On 2 Witchrite 630 HE, the Lith-Crillion Era city-states of Felak, Gulud-Burâg, Ilagandam, and Tholig-Mizin united as a federation of states under the name of Smizerak. Each of these city-states shared a common history of being dominated, first by the Reds of Kilth, then the Varelay Empire (684 LE - 2620 LE), and they initially came together for mutual defense.
The Federation of Smizerak coalesced during the beginnings of a great undead plague. Over the subsequent three centuries, its eastern territories came under attack by vampires, death giants, and other undead spawned from the dark ruin of Drachlaz. During this dark era, numerous holy orders were established; each tasked with hunting the undead and the unholy. The majority of these orders, in addition to the armies of Smizerak, united for the First Merioss Crusade (911 HE - 920 HE), cleansing the unholy from the four corners of Kazzatar.
In 1017, the marines of the Ora Tubruš, the navy of the Ivory Asylum, captured the city-state of Salandirik. A long-standing friend and trading partner of Smizerak, the entry of Ivory Asylum into regional affairs was not welcomed by the federation or any other in the region. After the establishment of Ivory Ward in 1020, a fortified harbor even closer to Smizerak than Salandirik, conflict ensued. Over the following four centuries, the two sides were allies when necessary. Smizerak's fortunes rebounded in 1465, with Ivory Asylum driven out by the death fleets of Admiral Bloodtusk. During the Black Tide War (1465 - 1486) and the wars of the Bloodtusk Regime, Smizerak became a major supplier of war materials, laborers, mercenaries, and slaves.