Alba Longa was one of the most ancient Armorii cities, built by Sangrius Prato, the Shadow King, during the period in which the Artuurii were warring kingdoms. The Shadow King was a powerful warrior king, and the armies of Alba Longa were feared throughout the region, save by the fearless soldiers of Caesar. Sangrius Prato swallowed kingdom after kingdom, enacting horrific punishments against rebellious populaces, though some welcomed the order he brought. Alba Longa was rich and mighty, its black-basalt walls lined with the crucified bodies and staked heads of its enemies, its red tile roofs festooned with the pennants of Sangrius Prato.
Then, all of the Alba Longans disappeared.
The city is considered cursed. Alba Longa lies empty, its houses and streets decaying, the once-mighty palace of Sangrius Prato crowded with weeds. It lies within the dark and rumor-haunted province of Etruria, and no man dares enter its vine-spangled walls now, for fear of their immortal souls. There is one sign of whatever it is that happened to Alba Longa- there is a single skull that lies in the center of the wide-flung gates, gleaming pale as bone.
