sympathetic: he too finds the
+bureaucracy to be exasperating, but the rules are the rules.
+
+Tom doesn’t have that many friends: he’s a little socially awkward. If
+you are nice to him, he’ll start to like you and open up. At that point,
+he might actually start helping you. He won’t help you to break the
+rules, but he will help you to properly comply with the rules. He might
+provide some assistance in filling out forms properly. Of course, he
+won’t do this if he’s busy.
+