Legalities aside, why shouldn’t we complete “A Song of Ice and Fire”?

Arya can’t kill the Night King
Dany needs a proper heel turn
Tyrion needs to not turn into a drooling retard
Varys and Littlefinger’s machinations need to pay off
Jon being R+L needs to mean something

We will. But AI isnt there yet. Give it 10 years.

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I actually like the idea of the novels roughly ending with Dany burning down King’s Landing,

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Dany going mad Queen made perfect sense, just do it right in the book.

I did have Grok a few weeks ago give me the location of every major character ranked by importance at the end of ADoS and a brief bio to remind us who they are (been like ten years since I’ve read anything but a stray chapter) to help us out here. In four parts:

1) Beyond the Wall
1. Bran Stark: POV character, training with the Three-Eyed Crow, central to the mystical greenseer arc with potential to impact the fight against The Others.
2. Bloodraven (Three-Eyed Crow): A greenseer and key mentor, shaping Bran’s destiny and tied to Westeros’s magical history.
3. The Others: Supernatural antagonists driving the existential threat, pivotal to the overarching narrative.
4. Meera Reed: Vital protector of Bran, with significant dialogue and agency in his journey.
5. Jojen Reed: Guides Bran with prophetic visions, though his declining health reduces his immediate impact.
6. Hodor (Walder): Essential to Bran’s mobility, with a mysterious backstory hinted at in the narrative.
7. Summer: Bran’s direwolf, integral to his warging abilities and survival.
8. Coldhands: Enigmatic undead guide, aiding Bran’s group, with unclear but intriguing origins.
9. Benjen Stark: Missing, possibly alive, with potential relevance due to his Night’s Watch role and Stark lineage.
10. Alliser Thorne: Night’s Watch member sent ranging, minor but named antagonist to Jon Snow.
11. Leaf: Named Child of the Forest, representing the greenseers’ allies, but less individualized.
12. Other Children of the Forest: Background figures supporting Bran’s training, with collective but minor narrative weight.

2) The Wall
1. Jon Snow (Aemon Targaryen): POV character, Lord Commander of the Night’s Watch, central to the defense against The Others (assumed revived).
2. Melisandre: Red priestess with magical abilities, pivotal in supporting Jon and Stannis, with her own POV chapter.
3. Ghost: Jon’s direwolf, tied to his identity and warging, crucial for his survival and decisions.
4. Selyse Baratheon: Stannis’s wife, influential at Castle Black, shaping political dynamics.
5. Shireen Baratheon: Stannis’s heir, with potential sacrificial or political significance due to her greyscale.
6. Tormund Giantsbane: Wildling leader, key to integrating wildlings with the Night’s Watch, a major ally to Jon.
7. Val: Wildling “princess,” a figure of influence among wildlings, with symbolic and romantic potential.
8. Eddison Tollett (Dolorous Edd): Loyal Night’s Watch steward, a recurring named character with humor and reliability.
9. Bowen Marsh: Night’s Watch steward, leads the mutiny against Jon, impacting the Wall’s leadership.
10. Mormont’s Raven: Jeor’s talking raven, now with Jon, adds mystical flavor and possibly controlled by Bloodraven.
11. Patchface: Shireen’s fool, sings cryptic prophecies at Castle Black, hinting at mystical knowledge, possibly tied to the Drowned God or supernatural forces.
12. Wun Weg Wun Dar Wun (Wun Wun): Giant at Castle Black, notable for his strength and role in wildling integration.
13. Alys Karstark: Married to Sigorn, her alliance strengthens wildling-Northern ties.
14. Sigorn: Thenn leader, married to Alys, a minor but named wildling lord.
15. Cotter Pyke: Commander at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, relevant for Night’s Watch operations.
16. Denys Mallister: Commander at Shadow Tower, a respected but less active Night’s Watch figure.
17. Grenn: Night’s Watch ranger, a loyal friend of Jon with minor but recurring presence.
18. Pypar (Pyp): Night’s Watch steward, another of Jon’s loyal companions, less prominent.
19. Satin: Night’s Watch steward, notable for his background and loyalty to Jon, but minor.
20. Leathers: Wildling turned Night’s Watch member, a background figure in integration efforts.
21. Morna White Mask: Wildling spearwife, a minor leader with limited narrative impact.
22. Borroq: Wildling skinchanger, notable for his boar but with minimal plot role.
23. Glendon Hewett: Night’s Watch member, mentioned briefly, with little direct impact.
24. Dalla’s Baby (Mance’s Son): Gilly’s swapped child, a plot device with symbolic but limited agency.

