Mushway

Mushway is a collection of 3 mushroom islands that were formed in the Northern Sea. Currently, it falls under the control and protection of Thoronor, serving as one of the nation's outposts.

### History

#### Mushway Under Laputria

Mushway's first inhabitants were Fauckon and Nocta, two settlers fleeing from their ancient nation to get to Drevhall. While Fauckon arrived to Drevhall before Nocta, he settled in Mushway right away, but he was keen on the idea of joining the nation of Laputria thanks to their beneficial perks and their quite persuasive propaganda. And since he already built himself a home in Mushway, he did not exactly want to leave that place and move to Laputria to live within their borders and officially become a Laputrian. Hence, Laputrian officials offered to colonize Mushway and make that region a Laputrian territory. A contract was signed by both Fauckon and the Emperor of Laputria - Erebus, and it was made official.

#### Mushway's Independence

Upon Nocta’s arrival, he did not agree with Fauckon’s decision of being under the Laputrian rule, and strived for seeking independence. This became their number one goal. And with a little help from Thoronor, over time, Mushway slowly became more and more independent. First it was the allowance of the removal of the obligatory Laputrian flags all over Mushway, then it was the full pardon from having to partake in national Laputrian obligations. Until one day, a full independence treaty was signed and Mushway was officially declared as an independent nation. A nation that strived for neutrality, offering a safe haven for any criminals or wanted individuals where they would be protected and welcomed.

Thoronor played a big part in Mushway’s independence, as they were the main opposition to Laputria back then. Thanks to this, Mushway signed a defensive alliance pact with Thoronor, which stated that each nation would come to the others’ aid if they ever needed it. This defensive pact was put in effect during the High King Election, when David brought both Mushwayans along with him to stand by his side when he was running for the High King position in the Riverlands as the leader of Thoronor.

### Gateway to the End

Back when all of this happened, Mushway only had 2 islands. The third one that exists along with the other two today, is an artificial island created by the Mushwayans in their search for the God of Air. The nation of Mushway was known for their love of flight, and how they essentially could not exist without Elytras. At that moment in time, they did not know much about the Elemental Gods, but they were very determined in finding the origin of the thing that gave them the power of flight. They knew it came from a different world, another domain, and so, they dedicated most of their time to the construction of a floating mushroom island as a gateway to that other world. Needless to say, they were quite successful. However, once their gateway was opened, and they stepped through it, they were never seen or heard from again. Circulating rumors claim that they live peacefully in the End, having found the domain of the one they wished to follow but knew nothing about. Unfortunately, there is no concrete evidence to neither confirm, nor deny those rumors.

### Mushway Today

Ever since the disappearance of the original Mushwayans, Mushway changed hands quite often, with many different people settling there and calling it their temporary home. Until Mon\_key, an avid biologist and caretaker of all animals made Mushway his home to study the diverse species of cows there, and how the mushroom islands affect the appearance of said cows. While Mushway did change leaders quite a lot, it never fell below the 2 total population number required in order for it to retain nation status. Until Mon\_key lost his last remaining citizen who decided that their time in Mushway was up and chose to relocate. In order to protect the Mushway Isles from looters and other hostile individuals who might want to claim the islands for themselves, and destroy Mushway’s rich history, High King David of the Riverlands, the ruler of Thoronor, decided to lend a helping hand to Mushway once more. He offered Mon\_key an annexation contract, which would annex Mushway and make it a Thoronor outpost. A deal that Mon\_key could not refuse, as he adamantly signed the annexation papers and officially became part of the Thoronor nation. Now, as the Duke of Mushway, he can peacefully return to his research and studies, as he no longer needs to worry about protecting Mushway, as that is Thoronor’s job now.