King Tyrion Lannister and the real winners of Game Of Thrones
Bronn, Lord of Highgarden, Lord Paramount of the Reach and Master of Coin (and Brothels, apparently)
As a lowly sellsword, Ser Bronn of the Blackwater’s rise to prominence is nothing less than meteoric. Originally serving as the bodyguard of Tyrion Lannister, Bronn is knighted for his role in the Battle of Blackwater Bay and later serves with Jaime Lannister (and saves his life) at the Battle of the Goldroad. Despite his claims of belonging to the highest bidder, Bronn is trusted by Tyrion Lannister.
Now awarded the titles of Lord of Highgarden and Lord Paramount of the Reach (formerly belonging to House Tyrell), Lord Bronn has been given an immense amount of power. The Reach encompasses the most fertile region of Westeros, sits on its busiest trade routes and has the largest population in Westeros.
With money pouring in from busy trade routes and the taxation of the sizable population of Oldtown and the farmlands, the legendary wealth of the Tyrells now belongs to Bronn. With plentiful food, coin and conscripts, the Lord of Highgarden has always been able to raise a well-trained army twice the size of that fielded by any other kingdom, so Bronn will be a major player in any regional conflicts to come.
Bronn’s sense of allegiance is suspect at first glance; he is a mercenary after all, a man who has lived a harsh life and has mastered the dirty profession of war. But once Bronn’s overt highest-bidder blusterings and low-born pleasure-seeking are cleared out of the way, he’s revealed to be a man with an empathetic streak who tends to remain loyal to those who are loyal to him, even if the possibility of payment, or even survival, is sketchy. At this point, it is difficult to imagine him ever betraying Tyrion (and thus, King Bran).
Bran the Broken, The Three-Eyed Raven, Lord of the Six Kingdoms
Named the Lord of the Six Kingdoms at the Great Council of 305 AC in the Dragonpit, Bran the Broken is a polarizing choice as ruler. Why? Because Bran is also the Three-Eyed Raven, and he likely will be off in greensight-land for the majority of his time on the throne.
The other issue no one in the Red Keep wants to raise is that Bran Stark the man has been replaced by whatever the Three-Eyed Raven is, and that entity appears to be devoid of emotion and empathy. Though made powerful by his knowledge, a stoic King who rules by cold logic and inexplicable, otherworldly unknowns may prove to be problematic, especially if he prefers his long magical interludes to dealing with real problems and people.
No matter the level of Bran’s involvement in sundry monarchical matters, he has a lot of great people helping him manage the day-to-day needs of the realm: Tyrion Lannister is his Hand and he oversees a small council of stalwarts including Brienne of Tarth, Samwell Tarly and Lord Davos Seaworth, plus the troublesome but competent Bronn. With this team behind him, Bran’s power and control as Lord of the Six Kingdoms appears secure.