Zombie Portal
From King Arthur's Gold Wiki
Also known as a Portal, the Altar exists in most dungeons and spawns undead. When discovered, the altar activates and spawns undead at a sometimes alarming rate. Early on, finding one spells death unless fast action is taken to block it off completely.
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This Altar however is already blocked off. Also note that the Altar spawns most kinds of undead, leading to figures like 15 skeletons, 20 zombies and 7 wraiths spawned after the initial discovery.