The Kingdom of Riva was located on the Isle of the Winds in the Sea of the Winds to the west of Cherek and Sendaria. Riva was mountainous, and its capital city (also called Riva) was only accessible by the River of Veils on the eastern side of the island. Its climate was such that Riva had been known to receive rain for six contiguous months and snow for the rest of the year. As such, it was cold and the people of Riva (known as the Rivans) had to wear grey cloaks made of goat's wool that they could not dye as there were no types of dye that the wool would accept. Partially because of this, and also because of the reclusive nature of the Rivans (necessary to protect the Orb of Aldur), the Rivans were themselves considered grim-faced and grey, though in reality the country held skilled arti