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Veraise was inhabited by the Cartesian people and their ancestors for several millennia before the arrival of Levantines. During the Age of Exploration, Veraise was settled by the Burgundines under the navigator Jean-Claude Gastineau, establishing a trading post and way station that he dubbed Port-Verde (present-day Gastineau) in 1593. During the Kiro-Burgundian Wars, Veraise was attacked by the Ehemoans, who were friendly to the Kiravians at the time, but was never captured or occupied. It was, however, eventually sold ceded to Ehemoan control in 1812, as the costs in holding the territory began to outweigh its benefits.

Under Ehemoan rule, Veraise became known as the "Lynchpin", as its location near the mouth of the Carte River allowed for Ehemo to not only influence indirectly neighboring Kartejya, but also secured the Ehemoan core against an invasion from the south. Nevertheless, the local Veroui (people of Burgundine descent) increasingly grew discontent over the next two centuries as a result of their unofficial status as second-class citizens, as well as a lack of autonomy in regional affairs. This culminated in the Veroui Revolt, in which the Veroui assisted the United Republic in driving the Ehemoans out of Veraise, as part of the then-concurrent Kartejyan War. As part of the Treaty of Dawsbury, which ended the war in January 2020, Veraise was transfered to and annexed by the United Republic as an autonomous territory.