Some fifty years have passed since the Imperial forces first began to colonized the planet they dubbed as Neo-Terra Secundus. With Rogue Trader House Castellan ever expanding the borders of Imperial Space, setting new trade routes, trading partners and discovering ancient worlds.
There has been a steady influx of new waves of Imperial colonists, merchants and expeditionary forces using Neo-Terra Secundus as a stopover or staging point. As a result, the colony has expanded greatly over the years. With new settlements being established by the colonist after subduing the indigenous hostile life forms.
Various infrastructure was also set-up to help support the expansion of Imperial forces from this system into neighboring star systems. Such growth also meant that there is now a much bigger population.
The Imperial Swords has served Rogue Trader House Castellan faithfully in the past five decades. Serving as vanguard to the exploration force as well as personnel bodyguard to the head of House Castellan. The current head Valorem Castellan has saw fit to reward Imperial Sword's faithful service with the joint governorship of Neo-Terra Secundus.
It seems fitting as the first wave of colonist was largely made up of Neo-Terrans who were extremely grateful to the Imperial Swords for rescuing them from Tyranid splinter fleet many decades ago.
As such a large majority of the population were descendants of the Neo-Terrans who welcomed the Imperial Swords as their Joint Governor and Protector. To have their first sons chosen to be trained as a space marine earns each family great honor and respect amongst the population.
The recruitment base established many decades ago now serves to screen potential candidates. Candidates that are found physically fit and meeting the criteria are sent for training in another Imperial Swords training camp for some years.
There the candidates will be assessed and those who are found suitable are moved to another Imperial Swords facility where they will finally undergo organ implantation to transform them into Space Marines.
The candidates that fail the trial and are found not suitable to become Space Marines are given a 2nd chance to join as trainees of the local PDF. Those display exemplary performance usually inducted into the Tempetus Militarum.
Despite the large numbers of potential candidates. Not many passed the trials, Imperial Military Observers note that the Imperial Swords requirements are extremely demanding and stringent. Even more so than other Space Marine Chapters. A rather peculiar practice given that the Imperial Swords are functioning well below combat strength.
As a result the Imperial Swords remain cautious and would not readily involve themselves in a protracted battle without support from allied contingents such as Astra Militarum and Adeptus Sororitas or other Chapters of Adeptus Astartes. So far they are content with small scale engagements and ship boarding actions.
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