#harth botw

[metamatronic]

I really like the "Champions get Resurrected" idea! I hope to see more of it in the future!

how to piss of the Bird™ (any % speedrun)

(this was my practice pass on how to draw Rito, so forgive the inconsistencies, loll)

[captainn-hook]

Harth is Teba’s second wife tell me I’m wrong.

[tnc-n3cl]

Rito Biology 101, All about Tribes

(Gonna try and write this in universe as much as possible. Also going to use in-game screenshots as visual aids. Get ready for headcanon rambles...)

Anyone who's had significant contact with the Rito knows that they come in different shapes, sizes, and plumage colors. But did you know that many of these Rito are actually separate species, much like Hylians are a separate species from the Sheikah or Gerudo? Well, my friends, now you know!

Today we'll be discussing the various Rito Tribes.

This fellow here is Teba, the First Warrior of Rito Village, aka Torikirika (Toe-re-key-re-ka). Teba is a member of the Accipi Tribe, noted for their tall stature and sharply hooked beak, much like that of a Islander Hawk. Like the hawks they resemble, members of the Accipi Tribe are quite adept at soaring with minimal flapping of their wings. Fledglings of this Tribe can be noted for usually having a dark beak, which slowly lightens to the typical yellow with dark spot as they age. One should never, under any circumstance, call a member of the Accipi Tribe a hawk as it is a deeply offensive slur. Of course, the same could be said of the other Tribes we'll talk about in a moment.

This cheerful fellow is Kass, the Loresinger of Torikirika. (The Loresinger is more or less the record keeper of the village, though they often travel outside of their settlements these days to explore ruins, or search out historical relics or documents. You can tell he's the Loresinger by the pin he wears behind his left eye.) He's a member of the Arini Tribe. Members of the Arini tribe typically have solid beak colors, usually darker colors, and large, powerful flight muscles. This is because they flap their wings constantly in flight. A side effect of this however, is that Arini Warriors excel at melee combat, especial the spear. Trust me, an Arini spearman (or spearwoman) in battle is a sight to behold! They can also ascend a bit more rapidly that some other Tribes, though personal training plays a bigger role in that. Male Arini Rito posses a large crest, which is unfortunately mostly obscured in this image by the Loresinger Badge and the angle. Females lack this particular feature. Also of note, Arini Rito are the only tribe that does not grow pluma feathers at all, these feathers are ornamental and take on an appearance similar to human hair.

You may note the markings behind Kass' eyes. These are actually a kind of lightweight face paint! It's a common custom among Arini Rito to mark their faces with circles (which indicate their career by color, bard in this instance), and a series of lines representing their family. The bottom line represents the wearer, then their spouse, then each of their children in order of age. (You can see two of his five daughters here.)

This is Elder Kaneli, a member of the Bubo Tribe. While not all members of this Tribe are quite this large, they are typically taller than most of the other Tribes. In spite of their owl like appearance, they do not have considerably better night vision than other Rito. However, they do posses the same directional hearing capacity as owls and have structures on their feathers making them much more silent in flight. You may note his beard, this feature seems to be unique to the Bubo Tribe, and yes, it is made of pluma feathers and not hair.

This is Saki, the Healer of Torikirika and Teba's wife. Her two piece garb is a signal that she is the Healer, as she's not expected to be on the front lines and has no need for the traditional leather armor most Rito wear. Individuals brooding also wear similar clothes, by the way. Anyway, she's a member of the Cardu Tribe, perhaps the most uniquely patterned of the Rito Tribes.

Perhaps one of the most famous Rito of all, Champion Revali. He's a member of the Cristatta Tribe, pronounced, “Cris-tat-ta.” Members of this Tribe are typically shorter than the other Tribes, though Revali was even shorter than most. You may noticed the braided pluma, his Tribe is one of the few in which men grow pluma feathers outside of the side braids. You may also notice he appears to be different colors in the two images. Cristatta Rito have strong iridescent elements in their plumage, meaning that they can appear different colors depending on the light level or angle they are viewed at. Both men and women possess crests, though women's crests are typically half the size of the men's. Women also lack the tufts on the sides of their face, as well as the side braids other Rito Tribes possess. Oh, those red spots on his face are not fledgling spots, they're adult markings he inherited from his mother, quite rare I'm told. His fledgling spots were lighter, and faded during the juvenile stage (around the age of 10). Fun fact: Cristatta Rito have extra bony plates on their skulls to support those large crests.

