Verlain Never-Doubt is the son of Broddi Strong-Kin. A holy man of Orlanth, he has never cut or bound his hair or beard, which hang to his waist. He is naked apart from a cloak; by exposing his skin to the air he better shows his devotion to Orlanth.
A Storm Voice and Thunder Brother, he often leads secret worship of Orlanth Thunderous at Good Rain Hill, where his booming voice and commanding presence single him out in the crowd.
Influenced by his father, he resists talk of joining the rebellion despite the fetters the Lunar Empire has placed on Orlanth’s cult.
He has heroquested to increase the fertility of his cows and the seed of his bulls. He idolizes his father’s husbandry and herds of red cows. Verlain longs to return the Aurochs to Dragon Pass and has spent years researching myths to help him do that.
He is a happy man, whose belly laugh often enlivens grim council meetings. People warm to him, even Queen Ivartha the Skinner, or his father’s opponents in the Red Cow. He has no political ambition himself, focused on being a holy man of Orlanth.