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=== Shadow-Orovika War and Aftermath ===
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The [[Shadow-Orovika War]], lasting from August 2023 to September 2023, marked a period of general inactivity for Astro. Following the recent admittance of [[Noix444]] to the nation, [[Shadow]] began engaging in piracy and ultimately found itself in a war with [[Orovika]] as a result. This was largely an unpopular war; despite an initial desire by many members of Shadow for more action, the war quickly drove some members of the nation away - either leaving the nation or the server altogether.

The internal tension in Shadow created by this conflict eventually led [[Star litty]], one of the Council members of Shadow, to discreetly coordinate with Orovika to establish surrender terms for Shadow. This and other factors became the center of a falling-out between [[Ae0n]] and Star, and the war continued.

Following Star's departure from the nation, Astro was promoted by Ae0n to Council as Shadow's Director of Operations. During this time, she worked to help Ae0n understand that the terms Star had previously secured from Orovika were in fact the best thing for Shadow going forward, emphasizing how the war was affecting the nation members and how the terms, despite involving a formal surrender, were favorable to Shadow. After coordinating separately between Ae0n and Orovikan leadership, she was eventually able to make official the surrender terms that Star had previously negotiated. Following the end of the war, she focused on giving the nation time to rebuild, and eventually played a significant role in Star rejoining Shadow.