Lachrymosa
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The Lachrymosa, was the leader of one of the many Splintered Chaos Cults, that emerged on Terra following the creation of the Great Rift.[1a]
She survived the Imperium's strikes against the Splintered, by ensuring other Cults bore the brunt of the attacks. The Lachrymosa grew stronger in doing so, but her rival the Convolute, discovered her tactics[1a]. Even as he was later killed by an Imperial attack, the Convolute raved at Shield-Captain Valerian, that by striking at him they were only making Lachrymosa stronger[1b]. Intrigued by the hatred in which the Convolute spoke of the Lachrymosa, Valerian began a search for her and asked for the assistance of the Eye of the Emperor Kalluin. After gathering information through his spy network, however, Kalluin informed Valerian that the Lachyrmosa was the weakest of the remaining Splintered Cult leaders[1c]. Nonetheless, Valerian felt compelled to search for her, until the Splintered were destroyed in battle with the Minotaurs Chapter[1d]. Valerian thought the Lachrymosa had been killed in the battle, but the Custodes' Captain-General Valoris later told him, she and her Cult still lived. While the Minotaurs were destroying the rest of the Splintered, the Lachrymosa had led her Cult in attacking a space port, where they seized several ships and then escaped into space. Valoris then explained to Valerian that the Convolute had been correct about the Lachrymosa's power. The Captain-General now considered the Cult leader to have been the greatest threat amongst the Splintered and he ordered Valerian to hunt her down.[1a]
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