3) The North
1. Stannis Baratheon: POV (through Davos), claimant king, leading a major campaign against the Boltons, critical to Northern politics.
2. Theon Greyjoy: POV character, drives the Winterfell escape, with a redemption arc and strategic knowledge.
3. Davos Seaworth: Seeks Rickon Stark, a loyal advisor with a POV, shaping Stannis’s northern strategy.
4. Rickon Stark: Young Stark heir, on Skagos, with significant potential for Northern succession.
5. Roose Bolton: Warden of the North, a major antagonist controlling Winterfell, central to the Northern conflict.
6. Ramsay Bolton: Sadistic heir, drives terror in Winterfell, a key villain in the Northern plot.
7. Asha Greyjoy: Captive of Stannis, with a POV, influential in Ironborn-Northern dynamics.
8. Mance Rayder: Possibly alive via glamour, former wildling king, impacts Winterfell’s intrigue (fate uncertain).
9. Wyman Manderly: Lord of White Harbor, secretly plots against Boltons, key to Northern resistance.
10. Jeyne Poole: Poses as Arya Stark, her escape with Theon is pivotal to Winterfell’s storyline.
11. Shaggydog: Rickon’s direwolf, tied to his Stark identity and survival on Skagos.
12. Osha: Protects Rickon on Skagos, a recurring character with loyalty to the Starks.
13. Howland Reed: Lord of Greywater Watch, unseen but alive, with potential for revealing Stark secrets.
14. Arnolf Karstark: Castellan of Karhold, at Winterfell, pretends loyalty to Stannis but schemes with the Boltons to secure Karhold for his family.
15. Barbrey Dustin: Lady of Barrowton, influential at Winterfell, with grudges against the Starks.
16. Robett Glover: Plots against Boltons in White Harbor, a key Northern conspirator.
17. Maege Mormont: Sent by Robb, likely in the North, carrying his will, with future plot potential.
18. Alysane Mormont: With Stannis’s army, a bold Mormont heir aiding the Northern campaign.
19. Lyanna Mormont: At Bear Island, her defiance of Stannis bolsters Northern spirit.
20. Hother Umber (Whoresbane): At Winterfell with Boltons, a conflicted Northern lord.
21. Mors Umber (Crowfood): Outside Winterfell with Stannis, a loyal Northern supporter.
22. Harrion Karstark: Captive, heir to Karhold, with minor but potential political weight.
23. Wex Pyke: Mute Ironborn at White Harbor, provides key intelligence to Manderly.
24. Hosteen Frey: At Winterfell with Boltons, a brutal Frey knight with moderate influence.
25. Walder Frey (Big Walder): Squire to Ramsay, a minor Frey with some narrative presence.
26. Beth Cassel: Captive at Winterfell, a minor Stark loyalist.
27. Old Nan: Likely captive at Winterfell, a background figure with cultural significance.
28. Holly: Spearwife at Winterfell, part of Mance’s team (possibly dead, unclear).
29. Frenya: Spearwife at Winterfell, part of Mance’s team (possibly dead, unclear).
30. Myrtle: Spearwife at Winterfell, part of Mance’s team (possibly dead, unclear).
31. Galbart Glover: Lord of Deepwood Motte, alive but location unclear, with minor impact.

