Trickfoot family

The Trickfoot family, is a family of deep gnomes living near the Bramblewood.

Known Members

 * Wilhand Trickfoot
 * Theobold Trickfoot
 * JB Trickfoot
 * Johann Trickfoot
 * Astra Trickfoot
 * Ogden Trickfoot
 * Pike Trickfoot
 * Scanlan Shorthalt

History
The Trickfoot 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. With divine dream from Sarenrae, the goddess of healing and redemption, Wilhand, left his family at a young age after 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.

At some point, Pike's parents left her with her cousins Johann and JB and went across the sea to Wildemount. Wilhand later adopted Pike, his great-great-granddaughter, to live with him at his home in Westruun.

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, and left for dead, abandoned by his herd. Wilhand went to Pike for help. She healed this barbarian as best she could, bringing him back to life. When he awoke, she discovered his name was Grog Strongjaw. After that, he lived with them and they became best friends. When Grog was in trouble she left the family home to join an adventuring party called Vox Machina.

In 812 PD, Johann, Astra, Ogden, and JB visit Pike in Whitestone, and a small family reunion follows. Vox Machina entertain the Trickfoots not fully trusting them. Over dinner, Pike talks to Uncle Ogden, who tells her that there is a family curse. Every generation, one is born with the blood curse. One that carries the anger of someone slighted when they first became Trickfoots. Every one of these individuals died a horrible, painful death, screaming of a shadow that came for them. He tells her that Theobold's died from it and that he has been having dreams of an angel of light swallowed by darkness. He explains that he has spent his life researching this curse, and once succeeded in exorcising it from Johann some years ago. Based on his research, he believes he can perform a ritual to cleanse Pike herself as well.

The following day they went through with Ogden's ritual even though they are skeptical about it. As Vox Machina prepare for a fight against whatever entity will be exorcised, Ogden begins the ritual and begins to chant, the diamond in his hand disappears, and a dark cloud begins to emerge from Pike's form. The party fight as the Trickfoots scatter and hide. A number of hits land, and the creature begins to look badly damaged, while landing no hits of its own. Vex recognizing it as an illusion and notify the rest of the group. Tary throws breaks Ogdens concentration, causing the smoke creature to abruptly vanish. encased by a force bubble, Ogden is carried to the edge of the cliff.

Ogden reveals that he still has the diamond and confesses that they only came to try to get a portion of the fortune Pike has been enjoying. JB admits that she was in on the ruse, but only wanted to use it as a chance to be friends with Pike again. Pike, emotionally devastated by the whole affair, gives Ogden, Johann, and Astra her entire purse of money, then tells them she never wants to see them again. She asks for JB alone to stay. With that, the three gnomes begin their slow way down the mountain back to their cart, leaving JB behind with Pike in Whitestone.