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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pants" data-source="post: 1303508" data-attributes="member: 8849">Welcome to the fanbase.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> I've heard a lot of people claim that Martin kills off characters for no reason whatsoever and then they proceed to cite Robb and Eddard as examples.  However, when I'd look at the situation, I'd come up with the very same belief.  The both of them made terrible, terrible mistakes and they died because of those mistakes. Next to Tyrion, my favorite character in the series.Like others, I found Bran's story the slowest and, at times, the most boring.  However, the way that his story ended at A Storm of Swords really made me want to read more and more.  I'm dying to know who/what Coldhands is.  Some think he's Benjen, but I seriously doubt that.I foresee that Rickon will have a very dark road ahead of him.I just hope that he grows out from under Melisandre's influence at some point.Greatest character in the series, if only for the humor value.  Pretty much every chapter of Tyrion's is a delight to read.  He's cunning, smart, but he has his weaknesses and even though he knows his weaknesses, he still can't help but fall prey to them.The scene where Sansa sang him the song during the Battle of the Blackwater and he began to cry was so well written, I actually felt myself choking up.As much as I'd love to see Sandor kill Gregor, I don't think it will happen.  Gregor is f-ing dead, at least that's how the end of A Storm of Swords seemed to imply.  However, I wouldn't be surprised if maybe Gregor came back wight-ified and then Sandor got to kill him.  Imagine a Gregor Wight, smarter than the regular Gregor, but even more vicious and mean.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> Frey is dead.  Even if no one kills him, he's far too old to last much longer.  I foresee him dying in A Feast for Crows in some way (probably in bed) and then House Frey will tear itself apart in a succession war.  Good riddance.As for Beric, I'm more interested in seeing what the end result of all of these ressurections will have.  Even though I don't think he's Azor Ahai Reborn (that's Dany), I'm wondering what his purpose in the grand scheme of things is.Yeah, but with his status at the end of the last book, even though Oberyn lost, the Mountain didn't really win at all.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Didn't see anyone answer this but here are the current members (that I remember):Varys 'The Spider' - Master of Secrets (can't remember the exact title)Petyr Baelish 'Littlefinger' - Master of CoinGrand Maester PycelleJaime LannisterMace TyrellThere are a bunch of other characters that served on the council at various times:Renly Baratheon - Master of LawsJanos SlyntOberyn MartellBarristan SelmyActually, I only started liking Jaime slightly after he lost his hand and when Brienne started wearing off on him.  I love the scene where he's in the Tower of the Kingsguard and he is reprimanding Blount and Trant for being useless fools.  Once he gets back to King's Landing and he actually starts trying to be a TRUE Kingsguard (trying to wipe away the whole 'Kingslayer' name), that is when he truly changes.</blockquote>

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