Nuhu Island

Official flag of Nuhu Island

Nuhu Island is an official territory of Miitopia, located approximately 20 miles from mainland Wuhu Island. Nuhu Island was officially founded in 2017. It is known for a rocky political and social history, including a high crime and state corruption rate. It is also known for having rich, original culture.

## Early History

Nuhu Island's recorded history with Mii inhabitance began with a fishing colony established in 2001, by Eastern European nomadic fishermen, primarily from Russia. Other residents included Chinese and Japanese migratory workers.

Sometime before 2017, the fishing colony was abandoned and/or destroyed. What destroyed the colony is unclear, but many point to either a tsunami or military conflicts from nearby Wuhu Island.

Nuhu Island could have, at one point, been used as a fortification for a military faction of Wuhu Island, potentially the Miitopian military itself, though the validity of this theory is still unproven.

## Colonial Era (2017)

In mid-2017, Nuhu Island was claimed by the Miitopian government, and decorated Wuhu Island Civil War veteran Adrian was appointed as governor of Nuhu Island on October 24, 2017. Following this, several of Adrian's colleagues, along with several residents of Wuhu Island and other places, moved to Nuhu Island.

Within three months, Nuhu Island had garnered a relatively-large population, and made strides towards establishing a functioning governmental system.

## Growth Period (2018)

The Growth Period, an era of social, political, and economic growth began in early-2018, when a primitive, yet functioning, governmental system was established, including an increase in social services. The Growth Period also included a rise in population, and also a booming increase in culture and societal development. However, this period of growth came with growing pains.

Along with the increase in societal development came an increase in crime and social tension, primarily between notable Irish families and Italian-American immigrants. The biggest dogs in the fight were Nucky Thompson, an elderly and shadowy businessman and bootlegger (and also among the first ten residents of Nuhu Island), and Tony Soprano, a notorious member of the American Mafia and a man of action.

A cultural hallmark of the Growth Period included a universal interest in big-band swing orchestras and a return of 1930s fashion. Polenta was also declared the official dish of Nuhu Island.

## The Détente (2019)

The Détente began in early-2019 and marked a period of general relaxation and political stability on Nuhu Island, contrary to the hectic period of growth in 2018. Along with the beginning of this new period came a slowing of crimes like bootlegging and extortion, but an increase in government corruption outside of the public's view.

The syndicate ran by Nucky Thompson had disbanded, but was slowly planting roots again in the form of governmental manipulation. Nucky's advantage was police sergeant Richard Harrow, a close "former" criminal partner of Nucky. Nucky's rival, Tony Soprano, began combatting Nucky by attempting to gain control of the district attorney, public defender, various police officers, and even the chief of state services.

The spread of corruption came gradually, but crime was beginning to spread througout the offices of government on Nuhu Island. Governor Adrian, however, was unaware of this and had not yet been approached by Thompson or Soprano.

## Civil Unrest (2020)

The period of civil unrest came in mid-2020, when detailed accusations of governmental corruption were leaked to the press. No names were named except Tony Soprano, who was accused of being the man behind most of the corruption. Following this leak, Tony Soprano was indicted by the Miitopian Supreme Court, though a lack of evidence and supposed witness and jury tampering led to the case reaching a standstill that is still ongoing.

The public attention of the Miitopia v. Soprano case led to a mental deterioration of Tony Soprano. Nucky Thompson acted on this, and began to reform the Thompson Syndicate. In an attempt to combat this, the Soprano Family entered the drug trade to stay financially superior to Thompson. Following this, Nucky Thompson entered the drug trade as well, leading to a drug war on Nuhu Island.

Following this, the government of Nuhu Island began to boil. Most of the island's police force had experienced threats of harm from both of the criminal organizations, and the work performance dropped for most of the police officers due to stress. The detective division experienced this as well, including a threat of assassination if they continued investigating criminal activity on the island. Threats were also given to the public defender and district attorney.

Some police officers began working with the criminal organizations for protection and money, and most were bribed to overlook criminal activity. The chief medical officer was also paid by both criminal organizations to supply medical-grade chemicals for illegal drug production.

Cocaine and marijuana were the most popular among the drugs being distributed on Nuhu Island. Drugs began to influence fashion and music choice, leading to a rise in disco music and traditional disco attire, leading to what many call the "disco era" of Nuhu Island.

Nuhu Island's drug distribution for the Soprano family was controlled through DJ, pimp, and disco-club owner KJ Gold, a member of the Cisco clan. KJ Gold used drug addiction to lure in addicted girls to become prostitutes in the up-and-coming Soprano family prostitution ring that extended to mainland Wuhu Island. Nucky Thompson disowned the idea of prostitution, and instead opted for bootlegging and piracy of ships off the port of Nuhu Island. Thompson also maintained domination in the realm of tax fraud and white-collar crime.

The severe increase in crime, especially within the government of Nuhu Island, led to the creation of the internal department of revenue, who's purpose is to oversee the money flow and collection of taxes on Nuhu Island. This department also has the authority to audit anyone who appears financially suspicious, leading to criminal figures on Nuhu Island opting to use offshore banking accounts and engage in money-laundering activities. The leader of the department of revenue is Hajee Whoopahoo, who was appointed by Governor Adrian on the request of the Miitopian federal government.

The increase in crime also led to an increase in federal investigations by the Miitopian Federal Bureau of Investigations. The lead investigator on Nuhu Island is a son of Nucky Thompson who publicly rejected his father's crimes and fought against them. The Miitopian federal government hoped that the blood relation between the investigator and his father would prevent the investigator's assassination, due to Nucky Thompson's loose but existent familial morality.

The increase in crime also led to a proposal to create several more offices of internal regulation, the most popular being a port authority. However, Governor Adrian has yet to greenlight any of these proposals.