The City Watch is Waterdeep's police force, charged with keeping the peace and apprehending criminals. City Watch patrols are usually four to twelve persons strong. A patrol expecting trouble might also have reinforcements in the form of divine spellcasting priests on loan from a local temple or a mage from the Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors. Members of the City Watch are called officers. Their ranks are, from lowest to highest: Constable Sergeant (armar) Lieutenant (civilar) Captain (senior civilarl leader of a watch station) Major (ward civilar; one per city ward) Commander of the Watch The Watch also includes a Senior Armsmaster, who reports to the Commander of the Watch and is in charge of supplies. The Commander of the Watch reports to the Open Lord, Laeral Silverhand. The Watch's main base of operations is in the Palace of Waterdeep. There are multiple City Watch posts in Waterdeep. They are usually not located on the main streets, but are all identified by a green and gold lantern that hang outside, permanently lit by a continual flame spell. These posts serve as local headquarters, armories, stations for people to report crimes, and temporary jailhouses to hold prisoners until they are moved to a courthouse. Watch stations are always led by a captain. The City Watch perform everyday policing duties. They never act outside the walls of the city and do not pay much attention to the city's sewers. They are a peacekeeping force, also responsible for solving crimes and apprehending criminals. During particularly busy hours at important intersections, the Watch also employ traffic wardens to manage the flow of people and vehicles. Traffic wardens carry two flags: one blue, which signal for traffic to proceed, and one yellow, which signal for it to stop. They also utilize whistles to call the attention of passersby, if necessary.