The Commonwealth of Arcardian Republics (Arcadia) is a small, environmentally stunning island-nation in the Pacific Ocean. An economically powerful nation, Arcadia is notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population enjoys 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.