The symbols burned into the ground near the altar (turn off advanced terrain, or leave it on and turn tufts of grass on) are actually hieroglyphics representing 1/2 and 100 respectively, and give 50 when multiplied.
MESSAGE: "Your meditation reveals an image of fire raining from the sky, scouring the adjacent region from the earth. The gods seem indifferent towards you."
Screenshots and other VoK conjecture can be found here.