| Before Excalibur is the origin story of Uther Pendragon — the man who becomes the first Paladin, the first mortal bearer of the Crimson Dragon Essence, and the founder of what will eventually become the Knights Templar. |
| The story is told in flashback form. An older, white-haired Uther sits with a group of children on what he believes is his last night as a fully mortal man. He tells them the true story of his life: how, as a young boy, he discovered the ancient artifact known as the Archive of Pheraus, how he rose as a warlord in the chaos of post-Roman Britain, forged the prototype sword Cailfwryn, and ultimately slew the last dragon Phraus — absorbing its power and becoming something far greater than human. |
| It’s a mythic, epic tale about destiny, faith, sacrifice, and the birth of a legend that will one day lead to King Arthur and Excalibur. |
