Veterans like Artemis J. Fowler returned to their homes after the War of Northern Aggression and found their warrior habits at odds with domestic life in Wicks Point. They sold Arbritton their land for pennies on the dollar, and took to living in the caves with Farnsworth. Long-time residents of Wicks Point, those who remained on their land, joked bitterly that the city should be renamed Arbrittown.