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House Van Saar's history begins in the first galactic expansion of [[Humanity]], before even the [[Imperium]] existed. The arcology vessel ''Van Saar'', carrying a collective of scientists and settlers bound for the world of [[Necromunda (planet)|Araneus Prime]], was swallowed up by the [[Warp]]. At some point in [[M35]] the ''Van Saar'' was disgorged from the Warp and crashed into the wastes of Necromunda. There are conflicting accounts for what happened next, with some claiming that nearby [[Ash scavengers]] discovered the vessel and took the identity of Van Saar itself while others say that the ship's chief Technical Officer (also known as Van Saar) crawled from the wreckage after millennia in [[stasis]]. Whatever the truth, the new Van Saar gang came to operate from the wreck of the vessel and slowly perfected their knowledge of the precious [[STC]] at its core under the direction of a secretive tech-conclave of [[Archeotek]]s some say was led by Van Saar himself. Openly, they flourished as tech scavengers and bazaar brokers. The wreckage of their ship would develop into a settlement which in time came known as [[Junkertown]].{{Fn|7b}}
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 [[Sator Davos]] 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 formalised 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}}