Tara the Bold

Tara, Duchess of Eft, called Tara the Bold was the 5th member of the Neurergus clan to rule the Duchy of Eft.

Tara was the only child and heir of Duke Phyco of Eft. She inherited the Duchy upon her fathers death in BD 31 at age 20.

Tara's chief concern during the first half of her reign was preserving her demesne's territory and independence. She thus married a Hu prince within months of her succession. Due to her inheritance of a wealthy, de-facto autonomous duchy, Tara had many suitors.

Her husband, Prince Uncio was a grandson of King Omri of Hu and a younger cousin of the contemporary King Pardus. They were married in BD 11 and her first son, the current Duke of Eft, was born the next year when Tara was 21. Tara would survive her husband who died of malaria in RA 5.

The first half of Tara's reign also saw Eft embroiled in near constant warfare with the King of Long as well as the mainland Dukes of Anguis and Xenoshire. Help from Hu was intermittent. By RA 3 Tara had lost all the Neurergus territory on the continent.

After this, however, the remainder of her reign was spent in peace until the Duchess's death in RA 15 at age 39.