Barren Spire

Barren Spire was a human blood hunter who became a Pack Lord in the Order of the Lycan, and a member of the Heroes of Balkstead.

Early Life
Barren was born to Grindle and Nyla Spire in 12e507. His father, Grindle, was the Pack Lord of the local Order of the Lycan.

Heroes of Balkstead
Barren joined up with the Heroes of Balkstead after they helped him take down a group of wererats known as the Rotten Kings that were operating inside the city.

From there, he (along with the rest of the group), joined the Darkmane Society in a bid to prevent the drow houses from invading the surface of the Material Planes from their homes in the Underdark. They then went to the Feywild, where they managed to secure an alliance between their group and the Summer Court, through negotiation directly with the Summer Queen.

After returning to the Feywild, they helped solved the murder of the Prince of Amvanor, securing an alliance with the elven nation. The party then returned to Barren's hometown of Aclille, after receiving a request from aid from his pack.

Upon arriving in Aclille, they discovered that the town had become a battleground for the Moonfang Pack, a group of werewolves living in the region, and the Red Edict, a mercenary company that had been hired by the town to deal with them. The Order of the Lycan pack in the region had been caught in the middle, as both sides viewed them as an enemy, culminating in the kidnapping of Barren's father, Grindle, by an unknown party. The Heroes, agreeing to help the Pack, infiltrated the Edict, and began working with Lieutenant Hunt, a tiefling Storm Sorcerer, to eliminate the Moonfang Pack. After succeeding, they discovered that Hunt had known of their ruse all along, and was responsible for the kidnapping of Barren's father. They managed to rescue Barren's father from Hunt's secret lab in the city, but discovered that he had been poisoned with colloidal silver, which was slowly killing him. The party was forced to cure him of his lycanthropy to save his life, an act which caused the title of Pack Lord to fall to Barren.

Appearance
Barren has dark hair and a beard. His neck is full of scars from the activation of his Crimson Rite.