Pike Trickfoot

Pike was raised in the city of Westruun by her great-great-grandfather Wilhand Trickfoot, who had redeemed their family of thieves by becoming a follower of the Everlight. She joined Vox Machina to help them find her missing friend Grog. During a fight, Pike's body was cut in half, and after her resurrection her black hair turned to white.

During her time with Vox Machina, Pike acquired the Plate of the Dawnmartyr to aid in the fight against the Chroma Conclave. She spent some time away from the group to aid in the reconstruction of a new temple of the Everlight in Vasselheim and the fortification of Whitestone. Pike also performed many successful resurrections of members of Vox Machina.

Intro

"Pike grew up in the outskirts of town, near the Bramblewood. Her ancestors were a family of deep gnomes with quite an unfavorable reputation. Thievery, destruction, and trickery left them with the curse of the last name of Trickfoot.

Sarenrae, the goddess of healing and redemption, had other plans for Pike's great-great-grandfather Wilhand, who left his family at a young age after a dream—a dream that changed the course of the Trickfoot family. Wilhand devoted his life to Sarenrae, and pledged from then on that he and his family would live a life of service and devotion.

As a child, Pike seemed to have an affinity to heal. Whether it was animals, people, or even flowers, she felt she had a purpose in making things whole that had once been broken. She studied and learned the ways to heal through divine magic. She lived a peaceful life, quiet and simple, until one day, Wilhand was captured and almost killed by a group of goliath barbarians. One of the goliaths took a stand against the murder of the innocent gnome, and he himself was beaten, bloodied, and left for dead, abandoned by his herd.

Wilhand went to Pike for help. She prayed, and healed this barbarian as best she could, bringing him back to life. When he awoke, she discovered his name was Grog Strongjaw. After that, they were the best of friends—a rather unlikely pair. Little did she know that in a few years time, Grog would soon return the favor and bring her back from the clutches of death.

After being killed in battle, Pike felt angry. She wanted to be stronger, so that it would never happen again. She spent four months at sea, training with the men and women aboard a ship called The Broken Howl. Gripping her holy symbol in one hand, and her morningstar in the other, this time, Pike is ready."

Appearance

Pike is small in stature but average for a gnome. Her skintone has been described as light, ^{[citation needed]} but she appeared in various official media with a tan skintone. ^{[citation needed]} Pike's hair was originally black with a purple streak. After her first death and resurrection, her hair turned white. She keeps it wrapped up in braids and occasionally buns. She also has a scar that runs down her left eye and (presumably) a scar across her lower torso from being bisected by a glabrezu.

Pike wears plate armor in the blue and silver colors of her goddess, and a symbol of the Everlight around her neck that she uses as a spellcasting focus.

Personality

Pike, being a cleric, is very faithful to her goddess, the Everlight.

Ever since was brought back to life, she has been dealing with feelings of frustration, guilt, and anger. Despite being kind and welcoming, she has shown a more violent side, as shown when she killed an unconscious duergar in the Emberhold fortress. She enjoys fighting and feeling powerful, leaning into her nickname of "Monstah".

Nevertheless, Pike is very compassionate and cares very deeply for all of her party members, often going out of her way to ensure nobody falls unconscious or dies in battle. She often feels like she has to put on a brave face for everyone just so they don't worry about her. Pike spent a lot of time away from the party to focus on helping people, be it by rebuilding a temple, taking care of refugees, or helping ward a city against enemies. She also performed several Resurrection rituals, and has brought back almost every member of Vox Machina to life at least once, with the exception of Keyleth.

Pike's alignment is either chaotic good, like Vax'ildan and Vex'ahlia, or chaotic neutral, like Grog.

Background

Pike is descended from a family of deep gnomes that used to be brigands and thieves before Wilhand, her great-great-grandfather, became a devout follower of the Everlight. The rest of the family followed in his footsteps, Pike included. Pike was a childhood friend and companion of Grog, after saving him from the brink of death when he protected Wilhand from the Herd of Storms.

A "long time" before 812 PD, Pike's father left for Wynandir and did not return to his family.

Vox Machina Origins

Series II
When Grog became a victim of a necromantic mage's ritual to achieve lichdom, Vox Machina traveled to Westruun, and found Pike while looking for him. Pike told them he had been acting strangely and was headed towards Gatshadow Mountain. Pike joined the group to help them find her friend.

" The Story of Vox Machina " (Sx06) & other pre-stream events

Pike landed the killing blow on the white dragon Skysunder, earning her the sobriquet "Dragonslayer".

Pike purposely injured Vax when she found out he had been a "peeping tom" by stepping on his foot. She dealt one nonlethal damage.

Pike died in battle against a glabrezu named Juurezel. Juurezel picked her up in its pincer-like hand and cut her in half, dealing enough damage to kill her. Fortunately, the group was in Emon and very close to a temple with well-trained clerics, which increased their chances of resurrecting the gnome. With the aid of Father Tristan, they started to perform the Resurrection ritual. The challenge of the ritual required various contributions from the group: they offered three tears from different women, a figure of Pike that Scanlan carved two months before, and a kiss from Scanlan on Pike's brow. It was Scanlan's kiss which pushed the ritual over the edge of success, bringing Pike back to life. Her originally black hair—with purple streak—turned white as a result.

After her resurrection, Pike trained and built up enough strength to wear plate armor in an effort to avoid falling in battle again. The added protection is counterbalanced by its noise while Pike moves, significantly diminishing her stealthiness—sometimes comically so.