Daenerys Targaryen's Unsullied

The bulk of Daenerys Targaryen's army consists of 8,000 Unsullied warriors she acquired in the slave city of Astapor.

Acquisition of the army
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Subsequent service
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Size and strength
Daenerys left Astapor with 8,000 Unsullied under her command, the full compliment of the city at the time. Since she has firmly outlawed slaving, it is unlikely future Unsullied will be produced (though the council she set up in Astapor to enforce this has been overthrown in "First of his Name"). She gave field command of her forces to an officer chosen as leader by his brethren, named Grey Worm.

The Unsullied are originally slave-eunuchs who have been trained relentlessly since birth in combat. Under appallingly harsh conditions, they are made to master combat equipped with spears (both throwing and close-quarters) and short swords and daggers. Because their training involved fighting one another to the death, the Unsullied are not only practiced and conditioned fighters, they also have experience fighting and killing skilled opponents.

Having been conditioned to a total obedience and discipline, the Unsullied will not hesitate to obey any order, even if it means suicide or self-injury- though in the case of Daenerys, it is out of loyalty to her, rather than fear. They seem conditioned to be very resistant or even immune to pain, as shown to Dany in Astapor when one of the Good Masters sliced an Unsullied man's nipple off. The Unsullied didn't even flinch, but simply thanked his master for the opportunity to serve him. Since the Unsullied are castrated, they do not succomb to sexual or bloodthirsty urges on the battlefield, making them unlikely to commit war crimes as long as Dany orders them not to.

​Unsullied in Dany's army wear a light uniform, covered with a breastplate and pauldrons of heavy leather and a metal helmet; a bronze shortsword and dagger are worn at the waist. The Unsullied usually fight in a phalanx formation, using their long, narrow-headed spears and round bronze-and-leather shields to good effect and protecting themselves from arrows, cavalry and charging infantry; this formation was used to quickly overwhelm the slavers' standard soldiers at Astapor. However, individual Unsullied are equally effective, as was shown when Grey Worm- entering Yunkai covertly- overwhelmed dozens of Yunkish soldiers with his spear and shield. The Unsullied have never been shown using archery weapons, though in "Breaker of chains" they use several light catapults. Nor do they ride on horseback; their great stamina allows them to cover vast distances on foot even in harsh conditions.