And here we have a couple examples of the Orni Tribe, which make up the majority of the Rito population. The top image is of Huck, the village tailor. In the background, you can see his brother Nekk, who runs the Brazen Beak. Note that Nekk's plumage is more typical for Rito of the Orni Tribe.

The bottom image is of Amali, Kass' wife. She is also atypical of the Orni Tribe, as most women are a shade of pink. Female Rito often loop their side braids on pieces of wood.

Now you may be thinking, "Wait, you said that the Tribes were different species, so how can Kass and Amali have children together?" Well silly, the same way Hylians and Sheikah can...

Here we can see most of Kass' brood. Because their father is of the Arini Tribe, and the Rito have patriarchal tendencies, these Arini/Orni hybrids are considered Arini Tribe. However, they'll look more like their mother as the Arini Tribe's more unique features (i.e. the parrot like face) are passed on by the mother's side. They will however have larger flight muscles than your average Orni Tribe member when they grow up (though not as large as their father's). If Kass and Amali had a son, he would eventually grow a crest like his father's.

This little guy is Tulin, Teba and Saki's child. As you can see, he has inherited his father's plumage colors and the dark beak indicates he'll likely have the sharp hooked beak of his father. For the Accipi Tribe (and the Bubo Tribe), their facial features are passed on by the father's side of the family. Note that his blue eyes are not inherted from his mother, all fledglings have blue sclera (the "whites" of the eye). You can just barely make out the yellowish of his iris in this image. As he ages the sclera will whiten, although it is still possible his eyes may not be the intense topaz color of his father's. His beak will also likely end up being wider and a bit shorter than his father's due to his mother's influence.

Of course, if you had say an Accipi man and an Arini woman or a Bubo man and an Arini woman, then their kids would be random distributions of the unique facial features. For the first example one child may resemble the mother while the other would resemble the father (but with a larger chest and possibly an Arini crest if said child was male). There's really no way to predict the outcome of such pairings, they could have five children that all resemble their mother, or four children that are an even mix.

This is Harth, the village bower. Now of course the first thing you notice is the wild pluma. This is a clear sign that he has Cristatta Tribe ancestry. Considering he lacks the tale tell crest, his last Cristatta Tribe ancestor was at least three generations back. That's his daughter Molli in the corner sleeping.

There are of course other Rito Tribes, but unfortunately I don't have images of them. There's the Falco Tribe, noted for their small falcon like beaks and plumage patterns, as well as their exceptional diving skills.

Then there's the mysterious Wizal of the Bahreyo (Bah-reoh) Alliance, a group of nations to Hyrule's northeast. It is uncertain if they are actually a Tribe of Rito, but considering the fact that Rito is effectively a term similar to human (Hylian, Sheikah, Gerudo, etc.) or Zora (yes they're multiple species as well), then until there is evidence to the contrary, I shall assume they are Rito as well. The Wizal are distinguished by dark feathers as well as long, colorful beaks and colorful eyes. In fact, it's said that they look much like toucans. They also happen to be powerful mages. There's also the possibility of other Tribes that have been lost to time (not saying they're extinct, just that they may have left Hyrule).

Alrighty then... That's my crazy Rito headcanon, basically my inner science nerd trying to wrap his brain around how different they're skulls would look... So all the names (except Orni Tribe and Wizal) are from Taxonomy. Accipi is from multiple levels that contain hawks and eagles (Accipitridae, Accipitriformes, Accipitrinae). Arini is the taxonomic tribe that contains macaws and a few parakeets. Bubo is from a genus of owls (horned owls, snowy owls, etc.). Cardu is from Procarduelis nipalensis, aka the dark-breasted rosefinch. Why this one for Saki you ask? Well her beak looks finch or parakeet like and I was looking through genera of finches and well... She's got that dark patch on her chest...

