## 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.