7) The Crownlands
1. Cersei Lannister: POV character, Queen Regent, central to King’s Landing’s political chaos and Lannister power.
2. Tommen Baratheon: King of the Seven Kingdoms, a figurehead but pivotal to the Iron Throne’s legitimacy.
3. Margaery Tyrell: Queen, central to Tyrell-Lannister rivalry, with significant court influence.
4. Varys: Master manipulator, orchestrates Kevan’s death, shaping Westeros’s future.
5. Mace Tyrell: Hand of the King, leads Tyrell faction, a major power player.
6. Qyburn: Master of whisperers, creates Robert Strong, a dark innovator for Cersei.
7. High Sparrow: Leader of the Faith, controls King’s Landing’s religious power, challenges nobility.
8. Robert Strong: Cersei’s champion, likely reanimated Gregor Clegane, key to her trial.
9. Randyll Tarly: Master of laws, a formidable Tyrell ally with military prowess.
10. Paxter Redwyne: Master of ships, controls the Redwyne fleet, a key Tyrell supporter.
11. Loras Tyrell: Injured on Dragonstone, a Tyrell knight with uncertain fate but symbolic weight.
12. Lancel Lannister: Warrior’s Sons member, tied to Cersei’s past and Faith’s rise.
13. Nymeria Sand: En route to King’s Landing, a Dornish agent for the small council.
14. Tyene Sand: En route to King’s Landing, infiltrates the Faith for Dorne.
15. Bronn: Lord of Stokeworth, a cunning mercenary with growing influence.
16. Meryn Trant: Kingsguard, loyal to Cersei, with notable presence.
17. Boros Blount: Kingsguard, a lesser but active member.
18. Septa Unella: Oversees Cersei’s punishment, a strict Faith enforcer.
19. Taena Merryweather: Cersei’s confidante, provides court intrigue.
20. Lollys Stokeworth: Bronn’s pregnant wife, a minor noble at Stokeworth.
21. Osmund Kettleblack: Imprisoned Kingsguard, Cersei’s former ally, with reduced role.
22. Osney Kettleblack: Imprisoned, involved in Cersei’s schemes, now a liability.
23. Osfryd Kettleblack: Imprisoned, a lesser Kettleblack with minimal impact.
24. Jocelyn Swyft: Cersei’s attendant, a minor court figure.
25. Dorna Swyft: In King’s Landing, a background Lannister relative.
26. Moon Boy: Court fool, adds color but negligible plot impact.
27. Jalabhar Xho: Exiled prince, a court fixture with minimal narrative weight.

8) The Stormlands
1. Aegon Targaryen (Young Griff): Claimed Targaryen heir, central to the Golden Company’s invasion, with major future potential.
2. Jon Connington: POV character, leads Aegon’s campaign, a driven exiled lord.
3. Harry Strickland: Golden Company commander, organizes Aegon’s forces.
4. Haldon (Halfmaester): Aegon’s advisor, provides strategic counsel.
5. Lemore (Septa): Aegon’s mentor, possibly tied to larger conspiracies.
6. Rolly Duckfield (Duck): Aegon’s loyal guard, a named Golden Company member.
7. Franklyn Flowers: Golden Company officer, a colorful but minor leader.
8. Tristan Rivers: Golden Company officer, a background commander.
9. Eldon Estermont: On Greenstone, a Stormlands lord with minor role.
10. Sylva Santagar: On Greenstone, married to Eldon, with minimal impact.

9) The Westerlands
1. Damion Lannister: Castellan of Casterly Rock, maintains Lannister stronghold.
2. Lionel Frey: Exiled at Casterly Rock, a minor Frey with limited influence.
3. Roland Crakehall: In the Riverlands, a Westerlands lord with minor current role.

