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Kirtonos the Herald

Return to the Scholomance with the Blood of Innocents. Find the porch and place the Blood of Innocents in the brazier. Kirtonos will come to feast upon your soul.

Fight valiantly, do not give an inch! Destroy Kirtonos and return to Eva Sarkhoff.
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Kirtonos the Herald slain
Provided Item:
Blood of Innocents

Description

This is it, <name>.

<Eva points to the vial inside the bag.>

The blood of innocents. The purest blood, used to appease Krastinov's master.

It is with this blood that Kirtonos may be summoned. It is with this blood, then, that Kirtonos must be destroyed.

Take the blood to the porch. Place it upon the brazier. Kirtonos will come - he cannot resist. When he appears, unleash the fury and wrath of a thousand innocent deaths upon him.

Should you succeed, you will earn more than just our gratitude.

Reward

You can choose one of these awards:
Penelope's Rose
Mirah's Song
You will receive:
Spectral Essence

Progress

Be wary, Kirtonos is a seasoned fighter.

Completion

With the death of Kirtonos, a chapter in the horrible tale of Scholomance comes to a close. There is, however, more to be done. Others here are now aware of your brave acts. Take this, <name>. It is a piece of our own essence. It will allow you to communicate with the other lost souls of Caer Darrow.

Gains

Upon completion of quests, get:
  • 830 experience (49 80 at max. level)

Related

Rating: +16 [-] [+]
By webRat on 09/25/2006 (Patch 1.12.0)
Pretty fun (and easy) quests overall. The Spectral Essence is the trinket that allows you to see the vendor (https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=11278 https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=11278) in the little town outside Scholomance. The vendor carries the Major Mana recipe, as well some others ( https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=11278#M0zc https://vanillawowdb.com/?npc=11278#M0zc ). So, if Gandling hasn't dropped the recipe for you yet, you can still purchase it if you don't feel like getting robbed at the auction house. :)
Rating: +4 [-] [+]
By Faera on 12/07/2007 (Patch 2.3.0)
The Plan is BOP so the only way to get the recipy is to either hope that it drops off Gangling or do the quest and buy the plan off the guy.
Rating: +10 [-] [+]
By Lombra on 01/21/2008 (Patch 2.3.2)
The chain continues with https://vanillawowdb.com/?quest=5461 The Human, Ras Frostwhisper.
Rating: +4 [-] [+]
By Corbon on 04/03/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
The only mob with a 100% drop rate of the blood is the Blood Stewart. Both Jandice and Krastinov have a ~10% chance to drop it. Kirtonos the Herald quest must be completed beforehand.
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By drac on 04/27/2008 (Patch 2.4.1)
Anyone knows what happens if you die fighting Kirtonos ? i've abadoned the quest and repicked it up, got the item to summon him, but i cannot summon the boss at the brazier ...
We have cleared the dungeon, then we tried killing him, but.. we failed.

EDIT: You have to reset the dungeon if you fail to kill him, in order to resummon him !

BTW, he hits like a train. He hits for over 600dmg on a 8k armor. Bring a healer, even though you're 70 !
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By robidom on 11/13/2008 (Patch 3.0.3)
Rating: +14 [-] [+]
By heppcatt on 01/27/2009 (Patch 3.0.8)
This quests counts towards ""Loremaster of Eastern Kingdom"" achievement.
Rating: +8 [-] [+]
By Karoth on 02/03/2009 (Patch 3.0.8)
""Find the porch and place the Blood of Innocents in the brazier. Kirtonos will come to feast upon your soul."" Well that's very comforting, I'm sure everyone will flock to summon him since who doesn't want some gargoyle feasting on their souls?
Rating: +4 [-] [+]
By rosspayn3 on 05/20/2009 (Patch 3.1.2)
Don't take this guy lightly, he still hits about 400-500 on 20k armor in frost presence on a 79 Death Knight.

owowowow. =
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By Corbon on 05/07/2009 (Patch 3.1.1)
The reason why he hits so hard is because one of his abilities reduces armor by 50%. He still poses a threat at Lv 70 but any Lv 80 player should be able to just outlast and outdamage him.
Rating: +4 [-] [+]
By timwar on 11/09/2009 (Patch 3.1.3)
Im having problems finding the questgiver any ideas as to where he is?
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By Mikula on 01/24/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Rating: +8 [-] [+]
By Jivebuddha on 07/02/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Some little fun and odd facts:

""Kirtonos the Herald is an undead level 60 elite who can transform into a gargoyle.""

""Long ago, he became the master of Scholomance's Doctor Theolen Krastinov. Responsible for many of the atrocities during Krastinov's rule over Scholomance, Kirtonos fed on the blood of his innocent victims. To appease his master, Doctor Krastinov had to provide the gargoyle with more and more blood.""

""In later days, Kirtonos was a rare visitor to Scholomance. The Blood of Innocents was not easy to obtain around Caer Darrow now that most of its inhabitants were dead. Only the ghosts remained, plotting the gargoyle's demise.""

""Given his title, and the person who founded Scholomance, Kirtonos is probably the herald of Kel'Thuzad.""

""On the way to the Stratholme Live side, after clearing the gate trap, you will see a sign in front of you at the fork in the road. This sign reads Kirtonos Bros. Funeral Parlor. It is speculated that Kirtonos once lived in Stratholme before the war. How or if this is connected to his vampirism is unclear. Although, if he has always been a gargoyle, it probably is not connected to him.""

I thought the last bit (bolded) was interesting because I ran past the sign and couldn't find any lore behind the shop on google, other than this npc. All facts were taken from wowwiki here: http://www.wowwiki.com/Kirtonos_the_Herald http://www.wowwiki.com/Kirtonos_the_Herald http://www.wowwiki.com/Kirtonos_the_Herald
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By abedo on 10/02/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Rating: +16 [-] [+]
By NamelessNancy17 on 04/06/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
If your having trouble finding the thing to light with blood -
*Go into duengon and thru the first iron gate, turn left and head down the stairs
*Go thru that iron gate in front of you, follow thru to the next iron gate.
*Head into that room just past the purple rug, turn right and BAM! There ya go.
Rating: +6 [-] [+]
By EcoGNOMEics on 10/09/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
Well, he can feast on the blood of dead innocents. I guess he got too lazy to feast on living innocents, when he started a funeral parlor.
Rating: +8 [-] [+]
By Erum on 12/17/2010 (Patch 3.1.3)
""This quest was marked obsolete by Blizzard and cannot be obtained or completed.""

I did in fact obtain it, and very nearly completed it, although I eventually failed the quest, so can't confirm whether it is impossible to complete or not. When I went back to try again I was able to get another vial of blood but wasn't able to place it in the brazier. If I reset the instance it may work again, but I am off elsewhere now. I reckon a fully trained Death Knight could do this at just above level 60. I almost succeeded as a level 60,not fully trained (ie. I hadn't trained since turning 60).

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