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* [[Ke'lshan]] has suffered several raids by several alien races. Tau from this sept have grown mistrustful, solemn, taciturn, unfriendly and sometimes openly hostile to alien races. Ke'lshan was invaded by Hive Fleet Gorgon and played an essential role in stopping it^{{Fn|6}}.

The '''Third Phase Expansion''' was convened on 977.997.M41 on the word of Aun'va.^{{Fn|1 }}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}} [[O'Shaserra|Commander Shadowsun]] was placed in command, and has secured at least two new septs for the Tau Empire. During the [[Zeist Campaign]] of 999.M41, Space Marines forces counterattacked against the expanding Third Sphere, drawing the Third Sphere to a, perhaps temporary, halt.

* '''Me'lek'''²{{Fn|4}}* [[Es'Tau]]²{{Fn|4}}, settled during the Second Expansion.* [[T'ros]]³{{Fn|5}}, settled during the Third Expansion.* [[Sha'draig]] - invaded by [[Gorgon (Hive Fleet)|Hive Fleet Gorgon]] in 900.M41. Gorgon was eventually driven off the world, but not before it was almost completely consumed by [[Ripper]] swarms.^{{Fn|6}}* [[Ka'mais]] - invaded by Hive Fleet Gorgon in 902.M41. A hidden [[Necron]] fleet emerged from Ka'kais' dead moon and destroyed the outnumbered Tyranid ships, but then continued to land on Ka'mais and harvest the planet.^{{Fn|6}}* [[Ho'sarn]] - was evacuated in 902.M41 as Hive Fleet Gorgon approached. But the evacuation fleet was ambushed by the Hive Fleet and completely slaughtered.^{{Fn|6}}

* [[Roksh XVI]] - site of a secret Tau listening post, the planet was part of the [[Roksh]] system that was home to the [[Rokshashi Wealthweb]] merchant guild before the entire system was consumed by Gorgon in 689902.M41.^{{Fn|6}}

* [[Codex{{Endn|1}}: Tau (3rd Edition)]]* [[Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)]], pg. 42*¹ Aun'va's declaration of the Third Sphere from {{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Tau Empire (4th Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition)Rulebook]], ppg.42. The date of the Third Sphere's inception is drawn from multiple sources129*{{Endn|3}}: ''5th Edition Rulebook'', 129; ''[[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)'']], pg. 48; ''Planetstrike'', 57.* ²{{Endn|4}}: [[Kill Team (Novel)]] by [[Gavin Thorpe]], {{Cite This}}, pg. 137* ³{{Endn|5}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign]]* ⁴[[Planetstrike]], pg 56, {{Cite This}}* ⁵:[[Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook]], pg 128 * ^{{Endn|6}}: [[Codex: Tyranids (5th Edition)]], ppgs.18-21* ⁷: ''To Unite the Stars: Tau Vessels'', [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId===cat1490025&categoryIdUncited=1100007&section=&aId=4300022 Battlefleet Gothic Resources]**^7a: pg. 107**^7b: pg.109-111*⁸: [[Kill Team Codex: Tau (Novel)|Kill Team]] by [[Gav Thorpe]]*⁹: [[Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook)]] pg. 116*¹⁰: [[Deathwatch: The Achilus Assault]], pg 130*¹¹: [[Apocalypse]] p.157

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