The Flame of Sin of Silversbane is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Battle Captian with an iron fist, and remarkable for its smutty television, enslaved workforce, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 11.635 billion Soliders of Sins are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 51.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Silversbanean economy, worth a remarkable 1,375 trillion baht a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 118,242 baht, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

The Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause, the men in trenchcoats hanging around playgrounds are actually police officers, riot police are stationed around paintings of violent protestors, and comedians who make offensive jokes have their ticket proceeds seized. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silversbane's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Warsen.

Silversbane is ranked 14,791^st in the world and 120^th in Alliance of Supreme Powers for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 110.25 on the Bus Surprisal Index.