The Empire of Taldry is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 669 million Taldryans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Castwell. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.9%.

The all-consuming Taldryian economy, worth 58.6 trillion US Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,622 US Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 284,559 per year while the poor average 20,343, a ratio of 14.0 to 1.

The military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", foreign spirits are hard to find due to an abundance of "Cletus and Jim Bob's Homemade Taldryian Moonshine", snap elections are called over every minor impasse, and subsidisation of Big Pharma has stopped many corporate executives from having to sell their second homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Taldry's national animal is the Black Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Taldry is ranked 35,630^th in the world and 18^th in Audinesca for Highest Food Quality, scoring 49.07 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.