Under normal circumstances, the Lord Commander sits on the small council as the King's advisor in military matters. The Lord Commander appears to have no marks on his armor to distinguish him from other members. The Kingsguard is led by the Lord Commander, currently Brienne of Tarth. The book is stored in White Sword Tower, and it is the responsibility of the current Lord Commander to keep all entries updated. The deeds of every knight who has ever served in the Kingsguard is kept in a large book called The Book of Brothers. The Kingsguard was created 300 years ago by the first Targaryen king, Aegon the Conqueror, when he united the Seven Kingdoms under a single monarchy and established the Iron Throne.
In the three centuries prior to the War of the Five Kings, the Seven Kingdoms simply never had a ruling female monarch, but the succession of Cersei Lannister gave the formal name of the institution to be the " Queensguard". During the reign of Aerys II Targaryen, the Kingsguard, like Ser Arthur Dayne and Gerold Hightower, wore special Targaryen armor. For this reason they are sometimes colloquially called the "White Cloaks", or the "White Swords". The Kingsguard wear signature all-white cloaks, and gold armor with extensive white enameling. Like the brothers of the Night's Watch, members of the Kingsguard are sworn for life and are forbidden from owning land, taking wives, or fathering children. The Kingsguard swear the most holy of vows to fulfill their sacred duty, and - in theory - are meant to be the living exemplars of the pinnacle of knightly virtues. Their duty is to protect the king and the royal family from harm at all times. The Kingsguard is an elite group of seven knights, supposedly the greatest and most skilled warriors in all of Westeros, who serve as the royal bodyguard of the King of the Andals and the First Men.
Only death relieves us of our sacred trust." ― Lord Commander Barristan Selmy
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