Bloodstone ore Bloodstone is a blood - colored substance which is similar in consistency to copper when first mined . Bloodstone ore is a soft material not suitable for forging weapons or armor when used alone , although it can be employed in the creation of fine jewelry . When used in smithing , bloodstone ore must be melted and mixed with iron . The resulting alloy is brittle and useless if the proper ratios are not employed . To complicate the matter further , the required ratio varies with every bloodstone ore vein . Only a skilled smith can identify the proper amount to use without ruining the alloy . Bloodstone ore is found in the deepest mines within the Arathi Highlands , and a few small veins have been located within the Stonetalon Mountains . Deposits can also be found scattered through the Elemental Plane , usually close to the dangerous border of Ragnaros ' domain . There are two types of bloodstone ore known to exist : lesser and greater . Lesser ore comprises more than 95 % of all bloodstone deposits found on Azeroth , although the percentage is slightly less extreme in the depths of the Elemental Plane . As a result , lesser bloodstone ore is usually referred to simply as " bloodstone ore , " while the greater variety is always called by its full name . Bloodstone items are inevitably reddish in color , although the shading is subdued with lesser bloodstone ore . Greater ore produces a deep crimson metal that looks as though it is colored with fresh blood . Legends say that bloodstone is the result of the combination of demon blood with ordinary metal deposits . The foul ichor , it is said , sank deep into the earth and corrupted the veins therein . Still , the ore is not itself evil or demonic , though it can be used for that purpose . Certainly demons favor this material and construct weapons and armor of it whenever they can . However , there is no reason why a paladin or other follower of the Light could not employ this useful material . Today , the quilboar believe that wherever the blood of Agamaggan fell during his final battle , it soaked into the soil to create a mineral the quilboar call " bloodstone . " Wherever bloodstone is found , giant thorns grow from the earth , and it is near these thorns that the quilboar prefer to make their homes . It is frequently used in warlock magic and the summoning of demons . The Mystery of Bloodstone . Most known lore about bloodstone comes from the in - game book Belamoore ' s Research Journal , an item dropped by the Dalaran mage Warden Belamoore at the Lordamere Internment Camp in the Alterac Mountains . This item is usually found by Horde players during the quest given by Magus Voidglare in Tarren Mill . In this quest , the player must recover 4 pieces of bloodstone stolen from an Undercity vault . The journal ( full text reproduced in the Belamoore article ) is written by Belamoore , a Dalaran mage , who performs experiments on a bloodstone pendant given to her by Kegan Darkmar , an undead who deserted the Forsaken and sought asylum in Dalaran . Belamoore seemed to suggest that bloodstone may be related to the Old Gods , and in fact may be the preserved blood of an Old God . The bloodstone pendant was sent to Dalaran for further study but it disappeared in transit . Its whereabouts are unknown .