Ahem, moving on, Cristatta comes from Cyanocitta cristata, aka the blue jay. Cristata is Latin for "crested" or "tufted" and Revali's certainly that, plus he's got the attitude of a blue jay. Falco Tribe is from falcons, cause I had some OC's with falcon plumage and their father was Accipi Tribe, so I made their mother more falcon like, and ta-da: Falco Tribe. The Wizal are straight up the Wind Waker version of Wizzrobes. Just you know, with bird feet and not quite so crazy in the eyes and more natural beak markings. Though their outfits are similar, especially those fancy orange robes and gold headdresses and such.

[demiboydemon]

I wonder if anyone ships Harth x Teba…

Edit: I now ship Harth x Teba x Saki. Thank you all for showing me the beauty that is this ot3 💕

[xcooki]

Ok I need opinions for my video. So:

[muchmossymess]

uh oh guys, hot take alert:

i think revali may have invented hand held aerial archery HEAR ME OUT- (this is a long one boys)

okay. evidence one: why the fuck would a rito shoot like that. like, it makes nearly zero sense, it would be such a hindrance to their flight and their main stake is that they can be higher than you can shoot whilst still pinging you... which revali has overcome with his gale

evidence two: tulin and the concept arts. obviously rito style archery would be held in their talons. before totk came out idk if anyone had really thought about it too much, but the developers had, as you can see in concept art (from the creating a champion book). and like, its logical, powerful, and allows for peak maneuverability. also, when in flight revali (and teba) holds his bow in his talons before switching to his wings. surely its easier to keep it in your wing (obvi ignoring the effects to flight but hes doing that anyway firing the damn thing) rather than switch back and forth- unless you were taught that way, because why would you hold it elsewhere, you need it in your talons to shoot.

evidence three: we dont see any other rito do it (...kind of). throughout botw and totk, we never see another rito flying with a bow in their hands. in totk, its mostly tulin, who holds it in his talons, but in botw the big one is teba. during the medoh quest, he actually gives *link* his bow, and therefore does no shooting in the sky. teba and harth had both tried to take on medoh before, but we never see this, and while they holds their bows in their hands *on the ground,* we dont see it.

...except for aoc (uh, spoilers?). there are two times we see a rito other than revali hold their bow in their hand for aerial archery. but it is not with any rito soldiers, either during cutscenes (the bows are only on their backs) or gameplay (they swoop down, and then hand hold bows on ground. they arent seen flying at all but thats prolly for the same reasons as botw: its very hard to code that (and so they write the lore around that fact)). the first time we actually see another rito do this, we dont see it. Its teba, as he comes thru the portal, but all we see is the arrow shot, and then him freeze frame with the bow in one wing. we dont see the bow in his hand for the rest of the fight. the second time we actually see him fighting like this, it *is* in the air, but its noticeably different to revali.

hes a lot slower, it clearly takes a LOT more effort to shoot the bow, and he only pulls off one arrow at a time. its canon that revalis bow is heavier/harder to draw, and he manages to effortlessly stream arrows whilst fucking floating midair. i think teba, forever a revali fanboy, heard of how the champion mastered his own style of archery and sought to teach himself, but lacked one key thing: revalis mastery of wind.

evidence three point five: revali could easily use his powers to hold him in the air longer/slow his descent long enough for him to fire his shots. it makes sense, really. if he can use his gale to propel him, he can sit on the updraft for a hot sec, or even curve the path to carry him along while he lines up the shot. this would mean he wouldnt need to flap as much as other rito, who would obviously need to keep flying

evidence four: revalis fighting style and his needs. revali works with non rito, obviously. he needs to be able to communicate with them on the battlefield, and they wont understand the muffled chirps if he holds his string in his beak, so he needs his mouth free to speak hylian. also, revalis main tactic is fly up with gale, shoot, fall, either shoot more or use velocity and weight to knock around opponents, and then fly back up. he often needs both feet planted firmly on the ground to get a good hold of his gale, something that is harder to do if you have a bow in the way.

also, take for example the kick he delivers link in their fight (aoc). that would possibly damage the bow, or give the opponent a chance to grab his weapon, if he held it in his talons. and to switch from feet to back is a risky maneuver during freefall, and could lose precious seconds, and then when you get back in the air you need to get it off your back again. its much easier to keep the bow loosely in your wing the whole time, meaning your free to attack melee, land and rise all while not wasting a single moment getting your next shot lined up.

so yeah, i think the rito used the talon grip for aerial archery, and would often use the hand held method on the ground for a variety of reasons (more powerful shots?, easier in some situations like hunting), but revali was perhaps the first to use hand held aerial, another reason he was one of the greatest archers ever.

