The Elder's Altar

The Elder's Altar

The ancient bowl in the Black Forest where three Ancient Seeds summon The Elder.
Biome	Black Forest
Type	Boss altar
Per World	Up to 4
Enemies	Root
Boss	The Elder
Loot	Swamp Key, The Elder Trophy
Entry	3 Ancient Seeds

The Elder's Altar is the Forsaken Altar of The Elder, an ancient bowl in the Black Forest. Placing three Ancient Seeds at the altar summons him.

Where to Find It

Up to four altars generate in a world, only where the surrounding area is fully Black Forest. They sit between 1,000 and 7,000 m from the world centre and at least 3,000 m apart, on ground with a terrain difference of 5 m or less, and world generation places them with priority. A Vegvisir marks the nearest altar on the map. You find Vegvisirs in Burial Chambers, and with a 30% chance at the Greydwarf Tower and the Contested Tower of the Abandoned Outposts.

What's Inside

The altar's runestone reads BURN THEIR YOUNG, and statues shaped like Ancient Seeds top its columns. The fire in the bowl burns permanently. Once summoned, The Elder stays until he is defeated, and you can summon him again as often as you make the offering.

Creatures

Creature	Image	Notes
The Elder		Summoned with 3 Ancient Seeds; 2,500 health.
Root		The Elder raises 15 Roots around the player; they despawn after 18 to 20 seconds or when he is defeated.
Troll		Black Forest Trolls may join the fight.
Greydwarf		Black Forest Greydwarfs may join the fight.

Loot

Container	Item	Image	Amount	Chance
The Elder	The Elder Trophy	-	1	100%
The Elder	Swamp Key		1 per player	100%

Notes

The Elder has an aura that removes darkness and rain.
The Swamp Key he drops opens the Sunken Crypts of the Swamp.
You can summon a boss before a Vegvisir has shown you its altar.

All Black Forest Locations

Location	Type	Description
Abandoned Outpost	Structure	Ruined stone buildings and towers in the Black Forest, guarded by Greydwarfs or Skeletons.
Bear Cave	Dungeon	A Black Forest cave where a Bear sleeps among Yellow Mushrooms.
Big Rock Clearing	Point of interest	A unique Black Forest clearing with a large rock ringed by 22 Mysterious Rocks.
Burial Chamber	Dungeon	A tomb entrance in the Black Forest leading into a dark maze of rooms guarded by Skeletons.
Greydwarf Nest	Point of interest	A Black Forest spawner that keeps producing Greydwarfs while a player is near.
Haldor's Camp	Trader camp	Haldor's trading camp in the Black Forest: a wagon and canopy under a protective dome.
Smouldering Tomb	Dungeon	A Black Forest dungeon from Hildir's map table, home to the miniboss Brenna.
The Elder's Altar	Boss altar	The ancient bowl in the Black Forest where three Ancient Seeds summon The Elder.
Troll Cave	Dungeon	A large rock cave in the Black Forest that can hold a Troll and up to two chests.

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