The Sapphic Tales of Faolden is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Isenia with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 2.81 billion Faolfolk are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gweredin. The average income tax rate is 70.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Faolan economy, worth 329 trillion Torcs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 117,332 Torcs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left, the nation refuses to provide international aid, farmers can be spotted driving gold-plated tractors, and garishly-decorated government buildings are being hailed as the height of 'religious nouveau'. Crime is totally unknown. Faolden's national animal is the Wolfhound, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Old Gods and the Danu.

Faolden is ranked 17,224^th in the world and 8^th in F7 Cliches and Community for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,471.58 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.