World Census description[]
The Intergalactic Meritocracy of Creepwood is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Magus Adam Creep with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 2.742 billion Creepwoodites enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.
The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hades. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.5%.
The frighteningly efficient Creepwoodite economy, worth 509 trillion Creepwoodite Pounds a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 185,884 Creepwoodite Pounds, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 871,661 per year while the poor average 23,633, a ratio of 36.9 to 1.
Police officers compete for the highest commissions from fines, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, and citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Creepwood. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Creepwood's national animal is the Black Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is LaVeyan Satanism.
Creepwood is ranked 184,344th in the world and 22nd in The Realm of Chaos for Lowest Crime Rates, with 6.96 Law-abiding Acts Per Hour.