Rito

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Rito is a tribe in The Wind Waker and they live on the volcanic island Dragon Roost Island in the north-eastern part of the Great Sea. The Ritos are a proud bird-man tribe and they use their island as a Post Office for everyone who live on the Great Sea.


History and Culture

Before Hyrule was flooded by the three golden goddesses the Ritos were still Zoras. The Zoras lived in Zora's Domain in Hyrule and they had a society of their own. When Hyrule was flooded the Zoras eventually evolved into Ritos and settled on Dragon Roost Island. Due to this they lost the ability to swim, but gained the ability to fly.

Actually a Rito does not have any wings at birth, but when they grow old enough they must climb up the mountain to visit the Rito tribe's Sky Spirit Valoo. Valoo is a huge, red, worshipped dragon who is sitting in the crater of the volcano and he protects the Ritos on the island. When a young Rito visits Valoo on the top of the mountain he gives the Rito a scale with which the Rito will be able to grow their wings.

The Ritos did not always have wings. A proof for this is that they have Grappling Hooks, and there are areas where they can be easily used spread out on the island. So because of this fact there must have been a stage between the flooding of Hyrule and when they got their wings when they used Grappling Hooks instead of flying.

The leader of the Ritos is the Rito Chieftain (in The Wind Waker that is Komali's father). There is also an attendant amongst the Ritos who is responsible to take care of Valoo and make sure he is always feeling good (in The Wind Waker that is Medli).

The Ritos are the keepers of Din's Pearl. The Din's Pearl was kept by Komali's grandmother (the Chieftain's mother), but when she passed away she gave the pearl to Prince Komali. After the loss Prince Komali was very sad and he refused to let go of the pearl. When Link arrived at Dragon Roost later on, he managed to earn Komali's respect by calming Valoo down. That was when Komali gave Din's Pearl to Link.

It is very common amongst the Ritos to have names that end with -li: Komali, Medli, Ilari, Koboli, Kogoli, Namali and Pashli (even the two human brothers Willi and Obli who dress up as Ritos have names that end with -li).