The city is located in the beautiful Autumnal Forest region of Skyrim, and that beauty has encroached upon the city, in the form of wondrous foliage and generally pleasant, if not sometimes overcast weather. Despite this, Riften remains a bustling center of commerce the Black-Briar Meadery has a near monopoly on the sale and distribution of a Nord's favorite pastime: drinking.
The entire city is bisected by a large canal that used to serve as access for small cargo boats, but lately has fallen into disrepair, decay and stagnation thanks to the lack of trade during the Civil War.
