The Knightdom of Gwayne Hightower is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by King Aegon II Targaryen with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic, devout population of 5.147 billion Hightowers, 2.362 billion of whom are zombies, love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oldtown. The average income tax rate is 46.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Hightower economy, worth 274 trillion golden dragons a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 53,282 golden dragons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every workday begins with group therapy, politicians tend to speak more loudly and slowly these days, parents often leave their kids in the car while they attend mindfulness meditation sessions, and children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gwayne Hightower's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Faith of the Seven.

Gwayne Hightower is ranked 210,812^th in the world and 2^nd in Hightowers for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,166.3 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.