Felix Draco

Agent Felix Draco

Alias - Felix Draco
Name	Alexander Grey
Gender	Male
Status	Alive
Index Number	D-8361-1994
Occupation	Artifact Tester, Resident Animal Expert/Vet
Previous Occupation	Unemployed
Area of Expertise	Psychology, Ancient History, Animals
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Alexander Leighton Grey (Preferred name: Felix Draco) is the Warehouse resident tinkerer and experimenter. He joined the Warehouse team for the opportunity to test and experiment the practical and unusual effects of the various artifacts it housed. He's also fond of inventory work, and many agents are more than happy to dump their chores on him. His notes on various artifacts can be found here.

Past[]

Born and raised in New Zealand, Felix was once engaged to his long-term partner before their tragic death due to a drunk driver. His grief over this event would birth an artifact out of his necklace, which had been an anniversary gift, though he would remain unaware of this until he joined the Warehouse. The effects of the artifact amplified his negativity, causing him to turn to alcohol and other substances.

Unable to break free from the influence of the artifact, he used his role as a student to concoct a lie for his family, telling them he had been accepted into a study program abroad in Australia. In truth he living on the street, using his old hobby for sleight-of-hand to earn a living as a pickpocket. Here he had his first known encounter with an artifact when he stumbled across The Great Omani's Handcuffs at a rummage sale, which he stole and began making liberal use of. Realizing the potential for more objects with similar powers, he managed to accrue enough funds to get himself to India, then Yemen, Ethiopia, across Africa to Morocco. Along the way he used his (half-finished) degree in animal care to gain trust and transport.

Along the road he also came across another artifact through urban legend and rumor, the Mongol Paiza. The artifact made it significantly easier for him to infiltrate and steal what he needed to get by. It was in Morocco that he had his fateful encounter with another artifact, Jimi Hendrix's Bong, at the den of a local hashish dealer. Despite the dealer's warnings, Felix used the artifact and experienced a transcendental high that also caused significant physiological changes to him. Shortly after he would learn that a lack of access to the artifact was killing him, causing him to steal the bong and flee to England. There he would discover yet another artifact (though he'd hear of many more), the Portobello Pin-Cushion. Using the pin cushion, the paiza, and the handcuffs, along with his slightly inhuman biology, he was able to make a decent living across the UK before he drew the attention of the NCA and again had to flee to another country.

This time he would land in Cuba, having stowed on a cruise liner, and from there into the continental United States. Here he encountered his final artifact, Alfred Kinsey's Abacus. Using this he began a new strategy of infiltrating hotel conventions, seducing the attendees, before incapacitating them and stealing their money. It was at one such convention, an Anthro-Con, where he had his run-in with the Warehouse, having successfully seduced and nearly successfully stealing from Tyler Lepido. Despite escaping from that engagement he was now on the Warehouse's radar (although they had a profile on him already), and it would not be long before the Regent's security forces tracked him down.

At the Warehouse[]

Brought before the Regents, they were presented with a conundrum. They could not Bronze him, as that would cut off his access to the Bong artifact and cause his eventual death. Nor could they find a suitable method for separating him from the artifact that they were certain would not result in the same. In the end, with the permission of both Mrs. Frederick and Mr. Nielson., he was granted the status of Warehouse ward. He would be confined to the Warehouse, or the surrounding area including Univille, though he was not an employee and would not be paid wages. He would receive a weekly stipend of $150 to be used for his personal care at his own discretion. Furthermore he would be permitted to experiment on his own initiative a means to remove himself from the artifacts effects, provided all findings were submitted to the Regents and all experiments be done on himself.

He would agree to these terms, somewhat relieved to simply have a place to live without having to worry about law enforcement. Though not an agent and thus under no obligation to help the Warehouse with its duties, he also found himself consulted on occasion for his knowledge on animal behavior and veterinary skills. He would continue to finish his degree remotely.

Personality[]

Though friendly, he much prefers his own company to that of his colleagues. Reclusive by nature, the rest of the staff have become accustomed to not seeing him for hours or even days on end outside of briefings and mealtimes. Most of this will be spent either in the library, his office or napping on top of a shelf during a regular haze. He has been described by Artie as sarcastic and unreliable, but also unusually easy to talk to.

It cannot be assumed that he avoids his coworkers out of contempt or hatred, as he is always quick to defend or aid other agents when he is needed. At times his behavior has been known to be rather irritating, as he always seems to be right behind (or above) agents whenever anything interesting is said or done.

He has an unexpected soft spot for animals of all kinds, and tends to value their safety above humans. Agents have spotted him sneaking down to volunteer at the local animal shelter when he has some free time.

