Prydania Worldbuilding

Ryesen and the Hýperbóreastríð (Hyperborea War)



Ryesen was a toy company in Prydania that had one of the best ideas a company existing in the free market could have... copy a successful idea.
The Verforvander toyline from Goyanes had made transforming toy action figures very popular in the 80s, with their train-to-robot figures flying off the shelves. Otzar, an Iraelian toy company, took the idea and tweaked it with their Amitz-Brave series, which distinguished itself from Verforvander by offering a variety of alternate modes for the robot toys, including hyper futuristic and fantasy vehicles.

Ryesen's 1984 Hýperbóreastríð (Hyperborea War) line attempted to create its own space by excluding vehicles all together. Instead Hýperbóreastríð focused on a cast of five robots, the Glacial Warriors, who fought Ragnaroar- the world's ultimate evil- on the lost continent of Hyperborea in the distant, lost past. These five Glacial Lords- Megazero, Fangro, Tailclub, Razorspike, and Tusker- transformed from robot ice age animals to robots, whos central components could detach to ride the robotic animals and interact with ancient human and Thaunic deity allies. The robots could also combine into a giant robot for climactic battles.

This fiction was at first pioneered via pack-in comics with the toys, but would be expanded upon when Ryesen was able to secure a contract with the RÚV to produce an animated cartoon based on the adventures of the Glacial Lords in Hyperborea.

Prydanian Pronouns

Personal Pronouns
Personal pronouns in Prydanian, similar to other languages, are used to substitute nouns and convey information about the speaker, the listener, or the topic being discussed. Prydanian has a rich system of personal pronouns:

Ég I
Þú You, singular
Þið You, plural
Hann He
Hún She
Það It
Við We
Þeir They, masculine
Þær They, feminine
Þau They, neutral

These pronouns can be further subdivided into categories based on their grammatical features, such as:

Subject (Nominative) pronouns
Object (Accusative, Dative, and Genitive) pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Contraction of prepositions and pronouns

Subject (Nominative) Pronouns: Sentence Essentials
In Prydanian sentences, the subject is the main actor, and the nominative case is utilized to denote the subject pronoun. The primary Prydanian personal pronouns mentioned earlier help identify the subject in a sentence and display various levels of formality and gender distinctions.

Ég I
Nominative Ég
Accusative Mig
Dative Mér
Genitive Mín

Þú You, singular
Nominative Þú
Accusative Þig
Dative Þér
Genitive Þín

Þið You, plural
Nominative Þið
Accusative Ykkur
Dative Ykkur
Genitive Ykkar

Hann He
Nominative Hann
Accusative Hann
Dative Honun
Genitive Hans

Hún She
Nominative Hún
Accusative Hana
Dative Henni
Genitive Hennar

Það It
Nominative Það
Accusative Það
Dative Því
Genitive Þess

Við We
Nominative Við
Accusative Okkur
Dative Okkur
Genitive Okkar

Þeir They, masculine
Nominative Þeir
Accusative Þá
Dative Þeim
Genitive Þeirra

Þær They, feminine
Nominative Þær
Accusative Þær
Dative Þeim
Genitive Þeirra

Þau They, neutral
Nominative Þau
Accusative Þau
Dative Þeim
Genitive Þeirra

Reflexive Pronouns and Contraction of Prepositions
Reflexive pronouns are used in Prydanian to express actions that the subject performs upon themselves. They can be straightforward, as in the simple reflexive pronouns, or more complex as contractions of prepositions and pronouns. This list offers examples of reflexive pronouns and contractions in Prydanian:

Sig himself/herself/itself/themselves
Sér to/for themselves
Sín of themselves
Með sér with themselves
Á sér on themselves
Frá sér away from themselves

With this comprehensive understanding of personal pronouns in Prydanian grammar, we can now confidently navigate the intricate linguistic landscape of the Prydanian language and employ these pronouns effectively in various contexts.