Guarding of Icarus

The Guarding of Icarus was a period in the history of the Invictors of Mars Space Marine Chapter, when they were undergoing an extensive period of rebuilding their numbers after suffering severe losses in the previous century. During this time, the Invictors vowed to stand sentinel over the Icarus Sector until they could replenishment of their ranks fully. They held to this sacred vow for a millennium, as it was a period of relative peace. Once they this period has passed, the Chapter was once again able to become highly active and take the fight to the enemies of Mankind.

History
While rebuilding the Chapter, vowed to protect the Icarus Sector with their lives until they they would rebuild to full strength. The vow lasted for 1,000 vigilant years, luckily for the chapter these 1,000 years were peaceful. Only few riots in between hundreds of years nothing major for the chapter to stress their production rate of recruits. When the 1,000 years were up, the chapter quickly gathered steam and moved on crusading once again.