The lore for both Miqo'te clans establishes unusual formats for their family relations: Seekers have their large tribes with a nunh and many women who are some degree of extended family to each other and thus the children; Keeper families are mother and children only, living in small communities of a few families (implied that the mothers may be extended family of each other) while the men are wanderers who don't stay with the community.
And yet, against this backdrop of unusual family concepts, we keep getting Miqo'te characters who talk about their "parents" - tending towards tragic backstory that their parents died - and talk about their family as if it was just the two parents and their direct children with no other support.
I don't know if this is a translation issue or if the people tasked with writing these minor quests in the first place have not done enough reading up on the game's lore, but it seems to be happening every time a Miqo'te character talks about their family situation.
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And yet, against this backdrop of unusual family concepts, we keep getting Miqo'te characters who talk about their "parents" - tending towards tragic backstory that their parents died - and talk about their family as if it was just the two parents and their direct children with no other support.
- Moonfire Faire 2018(?) - If at First You Don't Succeed, Give Up - R'fhul Tia "doesn't have a father" and needs to support his mother and sister.
- The Rising 2023 - What Drives Us - Kipih Jakkya took on the role of looking after her younger brother after their parents passed away.
- The Rising 2024 - Rising to the Call - S'dodjbi talks about how Baderon took her in after her parents died.
I don't know if this is a translation issue or if the people tasked with writing these minor quests in the first place have not done enough reading up on the game's lore, but it seems to be happening every time a Miqo'te character talks about their family situation.
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