[silvergarnet12]

Birds in outfits.

Harth's is based on art nouveau, Revali's is art deco, Teba's is gothic architecture, and Tulin's is traditional carved wooden clocks.

[gabelew]

The inherently enticing dynamic of Grumpy Old Man Mildly Obsessed With His Single Dad Best Friend (in a completely straight way he Swears)

as demonstrated by bazz&rivan and teba&harth canon nowhere except in my heart

[sun-marie]

I thought of Teba as a teenager the other day and suddenly had the strongest urge to draw him ✨

[noyin]

you guessed it... more doodles!!

Thanks to @tumblingdowntheway2019 for the fatherly!teba and riju idea :D

[linusthough]

Ritos are just mad and so lovable aren’t they

[metamatronic]

part 1 (?) of the reunion comic - there’s a written follow-up here

[THIS ARTIST HASN’T PLAYED TOTK YET SO PLEASE NO SPOILERS]

[tnc-n3cl]

Angry Rito

So I'm a nice guy when playing BotW (and a bit less of a nice guy when playing Skyrim, but this still applies) so I avoid causing too much chaos around the villages and such. Sure I may occasionally bump into people and climb/jump over stuff, but I don't go around hitting or terrorizing people.

But then I'm on DA and ArrogantBirdo makes a post about Kass' reaction to being attacked.

And @enterstellervagabond makes a comment about Kass glaring at you if you point a bow at him and I just had to see this, cause Kass and his sister Kalia do quite a bit of glaring in my fanfic (okay, it's mostly Kalia, but still).

Amali forgive me for this...

To paraphrase from my fanfic...

Ildia (completely insincere): Oh my, so scary! [Ildia internally: Awe, he's cute when he's mad.]

Narration: In spite of Kass' parrot-like face, Link couldn't help but feel like a pink rabbit looking up just in time to see the hawk about to snatch him up in his talons.

It may be hard to tell, but from that last image you can kinda see that he's in what could be called a battle stance. I think it would have been awesome if he just knocked you flat out for pointing a bow at him. Or maybe if you fired he'd dodge, knock you down, then lift you into the air and drop you. *cue falling into a bottomless pit scream*

And yes I did it at night so his daughters wouldn't be there to witness this...

I also went and did this to Harth cause I'm a monster now...

Maybe it's just because it's not something you're expecting from Kass, or maybe it's Harth's do, but I think Kass' glare might be a bit more terrifying. (Though let's face it, I'd probably be a little scared just talking to a Rito, they're 6+ ft tall raptors after all...)

Now you must be thinking, "Well Teba must give you a glare terrifying enough to make a ReDead stop in it's tracks!" He doesn't, he just looks at you like you're about to talk to him for a moment before looking forward. Absolutely no change in expression whatsoever! (I should have took screenshots but I didn't...)

So there, I've done the unthinkable so you don't have to. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to pray to Hylia for forgiveness/hide from Amali.

[mairynz]

The mere idea of wanting to draw it in that style did not leave me calm, by the way it reminds me a lot of Harth lol

[thewonderknight]

I just discovered your fic "Blood Matters Not" on A03 and I gotta say your writing is phenomenal. Seriously your writing is awesome man.

Honestly it's shaping up to be one of my favourite Rito focused fics, that delves into the relationship between Link, Tulin, Teba and some of some of the other notable Rito's in the game.

You have a great writing style, and I think many others should read this fic, because it's that good. I'm really looking forward to the next chapter!

Thank you so much for the compliments they mean a lot! I'm happy you're enjoying the fic!

I wanted the fic to feel believable and genuine so I really made the effort to make the writing and interactions between the characters as best I could! As of not right now Chapter 3 seems to be the most popular one. Many readers really liked the interaction between Teba and Link, and I'm thankful the positive reception.

I know it's been a while since I last updated the fic, life stuff and all that, but it's don't not dead, I'm still working on chapter whenever I have the time! I'm looking forward to posting it, I'm actually liking how it's shaping out! ^^

[boldshell]

I'm currently just drawing all of the human designs I have in my head! Here are the Rito and Goron characters! From left to right it's Misa, Harth, Yunobo and Daruk!