Scholomance is a school of Necromancy, once run by Kel’Thuzad, which helped pave the way for the Scourge invasion of Lordaeron.
Leaders of Scholomance is a seemingly ordinary achievement requiring the defeat of Darkmaster Gandling and Kirtonos the Herald, except Kirtonos the Herald isn’t present in the dungeon’s current version, whose Scholomance achievement only requires Gandling. Classic players will remember that Kirtonos was a special quest boss summoned using the Blood of the Innocents.
Who gave us this quest? Funny you should ask, because it was none other than Eva Sarkhoff!
Interestingly, Kirtonos can still be found flying above Gahrron’s Withering in the Western Plaguelands, but lacks any interaction.
Memory of Scholomance tasks players with performing a ritual using Eva’s Journal, and unless there are two Eva’s running around performing profane rituals, it seems almost certainly related to Eva Sarkhoff and summoning Kirtonos.
Prior to the Mists of Pandaria revamp, Eva Sarkhoff was a ghost found around the island of Caer Darrow where Scholomance is located. Previously the head maid of the Barov family, she saw firsthand the horrors of the Scourge after Barov sided with Kel’Thuzad and Scholomance became home to a dark cult of necromancy. Seeking revenge for the horrific experiments performed on her family by ‘The Butcher’ Doctor Theolen Krastinov before her death, Eva’s ghost tasked players with destroying both ‘the Butcher’ Doctor Theolen Krastinov and the gargoyle Kirtonos.
Eva, the Butcher, and all that is left of her mortal remains.
As mentioned, both of these characters were removed when Scholomance was redesigned in Mists of Pandaria, only now returning on the Patch 10.1.5 PTR. Considering the simultaneous addition of returning Naxxramas cosmetics and achievements, it seems there are still secrets to discover in the old world after all!
