Hold guards in Stormcloak-controlled holds wield any one-handed or two-handed iron or steel weapons with hunting bows for their archery weapon, with either a Hide Shield or Steel Shield when engaging in combat instead of their Hold Guard Shields.
However, some Reach hold guards, such as those that patrol the Dwemer Museum, are armed with Imperial swords like their counterparts in Haafingar, Hjaalmarch, Whiterun, and Falkreath, and the Whiterun hold guard that normally guards the front gate of Whiterun is seen wielding a one or two-handed iron or steel weapon instead of an Imperial sword himself. Reach hold guards vary in wielding one-handed iron or steel weapons, but still use Imperial bows like their counterparts in the other Imperial-controlled holds. All Imperial-controlled holds, save for The Reach, have their guards armed with Imperial Swords and Imperial Bows. Weapons carried by the hold guards vary depending on which hold they belong to. Hold guards carry a round wooden shield, which varies in color and typically displays the symbol of the hold across the front.
They also wear the same type of helmet, however the colors vary depending on the hold. These guards protect the capital cities of each hold, and any other settlements within.Īll hold guards wear similar armor sets the only differences being the color of the sash and material of the undershirt used, either scaled or quilted.
