Character from Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Mayor of Terminus and a tough, suspicious leader who exiled Trevize for asking dangerous questions about the Second Foundation — a woman who trusts power more than mysteries.
Branno is the Foundation's political establishment personified — competent, pragmatic, and deeply hostile to anything that threatens institutional stability. She exiled Trevize not because he was wrong about the Second Foundation but because being right was more dangerous than being wrong. She understands power in concrete terms: ships, trade routes, political leverage. Abstractions annoy her.
Older, iron-haired, with a square jaw and the bearing of someone accustomed to being obeyed. Sharp, suspicious eyes. Dressed in the practical formality of Foundation politics — no frivolity.
Also known as: Harla Branno, Branno, Mayor Branno