Get out, stay out. Geisterwald is for Geisterwalders.

Geisterwald is a monarcho-minarchist state. A thanatocracy rather than a kingdom- the last king of geisterwald, still the official head of state, is dead and mummified. The stewardship of the realm falls to high ranking dynastic nobility, carrying out the laws laid down by the king before his passing. The grand duke is largely a ceremonial position, but in wartime the grand duke serves as commander in chief, and the nobility serve their duty as military officers.

The country is governed according to the non-aggression principle, property rights, and strong borders. Citizens are encouraged to be armed and protect their own rights and property. The nobility can be called on to arbitrate disputes, but private arbitration is encouraged. Other than prohibitions against bodily or property crimes, there are no restrictions on the liberty of subjects.

Geisterwald is a fiercely isolationist nation. The Geisterwalders look out at the degeneracy, mendacity, and larcenousness of state societies with disgust, and resist any intrusion of the outside world into their nation. Geisterwald is closed to trade, foreigners are forbidden to enter Geisterwald, and are shot on sight as spies.

Every subject is required to undergo military training with an emphasis on marksmanship, hand to hand combat proficiency, and guerilla tactics. The duchy maintains a small standing army to patrol the border, but every citizen is a part of the reserves. Additionally, each nobleman is compelled to maintain modern military hardware, commensurate to his rank as dictated by his superiors all the way up to the grand duke; for instance a squire might maintain an armored troop carrier, a knight might maintain an artillery battery or squadron of aircraft, and a count might maintain an armored division or naval ship. To pay for this, a nobleman is entitled to tax his subjects, but only to the extent necessary. A nobleman is also expected to use his own business interests for the development of his fiefdom and the employment of his subjects. This compulsory service, and minimal tax, is done for the greater good of the realm, a small imposition on the liberty of her subjects to protect their liberty in every other respect.