Goldcloak Reforms

Pushed through by Lord Commander Dirk Telarien, the Goldcloak Reforms were a series of major changes to the City Watch of King's Landing. After the reforms, the City Watch gained the nickname Whitecloaks, due to their new uniform.

Reforms

 * 1) An immediate end to amputation of limbs and extremities as a form of summary punishment, and other such barbarities.
 * 2) Increase of the size of the City Watch from 2000 to 5000, along with the building of three new barracks.
 * 3) Professionalisation of the training of the watchmen, with Telarien spending hours a day personally drilling the men.
 * 4) Increase of salary for the watchmen, doubling for the average watchmen and only slightly increasing for the officers.
 * 5) Sacking of several well known corrupt and brutal officers, elevation of several well-liked and respected watchmen to serious positions.
 * 6) Fitment of the watchmen with new steel chainmail to replace their old and dusty black iron armour.
 * 7) Replacement of the expensive and absurd gold cloaks of the watchmen with new simple and cheap white ones.

Results
With the organisation in a state of total decay since the Warlord Years, the sudden increase in quality of the City Watch, along with increased pay, caused appreciation for the Lord Commander amongst the rank and file.