Being the first of three episodes composing the work "Shadows of the Past," which chronicles the events surrounding the Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.
This, the first episode, begins with the account of Mudora, thirty-nine years prior to the birth of the prophesied Hero of Time. Mudora, the Sage of Shadow and Master of the Sheikah people, is 34 years old. Under the direction of the Hylian king he gives accounts of the happenings in Hyrule since the beginning of time.
Please note changes in time as indicated at the beginning of relevant sections and chapters.