Tetra "Fox" Greco

### Principle

Time. Has a lesser focus in others such as creation, alteration, deception, memory, etc.

**Tetra "The Fox" Greco** is a a magus and member of the Grand Order of Magi, a Peritum of the Covenant of Aeaea. To many, she is the talented scion of the Greco Family, a clan that has been with the Order for centuries, and a mage who has control of time at her fingertips. Hidden from the rest of the world is her Alter Ego, she is "The Fox", one half of the thief duo that preys on the wealthy and the evil, and helping the poor and the oppressed. Working alongside the "Robber Rabbit", Tetra is one of the magi who seeks the betterment of mage society, and is above the petty squabbles for politics and power.

## Background

Tetra was born into a prestigious and old magus lineage that can claim to have been a member of the Grand Order since the late high medieval ages, making them one of the first families to join after the founders. Since she was born she was treated as special thanks to her exceptional mana lobe and affinities. As she grew she was further hailed as a super genius who was able to learn the family magic at a prodigious rate.

When she was 13 she started taking classes in the Aeaea covenant of the Order and not long after she mastered her own family’s magic at a surprisingly young age. She spent the rest of her time there learning other magical disciplines that seemed relevant to chronomancy or simply interested her. Being an exceptional talent from an already well regarded lineage she was praised by both peers and mentors. This was starting to go to her head and she likely would have grown into a typical aristocratic magus if not for two events

The first was completely unremarkable, almost no one would remember it even happened. When she was almost 17 she was attending a lecture on magic in the modern age when one of her classmates put forth a controversial opinion. This classmate was only a second generation magus and was looked down upon by the prestigious instructor who made fun of their opinion, much to the amusement of the rest of the class including Tetra herself in the moment. Later however she happened to meet this classmate during their free time and realized how much this sort of attitude and treatment was wearing down on them. She apologized and ended up befriending them, giving her insight into the lives of those considered unimportant by most of the magical elite.

The second event happened a few years later when she came across a crime scene, a magus workshop that had been broken into by one "Robber Rabbit". She became fascinated by this thief who could even steal from a mage and began looking into her more. As she looked into the matter she realized all suspected cases of this Rabbit were targeted against elitists, people like that instructor who mocked their student.

Over time fascination became inspiration and admiration. Eventually she decided that she would do the same and started preparing herself to become a "Phantom thief", taking on the name "Fox". While she was inspired by and modeled her thief persona after Rabbit she never actually expected to meet in person until one day they did. By coincidence they had chosen the same mark on the same day with Fox's robbery only being scheduled a little later than Rabbit's

When Fox arrived she was surprised to find that most of the defenses were already down, her research indicated this would be a difficult property to break into after all. However as she examined the security she recognized the handiwork of Rabbit and realized she must have been here first. Soon enough her thoughts were confirmed when she heard the sound of combat and made her way to its source. The owner of the property was out on a business trip but their familiars had activated and were cornering Rabbit. Using the element of surprise, Fox came to the rescue of her model and evened the odds, helping her escape.

Once they were safely away from the property, Rabbit asked Fox what she was doing there. Fox responded honestly that she was an admirer of Rabbit and had chosen the same target out of sheer coincidence, using the opportunity to rescue Rabbit. Fox then made an offer for the two of them to become partners so that Rabbit wouldn't be caught off guard again, plus it was something of a dream come true for Tetra.  To work with the one who had cemented her beliefs and led her into such a thrilling and liberating lifestyle. Rabbit was distrustful at first but did accept the offer, seeing the practicality.

So they began working together as the phantom thief duo Rabbit and Fox, "robbing the rich and giving to the poor" in Rabbit's words. Eventually they came to trust each other enough to remove their masks around each other. Rabbit, or rather Pricilla, was surprised to learn that Tetra was part of the Grand Order of Magi. Especially because they had recently robbed the Grecos, a suggestion made by Tetra in order to make her family look like just another victim of the thief duo. For her part, Tetra learned that Pricilla came from a certain island called Solisia. Solisia was exploited, ruined, and abandoned by the Order long ago which is partly why Pricilla was surprised to learn Tetra's identity. Since then they have continued working together and Tetra has felt closer to Pricilla than ever.

