The Holy Imperium of Achain is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Lord-Commander Sigismund with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 8.348 billion Achainians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vorrosa. The average income tax rate is 80.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Achainian economy, worth 878 trillion Vons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 105,273 Vons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Achainian husbands are dead good at fathering kids, citizens can only enjoy the splendor of the natural world in designated 'Majesty Appreciation' zones, loss of the ability to speak is a common affliction of the elderly, and artists are pillars of society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Achain's national animal is the Adraen, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Achain is ranked 241,056^th in the world and 20^th in The Great Red Union for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -12.96 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.