Shadow Altar

The Shadow Altar is an altar to the deceased solar deity Amaunator that has been corrupted by the Shade Lord, transforming it into a portal to the Plane of Shadow. The altar serves as a component in the "boss fight" for the quest Investigate the Deaths in the Umar Hills. It is located in the Temple Ruins area south of the entrance to the Ruined Temple surrounded by an impenetrable grove of trees immersed in shadow. It is only accessible by working your way through the Ruined Temple dungeon and either defeating or sneaking past the Shadow Dragon Thaxll'ssillyia in his lair.
The altar becomes accessible within the Temple Ruins area after the Shade Lord has been defeated.
==Combat==
The Shadow Altar cannot attack directly. Instead, it periodically spawns a Shadow to attack the party, in a manner similar to the Mephit Portals from Irenicus's Dungeon.