First Life: Gregory Tenniel, Warehouse 11
Family: St. Petersburg, Russia
Gregory Tenniel was born to Alexander and Elizabeth Tenniel. Alexander was a foreman in a nearby vodka factory, Elizabeth an ex-Warehouse Agent. Greg was taught from early age all about the Warehouse and its mission, growing up to be the first person to seek the job, instead of being roped into it.
His father's pocket watch became an artifact capable of stopping time and his mother's compact an artifact capable of rerouting projectiles.
Work as an Agent: Moscow, Russia
Greg, The Agent who unified the Warehouse, was known for keeping ties to the families of ex-agents and ex-personal of Warehouse 11, along with the Exs- of the other Warehouses and with the Brotherhood of the Black Diamond.
He was also responsible for the bagging of countless artifacts.
Alexei: St. Petersburg, Russia
One year, in the middle of the summer, Gregory was in a mission to grab an artifact from the Romanov's Winter Palace. He entered the mansion with carelessness, since the royal family would be in Moscow; what he didn't expect was to find the prince, Alexei Romanov, reading in the main room.
What he didn't expect was to fall in love.
Greg gave the prince a small explanation as to why he was there, not mentioning the Warehouse or the existence of artifacts, and got help from Alexei as to where would the trouble object be.
They got to talking about other things, hopes, dreams...
Out in the garden, the two men were by the roses when it started snowing. They kissed, their attraction hidden by a white blanket.
That marked the beginning of a passionate relationship between the two men.
They couldn't be together all the time, with Greg's job and with Alexei's royalty status being the main forces keeping them apart.
On one of their many encounters, Alexei gave the agent a locket with a picture of each inside. He said that whenever Gregory looked at the locket, Alexei would be thinking of him.
Greg told the prince all about the Warehouse.
Dire Predicament: St. Petersburg, Russia
All was great in the Russian agent's life.
Until Alexei died in an accident.
It was summer, so he could be inside the palace without worrying about his lover's family. He sat on the bed they had shared and cried the death of his heart. With every tear that fell from the brown eyes the palace got colder.
When his hand clutched the locket, it started snowing.
He didn't know then, but at the prince's last breath Gregory stopped aging.
Move to England: Moscow, Russia
He kept working until 1830, when the Warehouse moved to England.
Gregory would have kept it alone, but his locket was taken by another agent.
So he packed up his things, cashed out, buried Gregory Tenniel and moved to London to track down his lover's gift.