10) The Reach
1. Samwell Tarly: POV character, at the Citadel, seeks knowledge to combat The Others, with growing importance.
2. Olenna Tyrell: Likely at Highgarden, a cunning Tyrell matriarch plotting for family power.
3. Willas Tyrell: Heir to Highgarden, a strategic Tyrell leader off-page.
4. Garlan Tyrell: At Brightwater Keep, retakes Shield Islands, a capable Tyrell knight.
5. Alleras (Sarella Sand): At the Citadel, posing as a novice, with Dornish intrigue potential.
6. Pate (Jaqen H’ghar): Faceless Man in Oldtown, posing as Pate, with significant covert impact.
7. Leyton Hightower: Lord of Oldtown, a reclusive but powerful figure.
8. Alerie Tyrell: Mace’s wife, at Highgarden, supports Tyrell influence.
9. Baelor Hightower: Heir to Oldtown, a prominent Hightower lord.
10. Gilly: With Samwell in Oldtown, tied to his arc and wildling perspective.
11. Humfrey Hightower: In Oldtown, preparing to sail to Lys, with minor maritime role.
12. Malora Hightower: At the Hightower, a background Hightower daughter.
13. Leonette Fossoway: Garlan’s wife, likely at Brightwater Keep, a minor noble.
14. Mathis Rowan: Likely at Goldengrove, a Reach lord with moderate influence.
15. Orton Merryweather: Fled to Longtable, a disgraced lord with minimal impact.
16. Ebrose: Archmaester, trains Samwell, with scholarly influence.
17. Walgrave: Archmaester, aging and less active, with minor role.
18. Gilly’s Baby: Mance’s biological son, with Samwell, a passive plot device.

11) Dorne
1. Arianne Martell: POV character, en route to meet Aegon, central to Dornish strategy.
2. Doran Martell: Prince of Dorne, mastermind of long-term Targaryen restoration.
3. Myrcella Baratheon: In Sunspear, a pawn in Dornish-Lannister tensions, with political weight.
4. Trystane Martell: Doran’s heir, betrothed to Myrcella, a future Dornish leader.
5. Obara Sand: Hunting Darkstar, a fierce Sand Snake with active role.
6. Ellaria Sand: At Sunspear, advocates peace, influences Doran’s court.
7. Gerold Dayne (Darkstar): Fugitive, a dangerous wildcard in Dorne’s deserts.
8. Areo Hotah: Doran’s guard, POV character, enforces Dornish security.
9. Balon Swann: Kingsguard in Sunspear, caught in Dornish intrigue.
10. Anders Yronwood: Lord of Yronwood, a powerful Dornish lord.
11. Ysilla Yronwood: With Arianne, supports her mission.
12. Gwyneth Yronwood: With Arianne, a young Yronwood with minor role.
13. Caleotte: Maester, serves Doran, with advisory duties.
14. Ricasso: Seneschal at Sunspear, a background administrator.
15. Manfrey Martell: Castellan of Sunspear, a minor Martell relative.

12) The Free Cities
1. Arya Stark: POV character, training with the Faceless Men in Braavos, central to her identity arc.
2. Illyrio Mopatis: In Pentos, backs Aegon’s claim, a key conspirator in Targaryen restoration.
3. Benerro: High Priest of R’hllor in Volantis, preaches Daenerys as Azor Ahai.
4. Edric Storm: Robert’s bastard, in Lys, with potential for Baratheon legitimacy.
5. Harys Swyft: In Braavos, negotiates with the Iron Bank, impacts Westeros’s finances.
6. Kindly Man: Faceless Man, trains Arya, shapes her assassin path.
7. Waif: Faceless Man apprentice, assists Arya’s training, with lesser influence.
8. Sailor’s Wife: Courtesan in Braavos, possibly tied to Tyrion, with speculative importance.
9. Brusco: Fishmonger, hosts Arya, a minor mentor figure.
10. Izembaro: Mummer, employs Arya, tied to her cover identity.
11. Brea: Mummer, works with Arya, a minor associate.
12. Talea: Brusco’s daughter, interacts with Arya, with minimal impact.
13. Brea: Brusco’s daughter, interacts with Arya, with minimal impact.

