The Bardic Lorekeepers of Aethelia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by JEM with a fair hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 30.557 billion Aethelians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Healthcare, and Social Policy are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense are ignored. 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 an astonishing 10,267 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 336,001 newtons, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Anti-government web sites are springing up, drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, and machine-peeled candied grapes come in individual packaging for the busy commuter. 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 2,078^th in the world and 9^th in Gay for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.