Some believe that with her skill and connections she could become a Magister but she doesn't have much interest in the political maneuvering. Similarly despite being Peritum she still takes apprentices instead of full classes, stating a preference for research. This also gives her a difficult to disprove alibi for when she acts as "Fox". Eventually she intends to start teaching full classes and become a Magister so that she may help implement internal reforms but for now she enjoys the thrill of being one of the phantom thieves, "Fox and Rabbit"

In the event of her death or indefinite capture Tetra has made arrangements for Pricilla to receive instructions and riddles that'll lead her to Tetra's secret stash protected by a puzzle, all of it requires intimate knowledge of their shared history to solve. A final gift to her partner and a bit of playful fun on her side.

## Personality

When acting as Fox, Tetra likes to portray herself as a proper phantom thief. Not a common burglar trying to enrich herself but rather a professional seeking to redistribute fortune to those who need it and having a good time while she's at it. Although admittedly the money certainly doesn't hurt any.

As part of this image/preference she only resorts to violence in self-defense, never panics even when faced with danger, doesn't raise her voice out of anger, is often polite when someone manages to confront her, etc. She only targets people who can't afford it when she knows for certain that they're someone who really deserves it, going after elitist, corrupt and greedy individuals while trying to help the humble and poor. Although she doesn't get many chances to display it she is also a very graceful loser.

While she comes across as more calm and level headed than her partner, Tetra still has her playful and eccentric side. After all she is the kind of person to refer to herself as a phantom thief. For example she is very fond of making puns related to her abilities and role, often alerting Pricilla that they have to go by saying something like "Time's up" or starting off a conversation with someone by asking to steal some of their time.

Additionally she is a thrill seeker and can be a bit theatric, so while she prefers for plans to go smoothly she doesn't mind so much when they're caught in the act. Having to improvise or even just being chased along a predetermined escape route are both exciting moments for her and she may also lightly tease her pursuers. She sometimes wishes they had some sort of rival like a detective in the stories of gentleman thieves who could be hot on their trail, always one step behind but likewise one step from catching up.

Ever since becoming the phantom thief, Fox, Tetra has found her life as a magus to be a bit of a bore. It's not without its merits, the satisfaction of understanding a subject, the excitement of finding new ideas to further her family's research, the lively discussions she's had with other mages. If that were all there was to being a magus she wouldn't mind having that title as what she truly dislikes is the mindset of a magus. The demand to be entirely logical and put your research above all, the elitism, the bickering factions and families.

When it comes to her partner in crime, Tetra has always admired Rabbit from the moment she heard of her but after she met Pricilla she found herself falling for her too. Tetra is attracted to Pricilla in every way and does little to hide it around those who know her as "Fox", although she does sometimes like to play sly.

Although Tetra finds the current life of a magus unsatisfactory she is still passionate about magic itself. Her only problem is all the division and claims of superiority. She believes they could be so much more if they could look past blind elitism. As such she wants to eventually start another golden age of magic, not just in the potency of magic but also in its inclusiveness. To make the Order an organization dedicated to providing a safe and open environment that encourages all to learn from and contribute to the world of magic. As such the aristocratic nature of the Grand Order as well as the decay that restricts them can be considered her natural enemy.

