The Avatar of Thanatos of Altys is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Nathan Hermet with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, sprawling nuclear power plants, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 9.234 billion Altysians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government prioritizes Healthcare, although Administration, Environment, and Industry are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elysium. The average income tax rate is 69.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Altysian economy, worth 521 trillion Drachmas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 56,500 Drachmas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, and the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Altys's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Altys is ranked 139,833^rd in the world and 2,325^th in The East Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 56,500.58 Standard Monetary Units.