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Ancestor Cores are artefacts of immense knowledge and power that held the collective wisdom of the [[Squat]]s, and the means to adapt them for galactic challenges. The [[Ironhead Squat Prospector]]s{{Fn|3}} and [[Leagues of Votann]] are known to possess such devices.{{Fn|2a}}
The Ancestor Cores were created long ago for the original [[Human]] mining fleets from the primogenitors of the [[Leagues of Votann]]. These fleets , setting out long before even the [[Age of Strife]]{{Fn|6}}, were given advanced thinking machines to give them wisdom and aid for what they would require for their missions. Over the millennia these cores have been changed, becoming ponderous and senescent, yet remaining potent repositories of knowledge.{{Fn|2a}}
Today, each [[League (Votann)|League]] secretly possesses one and they are referred to as the [[Votann]], to hide the Ancestor Cores' true nature to outsiders. This is because they are central to the Leagues' way of life and the Ancestor Cores' self-organizing [[datastack]]s and quantum infocores, hold all the information a people might need to survive among the stars. These include weapon specifications, military theory, genealogical data, science, philosophy, and even [[Standard Template Construct]]s.{{Fn|1}}
*{{Endn|4}}: [[The High Kâhl's Oath (Novel)]], Chapter 5
*{{Endn|5}}: [https://archive.ph/hgpAP Warhammer Community: Ironhead Squat Prospectors – Designer’s Notes] ''(Saved archive page, dated 27 December 2024, last accessed 3 July 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/oxivyziy/ironhead-squat-prospectors-designers-notes/)''
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Leagues of Votann (10th Edition)]], pg. 16
[[Category:Pre-Imperial Times]]
[[Category:Leagues of Votann]]
[[Category:Technology (Leagues of Votann)]]
