Editing Shadow (section)

== Rebuilding Shadow ==
After the end of the Shadow-Orovika War, [[Ae0n]] became highly inactive, leaving [[star_litty]] to assume a ''de facto'' position of leadership over the nation. The Shadow that she inherited had been materially exhausted during the Shadow-Orovika War - an issue that would only compound with the start of the server-wide [[Horizon Federation-RentDueYesterday War]] just a week later on 6 October - essentially requiring the nation to be re-built largely from scratch. 

Under star_litty's informal leadership, Shadow's strategy on the server pivoted drastically. The nation admitted several new players (such as [[KBUSJ]], [[EloMilo]], [[Kay_2905]]) who rapidly became integral components of Shadow. Shadow's diplomacy also pivoted, distancing from players like [[FellOffBridge]] (who had since gone on to form [[RentDueYesterday]]), and aligning with the colonist nations on the server via the [[Horizon Federation]]. Positive diplomatic engagement with nations such as [[Cortesia Del Mar]] gave Shadow access to more advanced [[starship|ship]] and [[wiring|factory]] technology, as well as [[SvS|combat training]] that reduced the nation's [[Shadow-Orovika War#Noix444 Joins Shadow|previous reliance]] on imported muscle. On 26 March 2024, star_litty founded the settlement of [[Cicatrix]] (then "cherrytown") on [[Aerach]], moving the locus of Shadow's activity away from [[ThievesHaven]] on [[Chimgara]].

On 23 April 2024, after over a week of careful negotiations, Shadow formed the [[Ilios Alliance]], a tripartite colonist and privateer alliance between Shadow, [[Cortesia Del Mar]], and [[Orovika]]. The Ilios Alliance would prove a major boon Shadow in the course of the following months.