The Egyptian
Pact
Before Arthur, before the round table — the old gods made a bargain with the world.
Replace this with the opening of the lore entry. Set the scene — where this mythology comes from, what most people think it means, and what you know it actually means. Voice close, assured, a little confidential.
Second paragraph to lay the groundwork. This is world-building in essay form: enough history to feel real, enough restraint to leave room for the books.
Pull out the line that crystallizes this piece of lore. Something quotable.
What the legend says.
The traditional version. Keep it brisk — you’re setting up the variation, not lecturing. A reader who already knows the myth should feel reminded; a reader who doesn’t should feel let in.
One more paragraph here with a telling detail most adaptations miss. Specificity sells authenticity.
What the books do with it.
Now connect it to the universe. How does this lore shape Heirs of Pendragon? Which characters carry it? What changes when you let the myth keep breathing into modern Montréal?
Keep the ending pointed. Leave the reader wanting to open a book.
Closing thought — short, resonant. Something that sounds like a line from a novel you haven’t written yet.