Dragon Roost Island

Dragon Roost Island is in the northeast of the Great Sea in The Wind Waker, and is home to the Rito tribe and the Spirit of the Sky, Valoo. The island can be seen from a great distance, as it consists mainly of a huge mountain which, according to some theories, is Death Mountain. There are many explosive fruits scattered across the island, and many Kargaroks have made it their home.

The first true dungeon, Dragon Roost Cavern, is also situated on this island. After successfully completing it, Link will receive the first of the three Pearls, Din's Pearl.

Wind Shrine
Dragon Roost Island is home to the Wind Shrine, which can be found on the eastern side of the island. This shrine has two stones which honor the Wind Gods, Cyclos and Zephos. Cyclos's stone is broken, but the stone honoring Zephos is intact. Link must use the Wind Waker while facing the monument to learn "Wind's Requiem", a song that allows control over the direction of the wind. This song is needed to reach the Forest Haven after receiving Din's Pearl.

Dragon Roost Pond
This pond is located in between the Rito Hall and Dragon Roost Cavern. When Link first encounters it, it has completely dried up. Link must first help Medli fly across the pond, at which point she will give him an Empty Bottle. Using the bottle, the young hero must bring water up to the dried up bomb plants and water them. Now the plants can be picked up and detonated. Link must throw the bomb plants near the giant boulder in the middle of the lakebed and blow it up. At this point, water will flow out of the spring that was beneath the boulder and fill the lakebed. Then, Link can swim to the other side and proceed to the lava pit. Using more bomb plants, he should throw them on the statues so that they fall and make a route across, allowing entrance to the Dragon Roost Cavern.

Trivia

 * This island is one of the largest in the game, and is often thought to be the top of Death Mountain. However, this is merely a theory.
 * Valoo can be seen perched atop the isle when the player looks up at the peak. It is the easiest place in the game where the player gets the opportunity to take a pictograph of him to be made into a figurine. A harder way is to take a picture of his head in the outside of Dragon Roost Cavern's third floor.
 * There is one Rito on the island, Kogoli, that mysteriously disappears later on in the game when the Earth Temple is completed. His figurine states that he is concerned about the state of the island, but never does anything. It is speculated that he disappears to improve the island.
 * This is the only island in the game which features bomb fruit, an evolution of the Bomb Flower found in Ocarina of Time.
 * The island's sunken treasure can be found by opening a chart located in the island itself, specifically in Dragon Roost Cavern.