The altar was made from gray-black rock, similar to the giant stone pillars surrounding it, with blood-red tentacles twisting and clinging to the altar. At its top platform was a skeleton statue, from which blood flowed, even spreading across.
This reminded Lance of the old god altar in front of the gateway, with the difference being that the blood-red tentacles extended from the ground to secure it in place.
Also, the tentacles on the altar turned into skeletons, implying that the sacrifices might have different subjects, though the blood flowed similarly, as if the ancestors researched and created this thing.
Lance knew this thing was called the "Iron Crown," although he wasn't particularly familiar with it. According to the information left by saints, one should use the Hands of Praise.
He took out a green-gray severed hand. After returning, Lance specifically sought out Alhazred, a mystical scholar, to inquire, learning that the Church indeed had similar methods.
