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DragonkindGame Guide

Dragonkind is Rebecca Yarros' interactive Threshing from the world of Fourth Wing. You walk into the valley, make your choices, and a dragon either bonds you or burns you. This field manual maps every route so you can survive it.

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Ink and watercolor illustration of a misty valley at dawn with dragons flying over a cliffside fortress
Plate I. The valley at dawn. AI-generated atmosphere illustration, not game art.

§1 Start Here: Your Threshing Journey

01 Beginner Guide Sign up, read your squad assignment and walk into the Threshing Valley. 02 Threshing Answers The full route map: every scene, every choice and where it leads. 03 Black Dragon Route The random shadow option is the only known way to a Black or Blue. 04 Dragon Types 6 colors, 5 tail types and the lineages players have bonded so far.

§2 The Threshing Route Map

Every run follows the same six stages. Who you enter with only changes which dragon you meet first. The real fork comes after an hour of walking: climb the tallest tree or head to the valley center. Built from our own runs, the community-mapped pathway chart and r/fourthwing reports.

Dragonkind Threshing route map Enter the valley alone or with squadmates, survive a random first dragon sighting, handle the scream encounter, then climb the tallest tree or continue to the valley center. The tree leads to two greens, a red ambush or the random shadow route to Blue and Black dragons. The valley center leads to a Red bond or a meadow with Orange, Brown and sometimes Blue dragons. meet its gaze charge in Enter the Valley Alone With 1 Squadmate With 2 Squadmates First Dragon Sighting (random) · lower your eyes ☠ Incinerated Investigate the Scream Keep Walking ☠ Killed in Combat Walk for an Hour · Fork in the Forest Climb the Tallest Tree Continue to Valley Center Descend Slowly Descend Quickly ★ Follow the Shadow Is Your Dragon Not Yours → Meadow Two Greens Red Below You Blue Appears Green Orange Brown ☠ Incinerated Blue ★ Black Red Orange Brown ★ Blue
choice death ★ luck-based (random) ← scroll →
View every choice and answer

§3 Dragon Types

Black Rarest and most feared. Blue Ruthless and rarely seen. Green The thinkers. Red Quickest to temper. Orange Wildly unpredictable. Brown Steady, stubborn, honest.
Tail types MorningstartailDaggertailSwordtailScorpiontailClubtail

What Is Dragonkind?

Dragonkind is a free, browser-based choose-your-own-adventure written by Rebecca Yarros and launched on October 1, 2026, alongside Threshing Day, the Empyrean companion book of thirteen Threshing stories. You sign in with an email code, receive a Wing, Section and Squad, and step into the Threshing Valley.

Every choice matters: how you face a dragon, whether you help a squadmate, which way you climb down a tree. Die, and you wait four hours to try again. Bond, and you get a dragon with its own name, color, tail type, age and lineage. More than half a million people entered the valley on the first day, according to Rebecca Yarros.

Official audiobook trailer for Threshing Day (RBmedia).

Quick Facts

CreatorRebecca Yarros (Yarros Ink, Inc.)
Built byInfantree
PlatformWeb browser, desktop and mobile
GenreInteractive fiction / choose-your-own-adventure
PriceFree (email sign-in)
LaunchOctober 1, 2026
Retry cooldown4 hours after a death
Next updateSignets, counting down to May 9 (details)

Play on Dragonkind.com ↗

§4 Latest Updates

  • Oct 3, 2026Launched the wiki with a full Threshing route map built from our own runs, the community-mapped pathway chart and r/fourthwing reports.
  • Oct 3, 2026Added the shadow route for Black and Blue dragons and the two-green clearing answers.
  • Oct 3, 2026Added all 6 dragon colors, 5 tail types and 16 known lineages.

§5 FAQ

What is the Dragonkind game?

Dragonkind is a free choose-your-own-adventure website by Rebecca Yarros at dragonkind.com. You play a cadet going through Threshing in the world of Fourth Wing, and a dragon either bonds with you or burns you.

How long do you wait after dying in Dragonkind?

If a dragon incinerates you, the site locks you out for 4 hours before you can brave Threshing again. The countdown is shown in the Rotunda.

Can you choose which dragon you get?

Partly. Your choices decide which bonding scene you reach, but there is a random element, and Black and Blue dragons only appear by luck. See the route map.

Is Dragonkind free?

Yes. You only need an email address to receive a sign-in code. It runs in any browser on desktop or mobile.

Ready to Face Threshing?

From your first step into the valley to the moment a dragon chooses you, this field manual covers every route, every death and every bond.

Read the Beginner Guide