Skills and Abilities[]

Enhanced Feline Biology: The effects of his encounter with Hendrix's Bong left him significantly altered, giving him sharper senses, tougher nails, increased balance and agility and a resistance to physical impacts. Many of these abilities, however, are partially or completely offset by the induced state he is almost permanently in.
- By purging most of the artifact-drug compound in his body he is able to enter a more bestial state, becoming a "were-cat"-like creature. This state is almost completely feral, and can only be reverted by increasing his levels of intoxication.
Hendrixite Production: His body constantly produces a potent artifact-induced drug compound dubbed "Hendrixite". While it mostly just affects himself, he is able to expel it via any bodily secretion to afflict others. This can include touch, as it is secreted via his sweat glands and absorbed thorough the skin.
Psychological Stability: Though far from what would be considered healthy or normal, his constant state of inebriation leaves him resistant or outright immune to any form of mental altering or manipulation. His memory, however, is much easier that normal to trick.
Perfect Artifact Recall: Seemingly the only part of his mind not affected by his haze, he has a near perfect recall of almost any artifact he has interacted with, including origins, effects and downsides as well as how it might be neutralized.
Animal Handling: Though some are immediately put off by his feline nature, Felix is unusually talented at handling and caring for animals of almost any kind.
Artifact Understanding: Perhaps related to his skill with animals, he is unusually adept at understanding how and why artifacts operate, as well as how to get them to work in tandem. This is not always reliable, as it seems to stem more from his often abstract line of thinking rather than any true scientific insight.

Relationships[]

After the events of the Double Danger Arc, Garrett Scott revealed his feelings toward Felix before dying. Having been revived through Felix's tireless efforts, he and Garrett have started a strong, though still secret, relationship.
Bri Rependata and Felix tend to get along. He's terrified of her to a small degree, but they are, at least, friendly.
Aden and Juan, due to similar personalities get the same treatment, a combination or respect and playful contempt. Because neither can die by conventional means they can sometimes be persuaded to join Felix in his more destructive habits. Juan in particular has spent at least one night in Felix's room.
Matt Sordens was Felix's latest crush, and they became very open around each other. Due to the one-sidedness of the attraction, it didn't work. The two are still rather good friends.
Blaine Biston and Felix don't interact much, besides a common interest in tinkering. Their connections have made them both on-call for troubles in Eureka.
He and Tyler Lepido seem quite good friends, despite their original meeting, and he is one the few agents Felix is actively sociable towards.
Joeseph Barlett attracted his attention from day one, and they were officially partnered together for when their expert heist skills are required. They get on surprisingly well due to similar interests and talents.
Agents Bering, Nielsen and Jinks are treated with more respect. Agent Lattimer has earned a particular place in Felix's respect hierarchy since he helped the junior agent kick his drinking habit.
Claudia Donovan is one of the few people able to enter and leave his workshop safely as she built most of the gadgetry. They can often be seen together working on projects or experiments.
Sandy Calecer attempted a relationship, but it quickly fell apart due to lack of chemistry. They remain professional, but distant towards each other.

Office[]

He has a small workshop at the far end of the Warehouse, directly under the end of the Zipline. Here he studies artifacts for the benefit of the Warehouse and sometimes just to sate his own curiosity. These experiments are carefully documented and monitored by the regents, just to be safe. Artifacts stored here include Hassan-i Sabbah's Turban, The Great Omani's Handcuffs, a Paiza artifact and the Portobello Pin Cushion, along with a few others that pose no real danger being off the shelves. Qu Yuan's Scroll is used to create safe and perfectly tailored testing grounds for the various tests conducted.

Artifact History[]

The events leading to his running from home involved an artifact, a silver necklace with an owl charm, that was born at the time his fiancé died. This necklace filled him with feelings of guilt and depression and resisted attempts to remove it. Because it's effects were tied to his identity, he changed as much of himself as possible to escape it.

When Jimi Hendrix's Bong left him biologically altered he found he was psychologically different enough to escape the effects of the necklace altogether. After joining the Warehouse he discovered the properties of Neutralizer and freed himself from the artifact. However a lingering effect of the charm was a powerful and crippling addiction to wearing it, and Felix found himself donning the necklace over and over again.

This downside was compounded by the long-term effects of the bong, which cause a weakness for all forms of addiction. To most this would be a manageable condition but due to the severity of the change the bong caused to Felix constant drug use became a requirement. If he were to give up drug use his molecules would begin to destabilize as they became separated from the artifact's influence, ultimately causing him to disintegrate.

A combination of the bong's addiction indulgence after-effects and the necklaces compelling power cause Felix to be a bottomless pit of vices, though he has managed to give up alcohol with Agent Lattimer's help.

Artifacts Recovered[]

Trivia[]

Spends a lot of time with Shodi, who seems to like him.
Always has a faint smell of marijuana around him, even when he hasn't been smoking it, due to the long-term effects of an artifact.
Though his aim is bad with firearms and he is unwieldy with most one-on-one weapons, he is telented at throwing knives and other sharp objects and he often takes a set of blades with him on retrieval missions.
According to the God Tier test he would be a Knight of Life, though he has no interest in trying it.
Duels using a custom "Panthera" deck focused on keeping monster zones full and nullifying opponent's card effects.
His first name "Felix" is of Latin origin, and means "lucky; happy; successful." It is also similar to the word "feline", a word for cat, and other similar terms. Additionally, in Japanese culture cats are seen as symbols of luck and good fortune.
- His surname "Draco", with origins in Old Greek and Old English, means "dragon." It was also the first name of the character Draco Malfoy from the Harry Potter series.
After his first encounter with "PhOto" Barry, Felix became afflicted with PTSD. He underwent therapy sessions with Abigail Cho, and has broken down crying in at least one video report of the incident. He is getting better, but is still going through treatment.
- Garrett once attempted to use Jonathan Shay's Copy of Iliad/Odyssey to transfer Felix's PTSD to himself, but he immediately shut his attempt down. Very soon afterwards, he added a secondary warning to the artifact in storage saying that the use of the book by agents, for themselves or others, is strictly prohibited.