Pike

Name: Pike Trickfoot

Age: 32

Height: 3'9"

Race: Deep Gnome

Weight: 140lbs/63.5kg

Job: Cleric/Healer

Hometown and current home: The town of Westruun

Appearance: Pike, being a deep gnome, is small in stature but average for a gnome. She has a tan skintone. 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. Her eyes are a deep blue, almost violet depending on lighting. She's also rather chubby, with most of her weight going to her belly, which sticks out about 6 inches ahead of the rest of her body. It doesn't hang much, if at all, though it is very soft. Because of this, she's sometimes mistaken for being pregnant, though she's really not; she just enjoys food and drink a bit too much.

Personality: Pike is kind, witty, and has a good heart. She likes to help people that need it, and won't hesitate to stand up for others, which makes her a bit hot-headed at times. She's also fiercely loyal to her friends and family. When she isn't doing her duties as a Cleric of the Everlight, she likes to go to the local tavern to kick back and relax, often drinking and eating more than a Gnome should be able to. She doesn't mind her extra weight, seeing it as just more of her to go around, and she finds it funny when someone mistakes her for being pregnant, when really she's just a bit tubby.

Backstory: 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, also known as the Everlight, 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. When she was resurrected, she devoted herself to her town and her faith more fervently than ever. She also began to eat and drink far more often than before, claiming that "life's too short not to enjoy it while you got it, and I'm gonna enjoy it as much as I can".