13) Slaver’s Bay
1. Tyrion Lannister: POV character, in Meereen, manipulates factions, with major narrative impact.
2. Barristan Selmy: POV character, rules Meereen in Daenerys’s absence, a key advisor and knight.
3. Victarion Greyjoy: POV character, arrives in Meereen, with Ironborn military power and magical ties.
4. Daario Naharis: Hostage of the Yunkai’i, Daenerys’s lover, with volatile influence.
5. Jorah Mormont: With Tyrion, seeks redemption, tied to Daenerys’s arc.
6. Missandei: Daenerys’s scribe, a trusted advisor with diplomatic skills.
7. Grey Worm: Unsullied commander, leads Meereen’s defense, a loyal pillar.
8. Rhaegal: Dragon, loose in Meereen, a destructive force.
9. Viserion: Dragon, loose in Meereen, equally dangerous.
10. Marwyn the Mage: Archmaester, en route to Meereen, with mystical knowledge for Daenerys.
11. Moqorro: Red priest with Victarion, wields magic, influences Ironborn strategy.
12. Hizdahr zo Loraq: King of Meereen, imprisoned, a contested political figure.
13. Skahaz mo Kandaq (Shavepate): Leads Brazen Beasts, a ruthless Meereenese powerbroker.
14. Reznak mo Reznak: Seneschal, navigates Meereen’s politics, with questionable loyalty.
15. Galazza Galare: Green Grace, religious leader, shapes Meereen’s culture.
16. Ben Plumm: Second Sons commander, a mercenary with strategic weight.
17. Penny: Dwarf performer, with Tyrion, adds emotional depth to his arc.
18. Jhogo: Dothraki bloodrider, hostage of the Yunkai’i, loyal to Daenerys.
19. Rakharo: Dothraki bloodrider, in Meereen, another loyal follower.
20. Strong Belwas: In Meereen, recovering, a loyal but injured fighter.
21. Wex Pyke: With Tyrion, a mute Ironborn with minor intelligence role.
22. Kasporio the Cunning: Second Sons officer, a lesser mercenary leader.
23. Inkpots: Second Sons officer, handles logistics, with minimal impact.
24. Mossador: Freedmen leader, supports Daenerys’s reforms, minor role.
25. Marselen: Freedmen leader, similar to Mossador, with limited presence.
26. Symon Stripeback: Freedmen leader, least prominent of the freedmen.

14) The Dothraki Sea
1. Daenerys Targaryen: POV character, captured by Khal Jhaqo, central to the story’s eastern arc and dragon power.
2. Drogon: Daenerys’s dragon, her primary weapon and symbol, with her in the Dothraki Sea.
3. Jhaqo: Khal, leads the khalasar capturing Daenerys, a new antagonist.
4. Mago: Dothraki rider, with Jhaqo, a minor but named foe from Daenerys’s past.

15) Other Locations
1. Quaithe: Mysterious figure, guides Daenerys via visions, with significant mystical influence (location unclear, possibly Qarth).
2. Xaro Xhoan Daxos: Merchant prince, likely in Qarth, offers Daenerys ships, a key eastern player.
3. Pyat Pree: Warlock, likely in Qarth or elsewhere, seeks revenge on Daenerys, possibly abducted by Euron Greyjoy.
4. Aurane Waters: In the Stepstones, controls stolen royal fleet, a wildcard with naval power.
5. Tysha: Tyrion’s former wife, fate and location unknown, possibly alive, with emotional but uncertain narrative weight.

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She will go mad when she gets to KL and everybody already loves fAegon.

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I think someone from the Walls of King’s Landing yelling: “We’ve had enough of Mad Kings and Queens. We want the Heir to Rhaegar.”

And Dany knowing that fAegon is not only a fake but also knowing that the actual Heir of Rhaegar is in her army, that ought to make her snap after losing almost everything to take the Iron Throne.

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OMLandshark

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Looks like you've been working on more fan fiction during your time in ban land

Give Darkstar a bigger role 100%.

And yeah, frick Bran. I refuse to believe he ends up on the Iron Throne. The last season of Game of Thrones doesn’t exist in my opinion.

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Arya can’t kill the Night King

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Agreed.

Also, “Winter” needs to actually mean something.

It lasted 2 weeks in the show (essentially).