Whiterun Guard

Whiterun Guards are the regional guards of Whiterun Hold. They protect the city of Whiterun, and the townships surrounding it. Commaner Caius serves as commander of the Whiterun Guard.

They take part in the Dragonborn's first battle with a dragon, acting as assistants to the Dragonborn and Jarl Balgruuf the Greater's housecarl, Irileth. After the dragon has been slain, a set of the guard's helmet and armor may be obtained from its corpse.

They were featured in one of the pre-release trailers, where several of the guards were killed by a dragon.

Trivia

 * If you talk to the Whiterun Guards in Dragonreach, sometimes they will say 'Let me guess, somebody stole your sweetroll?'. This is a reference to the 'stolen sweetroll' scenario in the character generation quizzes of earlier Bethesda Softworks games.