Boda I

Boda I (b. 67 AD - d. 114 AD) also called 'the unknown King,' was King of Mon Altrya from 108 AD until his death in 114 AD.
==Early life==
Boda was the second son of Nul-Agan I, born in 67 AD in Anderium. As it was unexpected that he would inherit the crown, Boda was said to be a carefree child, forever getting in trouble or going on adventures. When his brother, Darras, died in 84 AD, Boda was elevated to heir to the crown. This caused Nul-Agan to demand an end to his drunken and whoring ways. Boda was a competent fighter, but his drunken brawling was lacking the experience of his father and grandfather's military expertise. His father arranged a marriage for him and was his wife was with child had Boda accompany him on military campaigns.
In 101 AD, Nul-Agan rallied his forces and declared war on his southern neighbour, Ban Tary, in the First Borgadian War. Whilst diplomatic channels and trade between Mon Altrya and Ban Tary had began many years earlier, the rivalry between the two Kingdoms had begun to rise. Spies loyal to Nul-Agan has established that tribes to the south of Mon Altrya had accepted coin from Ban Tary to raid and harass the lands to the south of the realm. 
One small Kingdom that lay between the two rivals was Borgadia, who had risen in power, thanks to the trade that passed through its borders between Mon Altrya and Ban Tary. Nul-Agan pressed Borgadia into allying with him and becoming a client Kingdom of Mon Altrya. As part of the agreement, Nul-Agan demanded that Ban Tary remove its bases in Borgadian lands, to which the Taryan's refused and began preparing for war.
The First Borgadian War was to rage for 13 years, during which Nul-Agan, died in 108 AD, after suffering wounds at the Battle of the Red Rivers, which would cause his death a month later. Boda, assumed control of the Altryanese army and his father's crown and led his armies in a number of notable victories. Boda had become a competent military commander in the years under his father's gaze and for the next six years continued his father's war.
The final act of the war was to come at the Siege of Tintaddon. The Altryanese army had laid siege to Tintaddon in 113 and this was the only remaining foothold Ban Tary had in Borgadia. In the Spring of 114, Boda grew tired of awaiting for his enemy surrender and led an attack on the town. The defenders were well stocked and well numbered and the battle was bloody and costly on both sides, but eventually a victory for the Altryanese. Boda accepted the surrender of the remaining Taryan soldiers and agreement to end hostilities was signed with the Ban Tary crown. Boda's victory however was not celebrated, for the King had suffered a minor wound in the battle and whilst recovering from the injury at Tintaddon, died of dysentery.
==Legacy==
Boda had spent his entire reign at war and it is not recorded anywhere that he ever stepped foot in the capital, thus he became known as 'the unknown King.' His son's, Kolgrim and Borwyn were both by his side upon his death and returned to Altyra to bury their father and see Kolgrim crowned King.
Category:Kings of Mon Altrya