: Anyway, as to your point, I suppose it's possible. We
: know so little about him that it's hard to come up
: with something that would refute it.
Except that the Trow are pretty definite about the Callieach having been exterminated. And since Bahl'al's been a high-profile sorcerer for well over a thousand years, it'd be sorta surprising if they overlooked him.
Conversely, one would think that Bahl'al would have something of a chip on his shoulder toward the Trow, rather than simply working alongside them and specializing in (of all things) reanimating dead humans.
Not solid disproof, but since there isn't solid proof either...
--SiliconDream