Death Altar

The death altar is a Runecrafting altar that can be used to convert pure essences into death runes.

Access to the altar requires completion of most of the Mourning's Ends Part II quest, and a death talisman, a death tiara, or one of the omni-talisman items. The altar is also full of level 19 ghosts which can be attacked, although they are not aggressive.

How to get there

 * The most convenient way to access the death altar is by using the Abyss.
 * The fastest way is to break a teleport tab obtained from the Runecrafting Guild.
 * The death altar can also be accessed via the Temple of Light under Mourner HQ in West Ardougne. This requires wearing a set of Mourner gear, only, and having the Crystal trinket in your inventory (Crystal trinket is a reward from the quest).
 * Players who want to avoid using the Abyss (as it is located in the Wilderness) can start from Lletya and use the Underground Pass in reverse direction. The maze part with Agility obstacles leads to a tiny dwarf camp (which is located south of the Agility obstacles) that has a crevice (behind the dwarfs' house) leading to the death altar. However this way is tediously long as you need to go through the traps within the woods, making it no safer than just trespassing the Temple of Light.
 * People who have done Within the Light can use the teleport crystal teleport from Lletya bank, teleport to the front of the Temple, run through the Temple by, run up the stair at the main entrance, go south, climb up the ladder, go the Center of the Temple, climb down the stars twice, rotate the mirror to open the light door to the Death Temple. After crafting remember to head out and rotate the mirror again for future visit.

Music

 * La Mort

Trivia

 * The main music, La Mort, is French for "Death."
 * After completing Within the Light the adventurer can still climb on the altar and become energised.
 * The ability to sell cats to the citizens of West Ardougne for death runes was a Chekhov's gun hinting that the death altar is located at West Ardougne.
 * If viewing with the Orb of Oculus towards the west, one can see the cosmic altar.
 * The Death Altar is the only altar that contains attackable NPCs.

Death altar