(Gorbeljin of the Borlaaq, or "Gorbeljin Stoneface" [so named for her stoicism and reticence, such that some have been known to joke about her being a Qestir in a previous life], is known, despite her short stature, to be one of the fiercest warriors the Borlaaq have to hand, an expert in the use of the greatsword. If she were so inclined, she could likely take over as the Borlaaqi khatun, but her general attitude has made her few friends within the tribe, and was in part cause for her children facing some degree of bullying and exclusion as they grew up . Her children, all daughters, number four in total: Berude, the twins Orgelen and Orbei, and Khorijin. As is the tradition of the Borlaaq, their fathers are all from outside the tribe, as the Borlaaq only raise daughters¹, but Gorbeljin herself has only slept with two specific men; Berude and Khorijin have the same father, as do (naturally) Orgelen and Orbei.
Despite her reputation, Gorbeljin is actually fairly easy to read if you pay attention to her closely enough, and she does not withhold affection nor care from her daughters. Of said daughters, Khoriijin is surprisingly the most like her in attitude, and as such they get along perfectly. They can have an entire conversation with facial expressions, sounds, and the odd nod or two alone.)
¹ This is canon from Square Enix's own notes about the tribe--another tribe, the Iriq, follows closely behind the Borlaaq and raise the children that the Borlaaq do not raise. In this worldline, any members of the Iriq that are trans femme are given over to the care of the Borlaaq, and trans masc Borlaaqi are given over to the Iriq, but are not forbidden from seeing or interacting with their families in the other tribe; the canon does not make clear if this is the case, but I am choosing to believe that it is, given that the Dotharl are more than willing to accept that past lives and present lives don't even need to have the same gender continuity.
