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The '''Three Sisters of Spite{{PAGENAME}}''' was a name given by the [[Imperial Fists]] [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]]{{Fn|1b}} to three [[Frigate]]s in their fleet: the '''''Lachrymae''''', '''''Ophelia''''' and '''''Persephone'''''.
The three ships were originally given as a gift to the [[Primarch]] [[Rogal Dorn]], by his brother [[Roboute Guilliman]] and since that time, the Three Sisters of Spite always went into battles as a group; where they earned a fearsome reputation. During the later years of the [[Horus Heresy]], the Three Sisters of Spite served under [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Sigismund]], as part of [[Terra]]'s First Sphere of defense; with the ''Lachrymae'' serving as the Captain's personal command ship. Though there were larger ships Sigismund could have used, he chose the ''Lachrymae'' due to it being the fastest ship under his command{{Fn|1a}}. Meanwhile the ''Persephone'' went to [[Fafnir Rann]] and the ''Ophelia'' to [[Boreas (Imperial Fists)|Boreas]].{{Fn|2}} This speed greatly aided the ''Lachrymae'' and her Sisters, when the [[Alpha Legion]] attacked the [[Sol System]] and by fighting together the Frigates were able to take a great toll on the [[Traitor]]s' ships.{{Fn|1c}}
During the final phase of the [[Solar War]], all three vessels again battled traitor forces at [[Pluto]]. However this time the ''Lachrymae'' was boarded and captured in an assault led by [[Horus Aximand]], forcing Sigismund to evacuate to Terra aboard the ''Persephone'', which along with the ''Ophelia'' docked in Terra's atmosphere as the [[Siege of Terra]] began.{{Fn|2}}
==See Also=====Related Articles===
*[[Known Vessels of the Imperial Fists]]
==SourceSources==
*1: [[Praetorian of Dorn (Novel)]]
**{{Endn|1a}}: Part 2 - Chapter 2