The Warrior Republic of Kathol Rift is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Kayla Verdika with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 2.272 billion Kathols are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Citadel. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kathol economy, worth 329 trillion Chits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 145,211 Chits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters, frat-house partying has become the national pastime, and the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kathol Rift's national animal is the Thunderbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Kandar Legends.

Kathol Rift is ranked 202,324^th in the world and 7,379^th in the Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -15.03 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.