Borcha

Borcha
Appears in	Warrider
Official Information
Culture	Khergit
Character Details
Hire Cost	300 denars
Likes	Marnid, Retreating
Liked by	Marnid
Dislikes	Deshavi, Klethi, Alayen as Emissary, Hunger, Not Paid, Heavy Casualties
Disliked by	Deshavi and Klethi
Connections	Ichamur
Noble	No
Character Background
Home	Dashbigha
Background	Horse Thief

Borcha is a Khergit horse thief and one of the heroes in Mount&Blade: Warband.

Biography

Borcha was born in the village of Dashbigha and lived with a single mother. He developed an interest in horses as he grew up to farm horses in his home. He is a horse thief, as he stole horses and sold them, usually to his cousins. One day, he saw a horse which he claimed looked familiar to a horse that abandoned him. He untied it to get a closer look, but it belonged to a merchant who called the guards to arrest him.

Borcha seeks employment as a tracker in the tavern in order to seek protection. He offers his services to the player and asks 300 denars to pay his debts to the tavern. If he retires, he will go back home in Dashbigha and settle down.

Personality

Borcha is a cunning individual, when speaking to the player character, he always attempts to embellish the truth, trying to make himself appear better or more honourable. When speaking to the player character, he refers to himself as their 'humble servant', and as far as companions go, he is actually quite loyal.

When it comes to other companions, Borcha manifests a sense of pride. He dislikes being talked down to, and being accused of things, even when the accusations are deserved. He also expresses concerns over Klethi's blood-thirst.

Relationships

• Deshavi - Borcha is angry that Deshavi is arrogant, as he believes that she is similar to him as a bandit.
• Klethi - He fears Klethi for her sadistic and relaxed way of killing the enemy in the field.
• Marnid - He appreciate Marnid's fighting skill and the fact that people like Marnid allow bandits like Borcha to earn a living in stealing.

Gameplay

He is not of noble birth, so in Warband, placing him as a lord will result in bad relations with most of noble lords of Calradia, as they dislike a commoner being placed as a lord. He will recruit whatever troops are available in his lands, regardless of nationality.

He makes an excellent scout with his Tracking, Path-Finding, and Spotting skills; his high intelligence; and his low starting level (making it easier to level him up faster). Additionally, he is able to ride, increasing his personal party speed if he is given a horse. Using him for his party skills makes it important to prevent him from becoming injured.

Dialogue

Main article: Borcha/Interactions

Stats and Equipment

Borcha - Default Stats and Equipment

Attributes Stat Points Level 3 Strength 8 Agility 7 Intelligence 12 Charisma 7 Health 45 Armor Head ? Body Khergit Armor Hand ? Foot Nomad Boots Skills Skill Points Ironflesh 1 Power Strike 1 Power Throw ? Power Draw ? Weapon Master 1 Shield ? Athletics 2 Riding 2 Horse Archery ? Looting ? Trainer ? Tracking 3 Tactics ? Path-finding 3 Spotting 2 Inventory Management 2 Wound Treatment ? Surgery ? First Aid ? Engineer ? Persuasion ? Prisoner Management ? Leadership ? Trade ? Proficiencies Weapon Type Points One Handed Weapons 60 Two Handed Weapons 60 Polearms 60 Archery 60 Crossbows 60 Throwing 60 Weapons Melee Knife Ranged ? Shield ? Mount ?

Warrider

Warrider Borcha in Count Mira's prison

In Warrider, Borcha can be found imprisoned by Count Mira in Rivacheg. The Count claims that Borcha stole his horses, and that he was captured asleep under a tree not far from town afterwards. On the other hand, Borcha denies this, claiming that all he wanted was to take the horses out for exercise.

Regardless of the truth, the Count intends to send Borcha to Sargoth, where the latter claims to have a bounty on his head, to be hanged. The count then offers that the player deliver Borcha to judgement in exchange for half of the supposed bounty. If the player agrees, Borcha joins their party as a prisoner. Along the way he begins pleading that the player set him free. As it later turns out, there is no bounty, but Borcha joins the player's party as a companion.

Trivia

• Borcha's name could be a reference to Bo'orchu, most loyal of Genghis Khan's friends and allies.
• Borcha's dialogue near Dashbigha seems to imply he does not consider himself a Khergit, as he refers to them as "the Khergits", though his grandfather was a Khergit chieftain. In Bannerlord, the Khergit are only one of many Khuzait clans, so it is possible that he considers himself one of the other clans that have now fallen into obscurity, or one of the local steppe tribes that were conquered by the Khergits.