By the year 2269, Kitraan had become the eldest Warden, resposible for protecting the Tomol's high priestess and overseeing ceremonies such as the Cleansing ritual. (Seekers novel: Second Nature) In that year, when Nimur refused to undergo her Cleansing ritual and escaped amidst an attack by a Klingon recon team hiding in the brush, he was charged by high priestess Ysan with recapturing her. He died in the Caves of the Shepherds when Nimur broke his neck and those of the other Wardens with him with her telekinetic powers. (Seekers novel: Second Nature)