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The Fifth Sphere has continued on, battling the [[Orks]] of the [[Ful'na]] Nebulae as well as scattered [[Tyranid]] [[Hive Fleet]] remnants. Due to the calamities consuming the Imperium in the aftermath of the [[Great Rift]]'s formation, little has been seen of the [[Imperium]]. However nearby Imperial worlds were rapidly colonized with a violent eagerness on the part of the former commanders of the Fourth that saw mass purges uncharacteristic of the Tau. Prisoners were massacred and [[Auxiliaries]] were intentionally sacrificed in battle. The [[Massacre of the Dul'un Lakes]] and the [[Eight Days of Infamy]] are the most famous episodes from this controversy. Eventually, Shadowsun and the [[Ethereal Council]] disciplined the Fourth Sphere commanders with a ritual punishment known as the [[Malk'la]] before they were returned to the ranks or sent back to the empire for re-assimilation. After a massacre and bloody [[Kroot]] uprising upon the colony of [[Ky'san]], all auxiliaries were removed from contingents of Fourth Sphere Tau.{{Fn|1}}
Despite the controversy surrounding Fourth Sphere Tau, the Fifth Sphere has continued at a formidable pace. In the span of several months several planets were occupied and transformed into thriving colonies.{{Fn|1}} Most of the expansion is taking place from the [[Nem'yar Atoll]], far to the north of the Tau Empire proper.{{Fn|3}} Ongoing warzones are located at the [[Chalnath Expanse]]{{Fn|2d}}, [[Haephos Containment|Haephos]]{{Fn|2c}}, [[Razing of Astorgius|Astorgius]]{{Fn|2b}}, [[Riatov]]{{Fn|3}}, and [[Vorotheion Uprising|Vorotheion]].{{Fn|2c}}
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