The Intendancy of North Sylvaria is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Intendant Varos with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.512 billion North Sylvarians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Siladii. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.2%.

The strong North Sylvarian economy, worth 130 trillion Leras a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,602 Leras, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 259,807 per year while the poor average 22,548, a ratio of 11.5 to 1.

Charity distribution sites are regularly raided by the police, lobbyists are trying to convince government to recategorize most natural disasters as "non-critical naturogenic inconveniences", swarms of present-laden delivery drones blot out the sun before major holidays, and the government is using tax revenues to provide jobs for the poor. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North Sylvaria's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is The Imperial Will.

North Sylvaria is ranked 126,887^th in the world and 29^th in Badlands Frontier for Safest, scoring 74.25 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.