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At some point in late 2023, HowAboutAStone disappeared entirely, likely 42ing at some point, and Tylenol lost contact with him. This was before Tylenol could return the aforementioned items. Because he did not trust anyone else to have the stolen items, Tylenol built his own library in Laurentia, where he put the items he recovered, including books. When he felt he was no longer a consistent player, he gave the Hanse Library head to [[Veyronity]], who was also a good friend of Stone. As of writing, Veyron still possesses the head.
At some point in late 2023, HowAboutAStone disappeared entirely, likely 42ing at some point, and Tylenol lost contact with him. This was before Tylenol could return the aforementioned items. Because he did not trust anyone else to have the stolen items, Tylenol built his own library in Laurentia, where he put the items he recovered, including books. When he felt he was no longer a consistent player, he gave the Hanse Library head to [[Veyronity]], who was also a good friend of Stone. As of writing, Veyron still possesses the head.


== Aftermath ==
== Aftermath & Legacy ==
Most of the war declarations and denunciations never amounted to anything, as no actual military action occurred. After the heat surrounding the robbery had died down, the scandal was mostly used by those who already hated Cascadia beforehand, such as during the Wagner War to brand Cascadia as a nation of scammers despite the recovery effort. The town the library was in, Wien, became part of Austria-Hungary, then switching hands over time. Eventually, the town was overclaimed by towns from the Netherlands, and the library currently stands in the town of Bratislava, untouched with empty shelves. Today, the library has been forgotten by most, as most players joined the server long after it closed down anyway. The ones who do remember it, remember the library specifically for the robbery and it's fallout, leaving a legacy as one of the stranger and more unique events in Aurora's history.
The perpetrators were largely forgiven in Cascadia itself due to the fact that 8kwng had given up the items he stole, and that the situation was resolved otherwise. 8kwng went inactive and 42'd not long after the robbery, and 3llies also went inactive soon after, though she held the Frontier's cultural capital, Chaeronea, for a time. Paradox_1080 would be dormant for the time after the robbery, however he eventually returned and would even go on to become elected President of Cascadia nearly a year later.
 
Most of the war declarations and denunciations never amounted to anything, as no actual military action occurred, though numerous threats were made. After the heat surrounding the robbery had died down, the scandal was mostly used by those who already hated Cascadia beforehand, such as during the Wagner War to brand Cascadia as a nation of scammers despite the recovery of most of the value of the items. The robbery in general was used as a way to vent hatred toward Cascadia, as was common during this time. The town the library was in, Wien, likely switched through mulitple hands over time. Eventually, the town was overclaimed by towns from the Netherlands, and the library currently stands in the town of Bratislava, untouched with empty shelves. Today, the library has been forgotten by most, as most players joined the server long after it closed down anyway. The ones who do remember it, remember the library specifically for the robbery and it's fallout, leaving a legacy as one of the stranger and more unique events in Aurora's history.