The Bardic Lorekeepers of Aethelia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by JEM with a fair hand, and notable for its parental licensing program, state-planned economy, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 23.659 billion Aethelians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Healthcare, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Luna. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Aethelian economy, worth a remarkable 7,683 trillion newtons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 324,739 newtons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cogitators and mass debaters are skiving off work to hang around the National Symposium Park, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, there's an aura of pseudoscience around academia, and East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy'. Crime is totally unknown. Aethelia's national animal is the aurora, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Science.

Aethelia is ranked 17,926^th in the world and 23^rd in International Democratic Union for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 13.43 Bank.