Jez Bell

Can we do the bolded names thing again?

Small tweak to #8... my bad. please have a look and update your votes as desired

Can I just draw this as a bonus round?

ROUND 8 - HOWLAND REED Oh so mysterious. There are many stories about Howland; how he had a thing for magic, how is is possibly the Knight of the Laughing Tree, how he killed Ser Aurthur Dayne... He may also be the only living soul who can confirm Jon's ancestry. Yet, after the rebellion, he vanished from sight, retreating back to his mobile castle in the swamps of the neck. So my question is, where the fuck is Howland Reed? B J C P A M N C S E D N Y E R S C F O S L L Deadline: Friday, October 18th, noonish (BST)

ROUND 7 (ARYA STARK) - VOTING Faceless.Homeless.Nameless.Merciless.List pruning. Faceless hiatus. Needing man-sized lamprey pie. "Defacing" expedition. Gathering necessary restocks. Dude, engagement? Gendry, no. ~Regards Fashion? Hateful! No mannered lady paraphernalia. Yours, achieving revenge incrementally, Facing hostilities needing management? Leave particulars! Finding her needle - Mercy (little partner) Fulfilling human-neutralisation murther-list programme. Forget her. Nameless many-faced life's preferable. Please vote for your top 3 in the thread.

ROUND 6 (Jon Snow) - RESULTS Gone to find wolfish uncle - Dolorous Gabe 0 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 0 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 3 Any questions? Ghost organises delivery immediately. - Castellan 2 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 4 (x1) = 10 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 13 All's quiet... going out. Don't invade. - Emmit 2 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 8 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 11 Cancelling reign, undesired kingship. - Rhaenys Bee 0 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 3 (x1) = 5 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 8 Gifted Targaryen father: what use? - Honeyed Chicken 0 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 0 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 3 Currently rather unwell. Knives. - redriver 4 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 2 (x1) = 14 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 17 Getting transpierced for Watch. Unavailable. - Count Balerion 2 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 8 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 11 Gone to find women’s underwhere. - Fragile Bird 0 (x3) + 2 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 4 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 7 Can't respond . . . unceremoniously knifed!!! - Howlin' Howland 0 (x3) + 2 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 5 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 8 Crow ranging. Use klaxon! - rocksniffer 0 (x3) + 3 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 6 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 9 STANDINGS: Howlin' Howland: 11 + 15 + 14 + 9 + 14 + 8 = 71 Fragile Bird: 11 + 12 + 8 + 16 + 11 + 7 = 65 Rhaenys Bee: 14 + 15 + 7 + 10 + 7 + 8 = 61 redriver: 9 + 11 + 4 + 14 + 4 + 17 = 59 Dolorous Gabe: 6 + 10 + 12 + 12 + 14 + 3 = 57 Emmit: 5 + 6 + 14 + 9 + 6 + 11 = 51 Count Balerion: 8 + 7 + 9 + 4 + 10 + 11 = 49 rocksniffer: 8 + 7 + 3 + 7 + 15 + 9 = 49 Castellan: 9 + 4 + 10 + 6 + 6 + 13 = 48 Honeyed Chicken: 0 + 1 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 19

I'm sorry guys. Something happened, unplanned. I'll be back in about 12 hours... shower, maybe a nap and I promise I will check up with everyone.

We have a 10th entry... please take a look and revise your votes.

Intentional

ROUND 7 The votes were cast and here are the results: Arya 3 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 9 Howland 1 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 5 Benjen 0 (x3) + 2 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 4 Quaithe 1 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 4 Lyanna 1 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 4 Euron 1 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 3 Sandor 0 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 3 Daario 0 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 3 Oberyn 0 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 2 Sansa 0 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 2 Gendry 0 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 1 Podrick 0 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 1 Blackfish 0 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 0 So, Arya, Howland Reed, Benjen will be the next 3 rounds. Let's see if anyone has the stamina for Quaithe and Lyanna... that would be interesting. If you are unhappy with the above selection, then please see my assistant, as I am currently on holiday, swimming with the basilisks. Arya Stark Like, I've been a bit preoccupied lately. My brother got into this accident, my other brother went north, there's all this drama with the king, the queen wants me to wear dresses, and to top it off, my dad is so totally not paying attention to me. Grrr, Mondays. Y A R I D E G N R F H N M L P W B E O V D T Let's try for Monday, October 14, 9am BST

ROUND 6 (JON SNOW) - VOTING Gone to find wolfish uncle Any questions? Ghost organises delivery immediately. All's quiet... going out. Don't invade. Cancelling reign, undesired kingship. Gifted Targaryen father: what use? Currently rather unwell. Knives. Getting transpierced for Watch. Unavailable. Gone to find women’s underwhere. Can't respond . . . unceremoniously knifed!!! Crow ranging. Use klaxon! Please vote for your top 3 in the thread.

ROUND 5 (DANY) - RESULTS Travelling . . . flying home. Can't answer messages. - Howlin' Howland 2 (x3) + 2 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 11 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 14 Treasured friends! Help crush authoritarian monsters! - Fragile Bird 2 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 8 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 11 Neglecting tedious inquiries. Empress’s lighting adversaries - necessarily. - Rhaenys Bee 1 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 4 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 7 Not taking interviews. Ex-pat lifestyle affecting nerves. - Castellan 0 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 3 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 6 Early vacation. Off liberating! - Count Balerion 1 (x3) + 1 (x2) + 2 (x1) = 7 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 10 Taking fiery hiatus. Call after! ~ Mhysa - rocksniffer 2 (x3) + 2 (x2) + 2 (x1) = 12 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 15 Dracarys! (Kidding! Talk unto Hand) - Dolorous Gabe 1 (x3) + 3 (x2) + 2 (x1) = 11 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 14 Dear Khalisar, Taking Unsullied home. - Emmit 1 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 3 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 6 Tokar flung haphazardly."Catching a matinee". - redriver 0 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 1 (x1) = 1 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 4 Dump kirtle, T-shirt, undies, HOTPANTS! - Honeyed Chicken 0 (x3) + 0 (x2) + 0 (x1) = 0 + 2 (sub) + 1 (vote) = 3 The top contenders were all really close on this one, but rocksniffer wins by a nose. Howlin' Howland still leads the pack, but can he hold his lead in the Jon round? STANDINGS: Howlin' Howland: 11 + 15 + 14 + 9 + 14 = 63 Fragile Bird: 11 + 12 + 8 + 16 + 11 = 58 Dolorous Gabe: 6 + 10 + 12 + 12 + 14 = 54 Rhaenys Bee: 14 + 15 + 7 + 10 + 7 = 53 redriver: 9 + 11 + 4 + 14 + 4 = 42 Emmit: 5 + 6 + 14 + 9 + 6 = 40 rocksniffer: 8 + 7 + 3 + 7 + 15 = 40 Count Balerion: 8 + 7 + 9 + 4 + 10 = 38 Castellan: 9 + 4 + 10 + 6 + 6 = 35 Honeyed Chicken: 0 + 1 + 9 + 3 + 3 = 16

I'm running late this morning... I'm still missing one entry, but I will post in an hour or so.

I like the idea of a character that is mysterious, or has been missing for a while. Here are the picks so far: Oberyn Gendry Benjen Euron Arya Sandor Sansa Quaithe Daario Podrick Vote for your top three in the thread and we will follow normal scoring rules to determine the next 3 rounds.

Still waiting... Let's hold until the morning and I will post at 8am BST whether I have received the entries or not. In the meantime, send me your suggestions for round 7. We'll try for 3 more rounds, unless someone taps out.