Death Altar

Altar
Released								17 October 2005 (Update)
Members								Yes
Quest								Mourning's End Part II
Location								Temple of Light
Options								Craft-rune
Examine								A mysterious power emanates from this shrine.
Map
Advanced data
Object ID								34770
Link								MOID

The Death Altar is a runic altar upon which death runes are crafted from pure essence, providing 10 Runecraft experience per essence imbued. Level 65 Runecraft and completion of the quest Mourning's End Part II is required to craft death runes.

Players may create a death tiara here by using either a death talisman or a tiara on the altar whilst having both in their inventory, granting 50 Runecraft experience. A catalytic tiara can also be created here by using a catalytic talisman and gold tiara, granting 42.5 Runecraft experience.

Upon entering the Death Altar, the music track La Mort plays.

The entrance to the altar can be found on the bottom level of the Temple of Light. After completion of Mourning's End Part II, the altar can also be accessed through the Abyss.

To enter the mysterious ruins, players either have to use a death talisman on the ruins, or click "Enter" on the ruins while wearing a death tiara. Alternatively, a catalytic talisman or tiara can be used.

As the altar is one of the least-accessible in terms of distance from a bank, it's recommended to use the Abyss in order to craft a large amount of runes.

Additionally, the altar can be accessed via the Guardians of the Rift minigame. This can be a useful shortcut if wanting to access the altar quickly while avoiding the wilderness.

Entering the ruins by walking requires entering the Temple of Light with a crystal trinket and using the following directions.

1. Go up the stairs at the main entrance.
2. Go south and up the staircase.
3. Go to the centre of the temple.
4. Climb down the next stairs twice.
5. Rotate the mirror by selecting search on the pillar of light, to open the light door.

Note: When leaving, remember to rotate the mirror again for future visits.

Alternatively, the Death Altar can be entered from the dwarven camp in the Underground Pass. This is also a way to enter this area if you have forgotten to rotate the mirror when exiting through the ruins. The run takes around 2 minutes and doesn't require a Crystal trinket, but does require partial completion of Mourning's End Part II.

1. Make your way to the western entrance to the Underground Pass. (Teleport to Lletya or Prifddinas.)
2. Go down the well.
3. Make your way to the lower level (either by falling on a jump or by making it to the stairs at the southern end of the map).
4. Go to the dwarf camp in the south-west corner of the map.
5. Descend the cave in the south-west corner of the dwarf camp.

Product		Members	Facility	Skills	XP	Materials
	1 × Death rune		Death Altar	65	10	1 × Pure essence
	1 × Death rune		Death Altar	65	15	1 × Daeyalt essence
	1 × Death rune		Death Altar	65	10	1 × Guardian essence
	61 × Death rune		Death Altar	65	10	1 × Pure essence 1 × Mangled extract
	1 × Death tiara		Death Altar	1	50	1 × Tiara 1 × Death talisman
	1 × Overcharged cell (Death Altar)		Death Altar	65	10	1 × Uncharged cell
	1 × Catalytic tiara		Catalytic runic altar	1	60	1 × Gold tiara 1 × Catalytic talisman

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  The entrance to the Death Altar.
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  The inside of the Death Altar.

• The main music, La Mort, is French for "Death".
• The ability to sell cats to the citizens of West Ardougne for death runes foreshadowed that the Death Altar is located near West Ardougne.
• The area existed in-game alongside all other Runic altars when the skill was launched, but not made accessible until 2005.