"I do not know what became of him... he escaped to the mountains with his beloved and I was banished afterward..." he looked wistful again before he seemed to remember something. From behind the rock, he pulled out a leather bag and opened it. "The ichor is in the river, so follow it to the river's source. If the ichor is what you seek, you should take these tools with you." from the bag he produced a collection of glass bottles with cork stoppers and a strange spout took with a sharp point and a curved angle. 
"These are blood letting tools." he explained. "The golden blood of the Godless is a valuable commodity here and it's effects can even heal you in dangerous circumstances."