Thought by many to be the greatest warriors in the known world, the Unsullied slave soldiers of
Astaport were castrated as children with their manhood burned to honor the goddess Lady of
the Spears. Living under brutal conditions where only 1 in 3 survived, the Unsullied
drank the wine of courage with every meal, a concoction which numbed them to physical pain.
In order to graduate as a true Unsullied, the young trainees were required to kill
a slave child before its mother. This ensured compassion and individuality were stripped away,
leaving only a disciplined warrior who obeyed orders without question and did not fear death.
Elite soldiers available for purchase, the Unsullied were sold great sums all
across the world, famed for their discipline and martial prowess.
Among the many tales of their courage and skill, the most well-known was their defense of Qohor
during the century of blood, when 3000 Unsullied defeated an army of 25 000 dothraki,
halting their invasion of the Free Cities. As a result of this fearsome reputation,
the Unsullied came to the attention of the exiled Princess Daenerys Targaryen, a young woman with
three freshly hatched dragons, seeking an army to take back the Iron Throne of her father,
the mad King Aerys II, who ruled as King of Westeros until his death in Robert’s Rebellion.
Though Daenerys abhorred slavery, she was in desperate need of loyal warriors and so
made her way to Astapor where she agreed to give her ships, trade goods and one of her 3 dragons
in exchange for all of the unsullied in the city, including the 8000 graduated soldiers
and those still in training. When the exchange was made Dany revealed the truth of her plan,
ordering the Unsullied to kill their former Masters and conquer the city. However she also
told them not to harm the innocent, and when it was over, freed every slave, including the
soldiers in her new army. Though they were free to decline, Daenerys then asked them to fight for her
as free men, to which readily agreed. Although the Unsullied were trained not to show emotion,
they were extremely grateful to Daenerys and became her most loyal warriors.
Instructed to choose a leader as their representative, the Unsullied selected
a amsterful warrior who said little but was respected by all. When Daenerys learned the
Unsullied were given new names every day, she asked them to choose just one, and so
the Unsullied leader became Grey Worm, the name he had the day he was freed by the mother of dragons.
A great warrior and battlefield leader, Grey Worm had no experience as a commander of an
entire army, and so grew close to Ser Jorah Mormont and Ser Barristan Selmy,
two veteran Knights from Westeros who served Daenerys Targaryen. Learning under their tutelage,
Grey Worm became a great leader and advisor, helping the exiled princess conquer the slaver’s
bay cities of Astaport, Yunkai and Meeren, liberating every slave found along the way.
Though the Unsullied were now free men, their years training left them ready and willing to
sacrifice their lives at a single order, and so during the siege of Meereen, Grey Worm made
it clear that if the Unsullied were ordered to bring down the gate with a battering ram,
they would either breach the barrier or all be killed. Unwilling to throw away their lives,
Daenerys instead sent other soldiers through the sewer system to infiltrate the city. The
Unsullied were left out of these plans as they were best suited for open combat,
rather than close quarters fighting. After finding establishing Daenerys as
Queen of Meereen, their cause suffered a number of setbacks, losing both Astaport and Yunkai to
the Old Masters who re-instituted slavery. An alliance then formed with many of the cities
who depended on the slave trade, gathering their might against the Mother of Dragons.
The situation only grew worse when the Queen accidentally abandoned the city,
flying away on the back of her dragon Drogon. In the power vacuum left behind,
her politically arranged husband Hizdar zo Loraq tried to take command, but those truly
loyal to Daenerys did not trust his intentions. Therefore when Hizdar gave an order to Grey Worm,
the Unsullied leader refused, instead offering his loyalty to Ser Barristan Selmy, who led a coup and
arrested King Hizdar. Grey Worm was then offered a place on the new ruling council, and they
focused their attention on preparing defences from the alliance invasion fast approaching.