The Spell of Fade Shield is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 12.378 billion Fade Shieldians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 25.1%.

The Fade Shieldian economy, worth 474 trillion Manas a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 38,299 Manas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Fade Shield's national animal is the Wolf.

Fade Shield is ranked 43,495^th in the world and 5^th in Southeast Asia for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring zero on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.