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