The Elden Ring Protagonist of Tarnished is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Tarnished with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 9.768 billion Tarnishedians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Limgrave. The average income tax rate is 51.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Tarnishedian economy, worth 267 trillion runes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Trout Farming. Average income is 27,362 runes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Tarnished has just been declared ruler of Tarnished in an international press conference, the endangered saltwater humpback horse is only seen in captivity programs, machine-peeled candied grapes come in individual packaging for the busy commuter, and a major religion has been named as Tarnished's national religion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tarnished's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tarnished is ranked 106,514^th in the world and 1^st in Elden Ring for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 818.14 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.