Grounders/Trikru

## *Trikru*

The ***Trikru***, also known as the **Woods Clan**, **People of the Woods**, ***Trigedakru***, and **Tree People**, are a Grounder Clan that inhabited the expanse of woodlands around the area in which the Sky People landed. Their borders also extended to the location which was once Washington, D.C., but is now known as Tondc. Their largest city and the Coalition capital was Polis, where the Commander resided.

The *Trikru* maintained a hostile relationship towards *Azgeda*, the Reapers, Mountain Men, and Sky People. When the delinquents first landed in their territory and burned a village to the ground, they retaliated and a conflict broke out. The Sky People, however, continued to seek peace with them. At first, Lexa Kom Trikru, the Commander of the 12 Clans, was willing to extend peace to the Sky People provided that the Sky People leave their territory. Eventually, the Sky People and the Grounders formed an alliance and agree to work together to free their people from Mount Weather. However, the Mountain Men made a deal with the Commander, freeing all the imprisoned Grounders in exchange for the Coalition abandoning the Sky People. This left the delinquents at the mercy of the Mountain Men and jeopardized the alliance between the Sky People and the Grounders. However, after the Mountain Men were completely killed, Lexa told the Sky People to join the Coalition as the thirteenth clan, in order to make peace with them.

After the Final Conclave, Trikru was merged with the other clans into Wonkru.

## Society

The *Trikru* are a group of Grounders who came together after the Nuclear Apocalypse 97 years prior. The Pre-Apocalypse environmentalist group known as Tree Crew appears to be the foundation for the Grounder clan, and the clan uses the Tree Crew name and symbol as their own.

Most *Trikru* children begin to learn from a young age how to be warriors and are taught English, weapon skills, and their people's customs.

If a child is born with a mutation, they are cast out and abandoned to erase the stain from the bloodline.

### Language

Main article: Trigedasleng

*Trikru* warriors are known to speak their native language, *Trigedasleng* and American English (*Gonasleng*). Only the Warriors speak English, which makes them bilingual.

Lincoln Kom Trikru teaches Octavia Blake some of this language to help her blend in as a Grounder.

Octavia, Clarke, and Kane are shown to be rather fluent in Trigedasleng.

## Members

### Alive

* Octavia Blake
* Chief Indra
* Gaia Kom Trikru
* Niylah Kom Trikru
* Penn Kom Trikru
* Lindo Kom Trikru

### Unknown Status

* Rivo Kom Trikru
* Ryder Kom Trikru|link=Ryder
* Sindri
* Tomac
* Denae Kom Trikru
* Gavriel
* Enera
* Jue Kom Trikrul

### Deceased

* Costia Kom Trikru†
* Tris Kom Trikru†
* Caliban†
* Vik†
* Tristan Kom Trikru†
* Delano Kom Trikru†
(exiled)
* Anya Kom Trikru†
* Artigas Kom Trikru†
* Gustus Kom Trikru†
* Quint Kom Trikru†
* Semet Kom Trikru†
* Commander Lexa†
* Lincoln Kom Trikru†
* Nyko Kom Trikru†
* Fio Kom Trikru†

## Notes and Trivia

* *Trikru* is one of twelve Grounder Clans in the Coalition.
* Anya mentioned that the delinquents were not the first to try to wipe them out.
	+ This might be a reference to the Reapers and/or the Mountain Men.
	+ This might be a reference to another Grounder clan, e.g. *Azgeda*, with whom *Trikru* has been at war against.
* Members of *Trikru* learn to be warriors at a young age.
	+ Tris was Anya's apprentice despite being a child.
	+ Artigas was also identified as a warrior despite his young age.
* After Octavia won the Final Conclave, the twelve clans united to become *Wonkru*.
	+ Octavia gave each surviving clan, including *Trikru*, one hundred spots within the Second Dawn Bunker.
	+ In addition to the 100 *Trikru* spots, Niylah (who is a member of *Trikru*) was given one of Sky People's spots.
	+ All known surviving members of *Trikru* are those within the bunker.
* It is shown that *Trikru's* name probably descends from the environmentalist group *Tree Crew*. Callie Cadogan, August and Lucy belonged to this group before the Nuclear Apocalypse. The symbol of both Trikru and Tree Crew is seen on August's tattoo and Lucy's t-shirt.