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.