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As Van Saar flourished, the Archeoteks would pass on custodianship of the STC to each new generation of their order. Some used it for the betterment of their people while others sought to scour Necromunda of all archaotech to gain a full monopoly. Archeotek [[Sater Davos]] is said to have driven an ancient [[data-spike]] into his brain, gaining a staggering intellect. He gained domination of [[Hive Rothgol]] and sought to possess all knowledge on Necromunda and its people. He eventually followed a trail of clues to the Van Saar STC and became determined to restore the House to the lost age they had originated from. Under his rule, Junkertown prospered and Davos oversaw the construction of the first survival suits and [[bionics]] to endure the radiation given off by the STC. By the turn of [[M37]] an extremely aged Davos was still pouring the resources of the house into fulfilling his dream as Junkertown had now expanded its reach into other Hives on Necromunda. However, other Archeoteks said that Davos was bleeding the house dry and the Van Saar should instead seek domination of Necromunda itself. In 411.M37 Van Saar mysteriously vanished and in the aftermath of his disappearance a council of Archeoteks established the three laws. These laws affirmed that the STC must always be protected and used for the betterment of the Van Saar, which saw the device moved from Junkertown and into Hive Primus. The Van Saar endured the subsequent [[Two-Faced War]] exceptionally well, supplying the armies of the aspiring [[Governor]] Lady [[Cinderak Helmawr|Cinderak]] with the finest weapons. After emerging victorious in the war Cinderak used the Van Saar to build a vast space station known as the [[Eye of Selene]]. As a reward, House Van Saar was promoted to full Clan House.{{Fn|7b}}
By the start of [[M38]] the Archeoteks of Van Saar were entrenched within the workings of Necromunda. This led to the gaining of many rivals, most notably the former tech masters of Hive Primus [[House Hera]]. In the latter years of M38 House Hera launched a massive digital assault upon Van Saar, unleashing [[cannibal-code]]s into the cortex vaults which, unknown to Hera, contained the [[STC]]. The cognitive engrams of the STC identified the rival House as an enemy and oversaw a series of industrial "accidents" that devastated Hera. This allowed Van Saar to quickly crush House Hera in a brutal counterattack. In the aftermath House Van Saar grew even more powerful.{{Fn|7b}} In 019.[[M38]], Duke Vintor Vorlun Van Saar of the Archeoteks formalises the Three Laws (see below).
When a [[Mechanicum]] team visited Necromunda in 132.[[M40]], it mysteriously vanished when it began to investigate House Van Saar.{{Fn|7c}}
In [[M40]] the Iron Lords sought to infiltrate the house and dispatched shapeshifting cybernetic agents to achieve this aim, creating a tech-war that saw the Archeoteks hunt down the cybernetica.{{Fn|7c}}
===The Three Laws===
#No Archeotek may allow the STC to be harmed,
stolen, or misused, either through design
or ignorance.
#Archeoteks must use the STC solely for the
betterment of House Van Saar, except where it
conflicts with the First Law.
#An Archeotek may only innovate the
technologies of the STC if doing so does not
conflict with the First and Second Laws.
==Organisation==