Dragonkind - The Rebecca Yarros Game
Dragonkind is the official interactive game from Rebecca Yarros's Empyrean series (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, Onyx Storm): a free choose-your-path Threshing that runs in your browser, where you enter the Vale as a candidate and a dragon either bonds you or burns you.
dragonkind.com
The short version: go to dragonkind.com, sign in with an email code, tap "Brave Threshing" and make your choices. A run ends one of two ways - a dragon bond card, or a burn. If you burn, a roughly four-hour timer gates your next attempt.
How a Threshing run works
- 1Sign in at dragonkind.com
The game emails you a six-digit code for the "Prove it" screen. New players tap "New candidate?" - keep access to the inbox you used.
- 2Receive your assignment
You are sorted into a wing, section and squad (for example, Third Wing, Claw Section, First Squad) before the Threshing begins.
- 3Tap "Brave Threshing"
About fifteen choice points read like interactive fiction - you read a scene and pick a response. There is no action gameplay and nothing to download.
- 4Get your result: bond or burn
Survive and you receive the dragon that chose you - save its details. Burn, and the game sets a retry countdown of about four hours.
What surprises first-time players
~10% of burns are random
Yarros has said roughly one in ten candidates gets incinerated no matter what they choose - a death does not always mean you picked wrong.
The 4-hour wait is real
After a burn, the retry timer runs its full course - readers report dying three or four times before a dragon bonds them.
No confirmed "perfect path"
There is no verified way to aim for a specific dragon - a copied answer list is not a promise you will get someone else's result.
Easter eggs are hidden in the site
Yarros says several are already tucked away in the experience, and the site is designed to grow over time.
Don't confuse it with the lookalikes
| Site | What it actually is |
|---|---|
| dragonkind.com | The official Dragonkind game - the only place the Threshing runs |
| threshingday.com | The book's official site - buy links and a separate Signet quiz, not the game |
| Yarros's shop "Dragonkind" page | A merch collection sorted by dragon color - unrelated to the game |
| Fan quizzes & mirrors | Third-party quizzes borrow the name - none of them run the real Threshing |
FAQ
Is the Dragonkind game free?
Yes - it costs only an email sign-in. The site is run by Yarros Ink, with the story by Rebecca Yarros.
Is there a Dragonkind app or download?
No - it runs entirely in a phone or desktop browser. Any "Dragonkind app" is not the official game.
How many times can I try Threshing?
As many as you want - but each burn locks you out for about four hours before the next attempt.
Do I need to read Fourth Wing first?
It helps with context - the game drops you into the books' Rider's Quadrant at Basgiath War College - but the run itself is self-contained interactive fiction.