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- Clan chieftain
- Compromising (Eye of the Hurricane)
- Storm Voice of Orlanth, initiate of Barntar
- Priest of Ulanin
Broddi is chieftain of the Red Cow clan, noted for his generosity and wealth. Once a renowned cattle raider, Broddi stole his wealth from the neighbors. Broddi has used that wealth for political power. Generous with gifts he can demand the support of many men.
Broddi was the year-husband of Entarios the Supporter in his youth. He has one son by this dalliance, Bardrinor the Good, a wealthy Jonstown cattle merchant.
His wife, Emer Bridge-Water, has borne him two sons and two daughters. His eldest by Emer is Verlaine Never-Daoubt, a Storm Voice of Orlanth serving on the Cinsina Ring. Broddi is immensely proud of him and hearkens to his every word — but Verlain has no political ambitions.
Verlain and Bardrinor have so eclipsed his youngest son Jaraltyr the Dreamer, that Broddi shows him little love.
Broddi is a Storm Voice of Orlanth, and the priest of Ulanin the Rider for the Red Cow. As a cattle raider and cattleman, he is well suited to that role, and often leads the clan on the Stealing of the Giant's Cows heroquest.
Broddi is a man of compromise. When the Empire banned Orlanth, Broddi hid his worship behind Barntar. He has sought the path of peace with his neighbors, diffusing feuds with generous wergild payments, appeasing the missionaries and soldiers in the fort, and reining in the warlike ambitions of the young men. When Jaranil the Thunder calls for raids against the Culbrea and Dinacoli, Broddi opposes him. The irony of the old cattle raider forbidding the young men the same chances he had is not lost on the clan.
Broddi believes his leadership has saved the clan from the fate of the Firebull clan of the Sambari who were decimated for opposing the Lunar Empire. He believes that leadership remains necessary to steer the clan through the Hero Wars and sees himself as a selfless man who has sacrificed his own wealth for his kin’s survival. His detractors see him as a frightened old man denying the young the opportunities he once had. Broddi is bitter that they see him as cowardly when he feels he has no other choices.