Love is in the Air 2009 " Love is in the Air " is a seasonal event that takes place around Valentine ' s Day ( around February 11 - 15 ) . The first " Love is in the Air " event occurred in 2006 , and has been repeated since then . In 2010 , this event was significantly changed . This page covers the version of the event up to 2009 . See Love is in the Air for the current version . From the on the official site : Details . To start , talk to an Innkeeper with a heart ( ) over their head and purchase , and either a or a . Immediately use either the perfume or cologne on yourself . This will provide a 60 minute Cologne / Perfume buff . Walk around any major city and you should see NPC s with hearts ( ) above their heads . Giving Tokens . Interact with any one of them and you will be prompted ( talk bubble ) to give them a love token . An NPC will not give out items after receiving a token for 1 - 2 minutes . If your inventory is full and you talk to an NPC with a heart above their head and they accept your token , they will not give you something in return . Cologne vs . Perfume . After giving a token , several things will happen : Pledge or Gift . If you do not currently have the debuff Adored , you will receive a or gift , and the debuff Adored . If you do currently have the debuff Adored they will give a or gift . This rule applies for all NPCs . In both cases , Pledges are received from guard NPCs , while Gifts are received from non - guard NPCs . Heartbroken . Sometimes when you attempt to give a token to an NPC they will not give you an item in return and will instead give you the " Heartbroken " debuff . This debuff prevents you from giving tokens to any NPC s for 60 minutes . This happens randomly . The debuff can be removed if a player character uses an on you . Once this happens the debuff will disappear and you will have a in your inventory . This item does not have a known purpose . The debuff lasts 60 minutes game time , not real time . Pledge of Adoration . When you get a Pledge / Gift of Adoration , you cannot receive another until the Adored Buff fades . During that 60 minute period you will receive Pledges / Gifts of Friendship instead . The Pledge / Gift of Adoration can contain a variety of items : Pledge / Gift of Friendship . An NPC will give you a package after getting a token if you have the Adored Buff . What this contains highly depends on who you talk to . Other Items . It is not widely talked about , but during this time , a special item drops from four elites in a variety of old - world dungeons . - This item acts the same as , but has an unlimited number of shots . It randomly drops from Archivist Galford in Stratholme , Illyanna Ravenoak in Dire Maul , Lorekeeper Polkelt in Scholomance , and Princess Moira Bronzebeard in Blackrock Depths . As of 2009 , it is no longer possible to get this item from these bosses . During the 2009 event of " Love is in the Air " , the was introduced for those characters with access to Northrend . The showers the character with black rose petals and drops from Prince Keleseth in Utgarde Keep , Maiden of Grief in Halls of Stone and Prince Taldaram in Ahn ' kahet in both Normal and Heroic modes . Due to an issue not allowing the Ebon Roses to get the Fistful of Love achievement as intended , there was a hotfix that replaced them with the . Kwee Q . Peddlefeet . Kwee Q . Peddlefeet is the host of the event . He is a goblin with wings . There is a Kwee Q . Peddlefeet by each faction leader . If you / kiss Kwee Q . Peddlefeet he gives a 60 minute + 200 health buff . He also accepts Alliance and Horde Gift Collections . When you turn in an Alliance or Horde Gift Collection , Kwee Q . Peddlefeet will give you a and your choice of 5 , 5 , or 5 . Your turning the collection in counts as one vote for the popularity of the leader of the faction of the city that you turn the collection in at . At the end of the the Love is in the Air seasonal event , the capital city leader with the most gift collections will have Kwee Q . Peddlefeet stay by them to buff players for another week . You can ask Kwee Q . Peddlefeet about the gift voting standings . He gives the number of turn - ins for each participating city leader and the totals for each faction . Disproportionate voting stacked toward one particular leader will give either faction that does so a better chance of winning . Quests . ( Alliance quests ) . Note : you will only be able to do one of these quests per character . Note : Dearest Colara is the introduction to this quest . If you have it in your log , you can ' t get this one . However , if you start this chain before doing Dearest Colara , you will not be able to do that one . ( Horde quests ) . Dangerous Love starts by the bank in Stormwind with Aristan Mottar . The first objective is to get a Stormwind Guard ' s Card . Then you must give a Perfume Bottle and a Cologne Bottle ( purchasable at the inn ) to Morgan Pestle . You will receive a box of chocolate and a handful of rosepetals for completing this step . Upon talking to Aristan Mottar again , he will ask you to speak with Innkeeper Allison . Allison will tell you to talk to Evert Sorisam , a man in " The Finest Thread " in the Stormwind Canals . The Finest Thread is near Cathedral Square . He will lead you to Apothecary Staffron Lerent , who is behind Ravenholdt Manor in the Hillsbrad Foothills . Just in front of the manor you will see a practice ring , behind that is a path through the mountains . Go through that path and then to the left . You can sort of see on the map how this leads behind the manor . After talking to him , he will offer you the contents of his cauldron , which is a choice of : Note : You must right click on his cauldron and open it , otherwise you will not get your reward . Note : Before you can do this , you must complete Dearest Elenia . Fenstad Argyle . . . The short quest chains that start with Dangerous Love eventually lead to the discovery of who is behind the love plague . The end reward is a choice of : Achievements . The meta - achievement can be completed during this time . In addition are the following achievements not required by the meta : Commercial . In 2007 , Blizzard created a " Burning Crusade " commercial that featured the " Love is in the Air " event as well as the new jewelcrafting profession . From the official website , the ad was described as follows : " What do you get the blood elf who has everything ? This Valentine ' s Day , make it an epic jewel ! Yes , the industrial empires of Azeroth aren ' t about to let anyone escape the relentless marketing campai - er , bloom of true love associated with this time of year ! Take a look at this new commercial but be warned that you may be struck by a sudden impulse to spend all the gold you ' ve saved for your epic mount . "