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House Van Saar

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Overview
==Overview==
[[Imagefile:House_Van_Saar_trademark.jpg|thumb|right|200px|House Van Saar word mark]]House Van Saar is well-known for the quality of its technical products. Van Saar technology is no more advanced than that of anyone else, but their manufacturing processes are precise and their finished materials are noted for their high quality. The [[Noble Housesnoble houses]] of the hive are known to pay top prices for Van Saar-made goods; as a result, the House is probably the wealthiest in Hive Primus.{{Fn|1}} Due to their familiarity with Imperial weaponry, as well as their abilities to improve and use it in combat, Van Saars are often recruited by the [[Imperial Guard]] as "High Utility Conscripts".{{Fn|2}} Their staggering power, however, is built around a dark secret – flaws in their understanding of the corrupted [[STC]] that creates their technology, flaws that bathe them in radiation and slowly kill them from within.{{Fn|4c}}
The Van Saars have a well-earned reputation of being serious minded and sombre people, with a deep-seated emphasis placed on order and hierarchy. Like the other [[gangs]] of the hive cities , the Van Saars have a style of clothing which distinguishes them from others. In their case this equates to is based on a close-fitting body suit intended to defend and sustain the wearer in the harsh hive environmentas their organs fail due to radiation exposure. Semi-permeable membranes in the suit reduce the loss of the body’s moisture, whilst numerous spots on the material change colour to inform the wearer of airborne pollutants and reduced levels of oxygen.{{Fn|3}} The Van Saars' gang-dialect is known as ''Techno-lingua'' and ''Tek-Nik-El''.{{Fn|13}}
The House of Artifice is not only known for its wargear and weapons however, but also for its many alliances with the [[Merchant Guild]], [[Clan House]]s, and [[Noble House|Great House]]s of Necromunda. Bound together by a web of licences and patents, the seal of the House of Artifice is found on thousands of pieces of tech throughout Necromunda. The seal of Van Saar on any piece of wargear on Necromunda assures one of its quality. However their power and prestige has led many to see the House as arrogant and overly secretive.{{Fn|7a}} Besides armaments and technology, House Van Saar also oversees a lucrative energy production industry. They have a number of allies, most notably [[House Catallus]] and the [[Pyromantic Cult]]s.{{Fn|7d}} The House jealously guards the secret of its hidden STC.{{Fn|7c}}
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