The Forbidden Text of Mysterium Xarxes is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its smutty television, ban on automobiles, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.619 billion Mysterium Xarxesians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Law & Order, and Industry are also considered important, while International Aid is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paradise. The average income tax rate is 47.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Mysterium Xarxesian economy, worth 307 trillion Blood Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 117,529 Blood Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The official Mysterium Xarxesian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, the might of the entire Mysterium Xarxesian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders, Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, and Mysterium Xarxesian police have to pay out of their own pockets for bulletproof vests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mysterium Xarxes's national animal is the Dremora, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Mysterium Xarxes is ranked 59,342^nd in the world and 1^st in The Savage Garden for Most Developed, scoring 74.62 on the Human Development Index.