John R. Finnan (Ireland) <100012.3073@compuserve.com> asks:
> So, would this have been before after or *during* the last Shadow
> war, which was also around 1000 years ago? For that matter, was
> Valen and the Grey Council formed before/during or after the war?
> Or will we find this out when we find out the *true* history of
> the Triluminaries???

It'll be covered in the two-parter, to a large degree.

jms