City Guard (Oblivion)

Every major city in Cyrodiil has a distinct force of guards wearing specific armor for that city. You can not join the guards as a faction, however, you can take the armor from a downed guard. They are each mounted 10 levels above your own and are quick to catch you for any crime. Each guard wears a variant of chainmail armor and generally carry silver or steel longswords. Each city's guard looks different, Bruma Guards have yellow cuirasses and oval shields while Skingrad guards have red-white cuirasses with round shields. They are each pretty much identical as far as how they act. Each city guard has a guard captain who answers from the Count or Countess. He is generally at a higher level than theordinary guards and carries different weapons. In the missions in Kvatch and in the mission Bruma Gate, you get a chance to fight alonside some of the guards and take their armor and weapons if they fall. Races in the guards run the gamut between most human and elf races. No Khajiits or Argonians are guardsmen, and very few women. Most are Imperials, Redguards, and Nords and there are a few High Elves and such in there. Most have generic responses to your questions and such. They constantly patrol the city and guard gates. They are most highly concentrated within the city castle where protection is of utmost priority. If you think to battle one, unless you have a magic weapon or powerful magicka, it is unlikely you will prevail for they are all fearless swordsmen that tam up on you. There are also archers who shoot from afar but if you attack them, they will pull out a weapon and have at you. The City Guard is a force you will have to cope with in your adventures in cities, and always be careful what you do, for they are always looking out for troublemakers.