Black Altar

The Black Altar is the temple complex devoted to the god Bane in the city of Zhentil Keep.

Architecture
Several of the many-paned windows are inset with rubies. The buildings of the complex are linked by railless spans of stone bridges, twenty man-heights above the ground.

Defenses
The Black Altar is filled with traps and guardian creatures.

Features
The Inner Chamber of Solitude is at the center of The Black Altar. The door to the chamber is heavy oak and bronze. It is said that within this chamber one is close to Bane. The floor of the chamber is highly polished marble. In the center of the chamber is a massive, giant black throne.

History
Fzoul Chembryl was highpriest of Bane and master of The Black Altar for much of his life. In 1358 DR warrior-priests of the High Imperceptor unsuccessfully attacked The Black Altar. In 1361 DR The Black Altar was destroyed in the Banedeath