## Abilities

### Chronomancy

The Greco family has long sought to manipulate time itself and Tetra is so far their masterpiece. Using “internal chronomancy” she can increase the speed at which she moves or slow down her bodily functions so that her pulse and breathing become near impossible to detect. On a larger scale she can set up spells affecting areas, although many of these require a bit of set up or chanting but they can do larger scale magic such as reversing everything that happened in the area by a bit. So far her masterwork spell is Chroniki Stasi, a feat that few chronomancers have achieved, she can stop time entirely. Stopping the flow of time entirely rather than changing its direction or speeding it up is very difficult so Chroniki Stasi can only be cast in her family’s territory or with Chronos Kataktimenos/Mataiodoxia and is a relatively draining spell, with Mataiodoxia she could only do it for about a minute total per day and the effects only extend by about a 30 meter radius. Additionally, casting the spell at full power requires a lengthy chant so she generally only stops time by 1-10 seconds at a time if she has to.

The Greco family uses Greek in its chants due to their ancestry. Tetra does too but she has also adapted them into English for usage as “Fox”, a common language that could potentially be used by just about any chronomancer, another method for deflecting suspicion away from her and her family.

#### Magical Knowledge

Aside from chronomancy, Tetra possesses knowledge and/or skill in an exceptional amount of magical fields which both helps her as a thief and as a mage. Her most prominent field aside from chronomancy is artifact creation which she has used to personally create her entire set of equipment as a phantom thief and some mystic codes for usage in her mage persona as well. This knowledge also comes in very handy even with fields that she chose to study only theoretically as this allows her to see weaknesses in magical defenses, know what type of mindset certain schools of magic encourage, identify unusual spells, etc. She can also cast some spells that her family doesn't specialize in such as reinforcement or basic magic projectiles.

#### Planning and adapting

As both a magus and a phantom thief she has picked up many mental skills to make sure that every move she makes is measured to be efficient. Obtaining information on targets, figuring out entry points and escape plans, making sure they don't leave behind any evidence they didn't want to, thinking of new plans on the fly when things go wrong. These and more are things that she works together on with Pricilla when they work on robberies and heists as Rabbit and Fox. She doesn't use this skill quite as much in her daily life as Tetra as she spends much of her time in research or just passing time with Pricilla but can easily prove equally competent.

### Equipment

#### Fox’s Visage

A mask she created to conceal her identity when acting as Fox. Aside from just being a mask it also has information modifying/erasure and illusion spells connected to it. The mask gives her a different appearance when she puts it on and those who are susceptible to information/memory modification will have a hard time remembering even the fake appearance. The alteration to her appearance is significant but not huge with every trait, for example making her brown haired and eyed, but it affects every feature she has which altogether makes her look and sound like a completely different person. This along with mundane methods of identity hiding allows her to do what she likes as Fox while not having to worry about being targeted as Tetra.

#### Fox’s Paw

A pair of gloves that Tetra uses for spells related to the principle of creation and alteration. Her most common use is to shape her magical energy into expendable tools for infiltrating locations but she also uses them as her main weapon. Being used as a weapon she likes to project bades attached to the gloves. These blades can also detach to be launched as projectiles. She likes to give them certain traits such as making them explode on contact, reinforcement to strengthen them in close combat, freezing objects that they hit, staying in certain positions and then launching on command, moving faster than they naturally would, etc.

#### Fox’s pelt

Her longcoat that she wears when on the job. It is magically modified to provide her some protection in the event that she triggers a trap or is forced into a fight. It also has plenty of storage space that can be used to store equipment too complex to create on the fly or items she’s stealing

#### Chronos Kataktimenos

A staff that a family head made centuries ago and which has been passed down, being improved and protected by every family head since. It is a staff made to embody time and the manipulation of it, unable to cast any other spell but changing time like it is natural. It greatly strengthens the effects of the Greco family’s chronomancy and is necessary to cast certain spells that would usually only be possible n the family workshop. It was passed down to Tetra after she reached the rank of Peritum. When she is in public she generally disguises it as a sleek black cane

#### Chronos Mataiodoxia

An imitation of the family staff that Tetra created in the form of a necklace. She only wears it when acting as Fox as she can’t bring Chronos Kataktimenos due to its association with her family. It is an item that could have feasibly been made by a different but similarly advanced chronomancer lineage. Due to its status as a newly made imitation its power is inferior to Chronos Kataktimenos