Red Dragons in Dragonkind: Tails and Player Reports

Quick summary · TL;DR

We have no first-hand bond with this color. The table below gathers reports from other players. 8 bond reports
Collected bond reports as of October 3. These are report counts, not odds. 8 reports.
Fan references describe red dragons as quick to anger. 3 fan references · fan interpretation, not a tested game rule.
Collected reports do not prove a guaranteed path. Unrecorded choices and exact odds remain unknown.

Where players meet this dragon

1 player branch summary

No step is tied to this color in our own runs. The step links below come from a player branch summary.

Choices and observed outcomes

Your choice	Observed outcome	Seen by
Observation	One player describes a quick tree descent meeting red, and a valley route also meeting red. This is a branch summary, not a guaranteed route.	1 player

If your run ends in a burn

If your run ended here	What players tried next	Seen by
Burned at a dragon choice	Check your ending screen and cooldown timer before returning through the game's start button.	our 2 burns · 1 account

Players tried these next steps; none guarantees a fix.

After a burn →

Player dragon reports · 8

Collected bond reports as of October 3. These are report counts, not odds. 8 individual reports. Each row represents one collected player report. Second-hand reports are noted directly.

Name	Tail	What was reported
Nocui	daggertail	A player reported this name. Choices and attempt count are unknown.
Toatuir	swordtail	A player reported this name. Choices and attempt count are unknown.
Srua	daggertail	A player reported this name. Choices and attempt count are unknown.
Gledith	daggertail	Bond reported on the first attempt.
DHAENNA	Unknown	A player reported this name. Choices and attempt count are unknown.
druisci	swordtail	Bond on the second attempt; reportedly the same lineage as Deigh and Thoirt. Spelling unknown.
Fecleich	clubtail	First-attempt bond; age 74; Berrandhyr as spelled in the comment.
Name not reported	clubtail	Unnamed red clubtail reported.

daggertail 3 · swordtail 2 · Not reported 1 · clubtail 2

In the novels · spoilers · 7

Novel spoilers · one fan wiki; not verified against the books. These are novel dragons, not recorded game results. 7 named entries.

In the novels · spoilers

Novel dragon	Tail	Novel rider
Cath	swordtail	Dain Aetos
Dagolh	clubtail	Aura Beinhaven
Deigh	daggertail	Liam Mairi (deceased)
Ghrian	scorpiontail	Unknown
Malla	scorpiontail	Nyra Voldaren
Sliseag	swordtail	Sawyer Henrick
Thoirt	daggertail	Sloane Mairi

Community debates

Players report conflicting results from the same answers. No guaranteed route has been demonstrated. 3 players

One player corrected an earlier blanket eye-contact rule, saying the response depends on the dragon. No universal rule is shown. 1 player ? Unverified

Our two runs kept Third Wing, Flame Section, Second Squad. The placement algorithm and its effect on dragons are unknown. our 2 runs · 1 account