The Protectorate of Hyades is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Legate Elena Bajos with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 5.448 billion Hyadians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Megaris. The average income tax rate is 15.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Hyadian economy, worth 301 trillion denaris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 55,304 denaris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Tellurism has been named as Hyades's national religion, unemployed youngsters trained to kill are being released en masse into society, business owners return from long vacations to find their factories have been turned into homeless shelters, and the seventh son of a seventh son is fated to be a millionaire. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Hyades's national animal is the bull, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Tellurism.

Hyades is ranked 152,048^th in the world and 57^th in Texas for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.97 law-abiding acts per hour.